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Visual and Media AccessibilityOur world has gone digital, and with that has come the rise of social media. While some may have negative feelings about the use of social media, we can’t deny its importance — especially for business
Visual and Media AccessibilityMozilla Firefox and Microsoft Edge both include features that make each browser more accessible to users, including people with low or no vision or those with a limited ability to operate a mouse or k
Visual and Media AccessibilityVideo is one of the most powerful tools in your eCommerce arsenal. Videos can introduce customers to your brand and showcase individual items on your product pages. Marketers are increasingly seeing t
Visual and Media AccessibilityIn the current information landscape, video is the dominant content medium. While this is apparent in the entertainment world (streaming services, video podcasts, etc.), it's also the case in the busi
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Visual and Media AccessibilitySocial media is a fixture in our society. Through platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter people worldwide can connect. The corporate space has also benefited. Thanks to social media, small bu
Visual and Media AccessibilityAs any web designer will know, one of the critical elements of your website is its color scheme. However, using a variated color scheme can sometimes make content challenging to read for people with c
Visual and Media AccessibilityVisual disabilities are among the most common disabilities. According to the World Health Organization, vision disabilities affect up to 2.2 billion people worldwide . How do people with blindness or
Visual and Media AccessibilityTo promote inclusive excellence for a brand, digital technology professionals, web developers, and graphic designers should focus on building inclusive and accessible digital platforms. Color accessib
Visual and Media AccessibilityOnce a novel concept, online dating has become all but ubiquitous. About 30% of U.S. adults have, at one point, used either a dating app or website. With online platforms central to so many social int
Visual and Media AccessibilityIn 2020, WebAIM conducted a usability survey across one million websites. Only two percent offered a fully accessible experience, with most pages having issues related to low-contrast images or text,
Visual and Media AccessibilityBraille is a tactile letter alphabet used by people with Blindness or vision difficulties that prevent visual reading. It has provided full access and enjoyment of the written word since 1824 when Lou
Visual and Media AccessibilityLibraries have long been pillars of their communities, providing resources and access to materials and opportunities, especially to underserved and underrepresented populations. In particular, people
Visual and Media AccessibilityWith its newest update, Microsoft Edge seeks to solve one of the easiest to remediate, yet often most overlooked, accessibility issues online − images missing alternative text (alt text).
Visual and Media AccessibilityData has shown that a significant percentage of persons with disabilities play video games. The state of accessibility in gaming has become a bigger discussion throughout the industry as the barriers
Visual and Media AccessibilityWith many employers transitioning to work-from-home, virtual offices are increasingly replacing the "traditional" workspace. As such, ensuring those spaces are accessible for all employees, once aspir
Visual and Media AccessibilityMicroblogging social media platform Twitter ranks in the top 15 most popular social media sites in the world with 463 million unique users a month (as of the end of 2021). Over the course of its 15-ye
Visual and Media AccessibilityPresident Biden promised the delivery of 500 million at-home COVID tests so people could avoid appointments and long wait times at state-provided testing sites and have easy access to testing in the e
Visual and Media AccessibilityAs a platform that is primarily visual, just how accessible is Instagram’s content for the visually impaired? The answer to that question isn’t cut and dry. Because Instagram’s content is user-generat
Visual and Media AccessibilityWhen you’re planning a conference, it's important to ensure everyone that attends is able to get the most out of the experience. You’re likely working hard to provide great speakers and event content,
Visual and Media AccessibilityVideo has become a massive platform for communication across the globe. It only takes a few minutes to upload content to YouTube, share videos on TikTok, or film messages for Instagram and Facebook.
Visual and Media AccessibilityAccording to the Edison Research Infinite Dial report more than half of the US population listened to a podcast in 2020, and the number of people listening to podcasts grew by 16%. As more people turn
Visual and Media AccessibilityWith text making up so much of the digital content that we consume, keeping it accessible is a crucial step in reducing barriers to information, so typography, typeface, and font selection are all thi
