Often when a new accessibility initiative gets underway at a company, people realize how valuable it would be to include disabled participants in User Experience Research (UXR). In this article we’ll discuss how to overcome common difficulties and feel more confident about including diverse participants in meaningful research activities.
Audience: UX Researchers, Designers
Reading time: 12 minutes
Read Getting started with accessibility UX Research
Do you need to test your app on Windows and Mac, in Firefox, Chrome, Edge, and Safari, with every popular screen reader? These most popular browser and screen pairings can speed up your testing.
Audience: Heads of Accessibility, Developers, Quality Engineers
Reading time: 8 minutes
Read Which Screen Readers and Browsers are best for Accessibility Testing?
The story behind why Sticky Keys opens when you press Shift five times—and how that early accessibility tool was invented twice.
Audience: General
Reading time: 11 minutes
Read The History of Sticky Keys
The first draft of the W3C’s Accessibility Maturity Model is out and packed with useful guidance for accessibility managers. It’s also a reminder of why it’s so important to provide easy access to assistive technologies.
Audience: Heads of Accessibility
Reading time: 5 minutes
Read Where Assistiv Labs fits into the W3C’s Accessibility Maturity Model
A beginner's guide to using JAWS, NVDA, and other popular screen readers to navigate by element type, with a virtual cursor, and using single letter navigation.
Audience: Developers
Reading time: 9 minutes
Read How to start testing your websites and apps in screen readers
The eight core parts of building a WCAG accessible website, with text for everything, responsive design, appropriate contrast, keyboard shortcuts, outlines, and standards-compliant development.
Audience: Designers, Developers
Reading time: 7 minutes
Read Simplified guide to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
Getting your developers to manually test accessibility using screen readers doesn’t have to be an uphill battle. Making the transition boils down to four steps.
Audience: Heads of Accessibility
Reading time: 6 minutes
Read How to help your developers manually test accessibility with screen readers