The State of the Web: Making the Web More Accessible [Video]

Seated in chairs, Rick Viscomi and Nektarios Paisios discuss web accessibility.

When you create an accessible website using best practices for design, development, and content, your website provides a great user experience for everyone.

Accessible websites are a good business practice.

You’ll interact with more website visitors, customers, and clients when they can easily access content on your website.

But what happens when your site isn’t accessible to everyone?

… you may have a fast website with the best content, but it’s all for nothing if people can’t actually use it.

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Part 2: Create Inclusive Design Experiences with Accessibility at a Glance Videos

YouTube Accessibility At a Glance playlist, highlighting the Inclusive Interviewing video.

When I discovered Microsoft’s Accessibility at a Glance video series on YouTube last summer, I was excited to share the news of their videos.

Each short video (around two minutes) is captioned and offers specific ways to create more accessible Continue reading Part 2: Create Inclusive Design Experiences with Accessibility at a Glance Videos

Part 4. Alternative Text for Images: Hootsuite Announces Support in a Tweet

Alternative text for images: what about Buffer and Hootsuite?

This is my fourth post about alternative text for Buffer and Hootsuite, applications that allow you to manage and schedule your social media posts.

I’m happy to share news that Hootsuite now supports alternative text for images in their Composer.

Late October 2018, Nick Martin, global social engagement at Hootsuite, tweeted that Hootsuite now supports alternative text for images, via their Composer (New post) feature. Continue reading Part 4. Alternative Text for Images: Hootsuite Announces Support in a Tweet