Photo of the Week: Magee Marsh Boardwalk

Wooden locked gate at the entrance of the Magee Marsh boardwalk, with empty gray info shelter next to entrance.

For any birder who arrived at the Magee Marsh boardwalk in northwest Ohio this month, a can’t miss May event for birders across the country to view the annual warbler arrival during spring migration, they might have been unexpectedly surprised by the signs and locked gate at the entrance and exit.

Due to the COVID pandemic, the boardwalk was restricted to people who pre-registered (no cost) to gain entrance. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Magee Marsh Boardwalk

May 14, 2021: My Weekly Roundup of Web Design and Development News

In this week’s web design and development news roundup, you’ll learn about four types of survey content, find out why it’s important to design content that creates inclusive, accessible services, discover what CSS container queries are and how to use them in your work, and more. Continue reading May 14, 2021: My Weekly Roundup of Web Design and Development News

4 Helpful Accessibility Resources from the Web Accessibility Initiative

team members working on digital devices and reviewing paper printouts of charts on a conference table.

As someone who’s been an accessibility advocate for over 15 years, I’m often asked questions from fellow web designers, developers, and colleagues about web accessibility resources.

The most common questions are:

  1. How can I convince managers and stakeholders of the business case for web accessibility?
  2. Do you know of any accessibility-related videos? I want to show my team the impact of accessibility on people with disabilities.
  3. I’m looking for accessibility resources for our content writers, designers, developers, and managers. Any suggestions on where to look?
  4. How can I start to evaluate the accessibility of a web page?

Continue reading 4 Helpful Accessibility Resources from the Web Accessibility Initiative