Mark W.rites

Accessibility

Two buttons side by side. The first shows a button with lots of padding and a pointer cursor hovering over the label, showing that it is the only clickable target. It includes a description that reads 'no, thank you.' The second shows the same button with a pointer cursor hovering over the edge of the button, showing that the entire button is clickable. It includes a description that reads 'yes, please.'

Well-intended product design can turn into a usability/accessibility nightmare. Something as simple as a button can be marked up with HTML/CSS in myriad ways. We can make sure it’s done properly with a sensible markup.

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Colorful illustration of two men talking in a library, one wearing casual dress and the other wearing a suit.

While there are many reasons to make a product accessible, the most important is simply because it’s the right thing to do. But you may have a client, team, or boss who doesn’t see the value. It’s absurd that we even have to sell accessibility, but often we do. If this is your world, I got you (complete with resources, below).

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Flat 2D illustration of faceless people in front of a collage of computer devices with social posts and a hashtag in bubbles, adjacent to a list of hashtags that read “UXDesign, UIDesign, WebAccessibility”

My post about hashtag accessibility on Mastodon (and later LinkedIn) got a lot of attention. There were so many replies from people who didn’t know about the accommodation I outlined, who vowed to commit to it. I also learned a lot from folks who weighed in with great insights.

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Four story building of old architecture, shaped in a square with an open courtyard, with Paris on the horizon behind it.

Paper for the W3C HTML Mail Workshop, 24 May 2007, Paris, France. Originally published on the W3C website for the workshop.

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