Category: web development
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Observations on Squarespace Accessibility
Summary: Squarespace, like other no-code content management systems (CMS), is a common choice for people who want to easily create a website. Choosing Squarespace comes with pros and cons when making a site accessible for people with disabilities. Table of Contents: Disclaimer In this post, I share observations about a Squarespace website’s output and its…
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HTMHell Advent Calendar 2022
Did you know that Manuel Matuzovic’s HTMHell publishes an advent calendar in December? In case you missed the 2022 edition, you can spend your summer leisurely catching up on its 24 days of HTML goodness, as you wait for the next round this winter. Come to think of it, I need to catch up on…
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Exploring the Underrated Output Element
HTML’s output element is pretty amazing. I mean, honestly, HTML is pretty amazing, right? Many elements can just DO things, plus express their own purpose. The output‘s abilities are no less astounding. Think about. You put in some value, and there they are on the screen. To me, it’s like magic. In this post, I…
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React Accessibility (React Finland)
On March 29, 2021, I gave a live coding demonstration alongside other accessibility experts Nic Steenhout and Eeva-Jonna Panula. I shared about poor component development I’d encountered in a recent project I’ve worked in, and the efforts it took me to remediate those accessibility problems. Caption are are available, but React Finland leaned on YouTube…
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7 Reasons Why Accessibility Overlays Aren’t a Magical Solution
Recently I had a conversation with an accessibility colleague at work about accessibility overlays for webpages. This conversation sprouted from a goal set a couple years ago that aimed to explore options and purchase a 3rd-party overlay for our sites as a solution to improve the accessibility of our web presence. Thankfully, time passed with…
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Normative vs. Non-normative
In my current journey to thoroughly study and understand web accessibility, I had a question that I needed to ask the Internet about W3C documentation: “What is the difference between normative and non-normative?” I found a great explanation on StackOverflow by Michael Kay: “Normative” means that it’s an official formal part of the specification; non-normative…
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Troubleshooting: Using JSON on IIS
Progressive web apps, also known as PWAs, are hot and happening right now. If you’ve been keeping up on web development in 2018, you’ll likely have heard about them. I’ve been learning about them most of the year through Udacity’s Mobile Web Specialist nanodegree program that I’m about to graduate from. To add icing to…
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A “Day” in the Life of This Web Designer
What I Do on the Daily According to the State of Alaska, I am classified as a Publications Specialist. To skip all boring narrative, I am a web and publications designer for the Alaska State Libraries, Archives, and Museums. To sum it up more, I design and maintain the webpages for my division. Additionally, I…
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Text, SVG, or JPEG?
Web developers have a ton of design and implementation choices these days. And, as the old saying goes, there’s more than one way to skin a cat. Recently, I was on a mission to create a custom heading for one of our division pages at work. Goal Replace the default LibGuides h1 for the page…
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Learn Web Accessibility on YouTube
For Days 90 and 91 of my 100 Days of Accessibility Challenge, I decided to browse YouTube to see what web accessibility introductions and tutorials were available for free. There were many more than I imagined! I’ve scraped off just a few recommendations to start you off, and YouTube’s suggestions can lead you down the…