In this week’s web design and development news roundup, you’ll learn about the costs of moderated vs. unmoderated usability testing, find out what to expect in the upcoming WordPress 5.5 release, discover how to position background images with CSS, and more. Continue reading July 31, 2020: My Weekly Roundup of Web Design and Development News
Deborah Edwards-Oñoro
Solving Puzzles for Clients
As a web designer, I work on a lot of existing websites for clients.
Websites originally created by another developer or designer who hasn’t worked on the site for six months up to three years ago.
Where my new client has
- Little background on how the site was created
- Limited information on how design/technical decisions were made
- No credentials to access the site and/or log in to the web host
I ask a lot of questions to learn about the site and my new client’s business. Continue reading Solving Puzzles for Clients
Three Ways to Celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act
This week marks the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in the United States.
Signed by President George Bush on July 26, 1990, the ADA was a major milestone in ensuring civil rights and protections to people with disabilities.
“And now I sign legislation which takes a sledgehammer to another wall, one which has for too many generations separated Americans with disabilities from the freedom they could glimpse but not grasp.”
30 years ago, my grandfather helped disabled Americans grasp freedom. #ADA30 pic.twitter.com/kAkteK472I
— George P. Bush (@georgepbush) July 26, 2020
Continue reading Three Ways to Celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act