UX Win: PayPal Legal Agreements Update

PayPal home page.

When I receive an email message notification about an organization’s legal agreement or privacy policy changes, I’m one of those people who reads the message.

I know.

Often it’s an exercise in futility.

Because the organization’s message doesn’t describe what changes have been made.

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How to Improve Accessibility of “More” Links in WordPress

Shadowed adults, children, and person in wheelchair holding hands, in the background a rising sun.

In the past, I’ve discussed on this blog why it’s important to create meaningful, descriptive text for your links.

It’s one of my pet peeves and something I tweet about on Twitter every week.

Also known as anchor text, link text provides a clear description of where readers will go when they select the link.

Link text matters.

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Photo of the Week: Kensington Metropark in Fall Colors

Brilliant orange, yellow and red colors of the leaves line the shore of the blue lake, the refelection of the leaves and blue sky with white clouds in the water.

One of the reasons I love living in Michigan is because we have four seasons. And fall is one of the most beautiful times of the year when our trees change color.

With warmer temperatures this fall, floods in the summer, and drought last spring, our gorgeous fall color was delayed this year in southeast Michigan.

Typically we see fall foilage change color in early and mid October.

But not this year.

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