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The EAA Enforcement Stage for the Web
The European Accessibility Act enters the enforcment stage on the 28th of June, giving website owners and maintainers just slightly over a week to make their websites and services compliant, or risk fines, sanctions, or even outright bans, depending on the severity of the non-compliance. Contents What is the EAA? What is Covered? How to Report…
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Creating Accessible Flowcharts
I've written before about how to make accessible graphs and charts, but one type of chart I didn't touch upon was a flowchart, which is different enough that it really warrants a bit more detail explaining how to best make it as accessible as possible. Contents Main Accessiblity Issues with Flowcharts The Initial Concept Identifying and Grouping Question and Statement…
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Making Accessible Icons on the Web
Icons on the Web are a natural extension of their use across computer systems since the early graphical user interfaces (GUIs) came about. For over 50 years, we've been using icons to summarise information in picture form, giving users ways to quickly identify objects and actions in order to make their tasks more efficient. But while the focus has always been on the graphical nature of these icons…
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Building a Dungeons and Dragons Game
I'm a big fan of Dungeons & Dragons, and have been for years, first playing the book adaptions of the game, before moving on to the group tabletop version and the computer games based on the tabletop rules. The recent success of Baldurs Gate 3 has seen a surge in the popularity of the genre. I wanted to take this passion and turn it into something creative using my skills as a developer. Contents …
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Pitfalls to Avoid With Screen Readers on Websites You Develop
Screen readers are an important part of how people browse the web, especially so for those people who can't see a screen. However, screen readers can struggle presenting your visuals correctly if you haven't written clean code and created well thought out content that can be understood and presented as you intended. By understanding and considering the types of content and the problems that can occur…
