Accessibility Articles

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Accessibility Articles

Avoid an Artificial Tabindex

The tabindex attribute has the power to really ruin the logical tab order of any web page when used incorrectly.

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Create Logical Headings

Unless a heading structure has been coded correctly a page hierarchy can become unclear to non-sighted users.

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Decorative and Descriptive Images

ALT attributes are a way to describe descriptive images and a way to make a screen reader ignore decorative images.

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Grouping Controls

Grouping related controls together can help a user understand relationships more clearly between components.

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Write Clear Link Text

Links are the core way to navigate between webpages, but creating link text which is understandable can be a challenge.

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Accessify Your Blazor Apps - Hot Accessibility Techniques For Blazor Apps

Blazor is no different than any other framework for accessibility. It doesn’t make any web application any more or less accessible, but you still need to actively put in accessibility support.

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Building a better chatbot UI with semantic HTML

Using semantic HTML to build a better UI for chatbots.

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Accessible chatbot UI revisited

Revisiting making a chatbot accessible and updating the recommended accessibility advice.

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You're wrong

The greatest tool for us as accessibility professionals is diplomacy, the quiet art of stating your case and pushing just enough to encourage change.

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Headings the right way

Incorrectly adding headings makes it's difficult for screen reader users to understand the page structure. Headings function as the document hierarchy - the hidden skeleton of a webpage.

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