Six Months Later: NPR Audio Players Has Volume Control With Chrome Extension

National Public Radio First Listen audio player controls for The Jawhawks Proust album

When I wrote about volume controls in video and audio players earlier this year, it was because my friend Tim Nekritz tweeted about the lack of volume control for desktop/laptops on the National Public Radio (NPR) First Listen site.

I decided to investigate and found out NPR wasn’t the only site without volume control on their audio player. Continue reading Six Months Later: NPR Audio Players Has Volume Control With Chrome Extension

Inclusive Design 24: Free, Online Event to Celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day

To celebrate the fifth annual Global Accessibility Awareness Day, a worldwide event to raise awareness of digital accessibility, The Paciello Group is hosting a free online event on all things accessibility.

Inclusive Design 24 consists of 24 one-hour webinars. Sessions range from beginner to advanced.

There’s an accessibility topic for anyone who works on the web, whether you’re an executive, designer, developer, project manager, content strategist, or end user. Continue reading Inclusive Design 24: Free, Online Event to Celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day

5 Easy Ways to Keep Your Users in Mind

Man holding his smartphone in two hands.

When you work on the web and create products for users, you can get caught up with all the technology.

You want to work on the fastest machine, fanciest monitor, latest smartphone, and quickest connection for your work.

We often forget: that’s not what our users are using. Continue reading 5 Easy Ways to Keep Your Users in Mind