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Posted on March 6, 2020March 9, 2020

The Style of Links

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

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Posted on February 14, 2020

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

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Posted on February 11, 2020

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

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Posted on February 7, 2020February 7, 2020

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

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Posted on January 29, 2020January 29, 2020

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

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Posted on January 27, 2020January 27, 2020

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

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Posted on January 17, 2020January 17, 2020

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

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Posted on January 12, 2020January 10, 2020

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

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Posted on January 11, 2020January 10, 2020

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
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Posted on January 9, 2020January 9, 2020

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

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