Since WordPress 5.8 included WebP image support, WordPress users have slowly transitioned from JPG, GIF, and PNG image files to using the modern image format.
Known for its lossy and lossless compression, WebP images can be 30% smaller than the same file in JPG, GIF, or PNG format.
Which means improved site performance and a better experience for users.
Continue reading How Do You Convert Images to WebP Format?
Thanks to Accessibility New York City (A11y NYC) livestreaming their January 2017 meetup last night, I was able to attend Shawn Lauriat’s presentation How Learning American Sign Language (ASL) Improved My Alt Text.
Before Lauriat began his presentation, he introduced himself as one of the co-organizers for the A11y NYC meetup group and spoke about his job at Google, working on accessibility for Google Docs and Drive (sounds cool to me!).
I smiled and nodded my head when he said: Continue reading Takeaways from How Learning American Sign Language Improved My Alt Text
Most web designers and developers are familiar with adding alternative text to an image so the meaning of an image can be understood when the image doesn’t display. Continue reading How to Make Graphs, Charts, and Maps Accessible [Video]