Read the latest blogs on Web Accessibility from Nomensa’s industry experts. You can also learn more about the accessibility services we offer, and keep up to date with the latest WCAG accessibility guidelines.
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This video from Nomensa demonstrates how ARIA landmark roles help screen reader users understand the purpose of different areas of a web page, such as search, navigation or main content.
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The short answer is that you can’t. At the time of writing there isn’t a way to reliably detect whether someone visiting your site is using a screen reader (or screen magnifier). You might have…
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In this article, Dan Stringer explores how he overcame the challenge of creating accessible charts for a recent project.
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You’re sat at your computer, triumphant in completing that all important piece of code you’ve been working on. You quickly check your email which consequently causes your computer to stop responding. We all know the…
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As we saw in Accessible Tabs Part 1 – The Problem, there are several accessibility issues with tabs created for the web compared to those created for use in software applications. Tabs on the web…
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The second installment from Nomensa’s How To guides. Emily Coward, Senior Web Developer at Nomensa discusses the importance of making sure the order of content on a website is logical to ensure that it makes…
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Leonie Watson explains how the new BS8878 Web Accessibility Code of Practice can translate accessibility awareness into a practical and achievable reality.
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There has been a lot of talk on our blog recently regarding forms. We have looked at rules for displaying error messages, and would you have guessed, I’m now going to talk about implementing accessible…
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When is a heading not a heading? Don’t worry, we’re not getting all existentialist on you. It’s a serious question, and the answer lies behind one of the most common accessibility problems on the web.
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Knowing about audio description, captions and transcripts, is the way to reach an even wider audience. In the third of a series of articles on multimedia accessibility, we take a look at captions. Leonie Watson…
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Web forms can be a source of confusion for everyone, not least for people with cognitive disabilities and visual impairments. In this article, we look at why improving accessibility of forms is important and we…
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An accessibility audit is a thorough evaluation of your website using recognised guidelines and metrics. There are a lot of different approaches to doing an accessibility audit; this article gives you the low-down on exactly…
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Ever wondered what “Vorsprung durch technik” means? If you remember the Audi adverts in the UK from the 1990s, you’ll know it stands for excellent design and precision engineering.
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An Accessibility Statement is a declaration that defines the level of web accessibility that a website aims to achieve. In this article, we look at why an accessibility statement should be provided and the information…
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A quick guide to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines.
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A quick guide to headings and lists.
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How difficult can it be to describe an image in a few short words? Actually, there’s more to describing an image than meets the eye.
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A screen reader is a software application that enables people with visual impairments to use a computer. Screen readers work closely with the computers Operating System (OS) to provide information about icons, menus, dialogue boxes,…
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In this article we look at what skip links are, what the accessibility issues are with current approaches and a best-practice method of implementing them.
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Since the mid 1990s, when web accessibility first emerged as an unarguable concern, ideas and attitudes have evolved to a point where we understand a great deal about not only the technicalities but also the…
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