Plan Ahead: Designing for Translation

Online voter registration form for Nevada Secretary of State displays English instructions followed by Spanish instructions. Text next to screenshot reads: Providing a customer experience where the customer has to go through the English website to get to the Spanish (or other language) site. Offer them a dedicated URL that they can bookmark.

Have you ever visited a website in a different language, only to discover content wasn’t translated correctly?

For example, one page has content written in two languages.

Labels in the navigation menu overlap each other. Text in form labels overlap their associated form fields.

Imagery on the site is English-focused and doesn’t align with the culture of the language.

You quickly realize the site wasn’t planned for different languages.

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Axe-con: Free, Online Digital Accessibility Conference on March 10-11, 2021

Axe-con building accessible experiences, virtual conference: March 10-11, 2021.

The inaugural axe-con, an open and inclusive digital accessibility virtual conference hosted by Deque Systems, launches March 10 to 11, 2021 with over 90 speakers from around the world.

Named for their axe-core project, an open source library and accessibility testing engine, the free two-day event features a variety of presentations, including case studies, accessibility compliance, best practices, and updates from technology leaders from around the world. Continue reading Axe-con: Free, Online Digital Accessibility Conference on March 10-11, 2021

Free Webinar: 2020 Legal Update on Digital Accessibility Cases with Lainey Feingold

Team members discussing design decisions from plans written on paper.

Whether you’re a designer, developer, content specialist, digital marketer, project manager, or business owner, you need to stay informed on the latest legal aspects of digital accessibility.

One of the best ways to learn about recent developments is to attend the 2020 Legal Update on Digital Accessibility Cases with Lainey Feingold, a free webinar on November 12, 2020 hosted by 3Play Media. Continue reading Free Webinar: 2020 Legal Update on Digital Accessibility Cases with Lainey Feingold