In today’s post, I want to talk a little about style when creating links on a web page. More specifically, I want to talk about how style changes based on the type of medium used to display the link. For … Read the rest
Web Accessibility Training – Monsido
Monsido is proud to host this month’s Web Accessibility Training! The Web Accessibility Training session will take place February 28th, 2020 at 9:00 AM PT.
This course provides an overview of accessibility and how it applies to websites. It introduces … Read the rest
Protect your Windows Computers
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From Dan Price on Dec 10, 2019 on www.makeuseof.com
We’re going to use data from AV-TEST to help you make your decision.
1. Windows Defender
Windows Defender isn’t the same proposition as it … Read the rest
Ordered vs Unordered Lists
I’ve now seen quite a few cases where lists were defined as ordered lists when they should have been unordered and vice versa.
An ordered list is one in which each item is preceded by a number. The numbering of … Read the rest
Color Contrast in the Calendar
While I truly understand the desire to use different colors for event titles in your calendar, you should only do so with full concern about ADA Color Contrast issues. Color Contrast is a mathematical interpretation of the degree of contrast … Read the rest
Alt Text for Images with Text
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If you use an image that contains text that you want site visitors to read, that text must be included elsewhere on the page so that screen readers can read the text for the visually impaired and blind. In … Read the rest
Alt Text for Functional Images
AIn this post, I’ll take a look at how to use alt text for functional images. But first, what is a functional image and how does it differ from an informative image previously discussed.
Essentially the difference is that a … Read the rest
Alt Text for Decorative Images
What is a decorative image when applied to a webpage? It is any image that does not add information to the content of the page. It could be part of the page design such as a border around the page, … Read the rest
SchoolMessenger Customer Support Update
Getting customers to the answers they need is a top priority at Intrado SchoolMessenger. That’s why we are improving our phone system to make that a reality. And while we had a lot to be proud of in 2019, we … Read the rest
Alt-Text for Informative Images
What is an informative image when applied to a webpage? It is any image that adds materially to the understanding of the other text on the page. The alt-text, in this case, should be short, no more than a sentence, … Read the rest