Meeting the DOJ Title II Compliance: Don’t Forget Your Accessibility Policy
What role does an accessibility policy play while you rush to meet the DOJ Title II and WCAG requirements?
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Is Your Website Relying on Color Alone?
Learn what WCAG 1.4.1 Use of Color requires, how to identify color-only accessibility issues, and how to fix them with accessible visual cues.
More Than Documentation: Getting to Know the DubBot Help Center
The DubBot Help Center has step-by-step guides, tutorials, and answers to help you fix accessibility issues, manage content quality, and get more from DubBot.
End-to-End Accessibility Testing: Going Beyond the Page
Learn how end-to-end accessibility testing connects automated and manual testing to evaluate real user journeys, tasks, errors, and outcomes.
Celebrate NDEAM: Build Accessibility Into Everyday Work
Make accessibility a shared responsibility across your organization by building accessibility awareness into everyday decisions, processes, and company culture.
Riding the Magic Escalator of Acquired Knowledge
Building digital accessibility expertise changes what you see. Move beyond just WCAG compliance to the understand user experience and inclusive design.
Landmarks: Your Webpage’s Table of Contents
Learn how landmarks, semantic HTML, and ARIA roles help screen reader users navigate websites, plus best practices for using landmarks correctly.
From Accessibility Testing to Karaoke: DubBot Heads to DigiCol 2026
DigiCol has always been about community. A space where people come together to share ideas, collaborate, and learn.
Keeping Your Website Accessible: The Case for Regression Testing
Learn how regression testing keeps your website accessible after every update. Catch WCAG issues early with automated and manual testing workflows.
Graphical Objects, UI Components, and Contrast
Learn how WCAG 1.4.11 non-text contrast applies to icons, buttons, form fields, and charts, and how to meet the 3:1 minimum contrast ratio.
Your Personalized Message Isn’t Very Personal If I Can’t Use It
Discover how accessibility shapes personalized communication to improve reach, trust, and engagement while ensuring every user feels seen and included.
Table or List? Choosing the Right Structure for Accessible Content
When should you use a table instead of a list? Learn exactly when and how to make each accessible.
Understanding Accessibility Debt: How It Happens and What to Do About It
Accessibility debt is the result of accessibility issues that accumulate over time. Learn how it happens, why it compounds, and how to start addressing it.
Why don't we use black text anymore? That's an Excellent Question, Diana!
Getting back to black text. Learn how text color, contrast, and readability affect website accessibility and WCAG compliance.
How Much ALT Text is Too Much ALT Text?
When should you use a long image description? Explore how lengthy image descriptions affect accessibility, and how to provide the right amount of detail.
Dark Mode vs. Light Mode: Preference, Trend, or an Accessibility Question?
Is dark mode better than light mode? Explore user preferences and the accessibility considerations for designing and testing both themes.
DubBot Joins Texas Digital Accessibility Coffee Chat
DubBot is pleased to join the Texas Department of Information Resources for its upcoming Texas Digital Accessibility Coffee Chat , a monthly meetup designed for Texas public-sector employees only who work to improve…
What Does WCAG Conformance Actually Mean?
WCAG conformance is more than passing an accessibility scan. Explore what conformance actually means and how it differs from accessibility and compliance.
Section 508 in Higher Education: When It Applies, and How WCAG Fits In
Understand when Section 508 applies to colleges and universities, how it differs from WCAG, and what higher education institutions need to know.
Accessibility Belongs in Your Project Requirements
Learn why accessibility belongs in project requirements and how defining it early can help you build more inclusive digital experiences from the start.
Test the Tester: Why Accessibility Matters When Choosing an Accessibility Vendor
Choosing an accessibility vendor? Learn why evaluating a vendor’s own website for accessibility can reveal important insights before you invest.
WCAG-EM: A Practical Framework for Website Accessibility Evaluations
Explore WCAG-EM, a framework for evaluating website accessibility, understanding WCAG conformance, and creating a more consistent evaluation process.
AI for Accessibility: Answer Machine or Teaching Assistant?
Explore how AI is transforming accessibility work as both an answer engine and a teaching assistant, and recognizing the importance of human judgment.
Accessibility Is a System
Accessibility is a system shaped by people, processes, and technology. Learn why sustainable accessibility requires more than tools and checklists.
More Than Short Sentences: What Plain Language Really Means
Explore what plain language really means, including clarity, structure, accessibility, and writing techniques to help people understand and act on information.
Customizable Text: More Than Just Zooming In
Discover how giving users control over text size, spacing, and readability improves usability, builds trust, and strengthens customer loyalty.
Helping Your Users Report Accessibility Bugs
Create an effective accessibility issue reporting process that helps users report barriers, ensures reports reach the right team, and speeds up remediation.
Icons vs Text Labels: Which is Better for Accessibility?
Compare icons and text labels from an accessibility and usability perspective. Learn the pros and cons of each, and how they can work together.
A Few Tips on Designing Tooltips
Learn effective tooltip design, including when to use them, what information they should provide, and how to create helpful experiences for all users.
People: The Foundation of Web Governance
Discover how clear roles, accountability, and content ownership improve accessibility, and support a sustainable content lifecycle across teams and systems.
Building Excellence, Innovation, and Resilience Through Accessibility
Learn how weaving accessibility into organizational culture drives excellence and innovation while strengthening resilience and social responsibility.
Breaking Down the Exception: When Full Accessibility Isn’t Feasible
Learn how the undue burden or fundamental alteration exception works and what documentation is required for compliance.
Accessibility Summit 2026: DubBot Returns as Platinum Sponsor
DubBot returns as a Platinum Sponsor of the Accessibility Summit 26, highlighting web accessibility, compliance, and content governance for higher ed.
Accessibility and Its Place in the Internal Audit Process
Learn why digital accessibility should be embedded in the internal audit process, and it strengthens compliance, governance, and risk management across.
The Procurement Process: A First Accessibility Checkpoint
Make procurement an accessibility checkpoint. Learn how WCAG and Section 508 requirements in RFPs reduce risk and improve vendor accountability.
Car Crashes, Insurance Deductibles, and the User Experience
After a car accident, confusing insurance processes, industry jargon, and a poor digital user experience create unnecessary frustration.
The Role of Context Awareness in Manual Accessibility Testing
Discover why context awareness is essential in manual accessibility testing and how human judgment improves accessibility outcomes.
Higher Education Web Accessibility: How Automated Testing Supports Compliance
Learn how automated accessibility testing helps colleges and universities maintain WCAG compliance, reduce risk, and build scalable accessibility workflows.
Who Doesn't Love Autocomplete?
Autocomplete does more than save time it can improves accessibility, reduces friction in web forms, and creates a better experience for everyone.
Designing Inclusive Language: Fixing Ableist Patterns in Microcopy
Learn how to identify and fix ableist patterns in microcopy with practical strategies for writing clearer, more inclusive, and accessibility-first language.
Global Accessibility Awareness Day: Inspiration for Better Digital Accessibility
Celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day today and every day!
False Positives in Accessibility Testing: What LinkedIn Taught Me
What LinkedIn revealed about automated testing, false positives and why human insight still matters.
Yes, Web Teams, Disabled People Use Your Website: Dispelling a Myth
Disabled people absolutely use your website, whether you see it or not. Learn why accessibility isn’t optional and how inclusive design impacts real users.
Accessibility in Your Presentation
Learn best practices for creating effective, accessible slide presentations that are clear, easy to navigate, and designed for every audience.
A11Y Love is Blooming at DubBot
At DubBot, we’re celebrating what we call A11Y Love! That steady commitment to digital accessibility, compliance, and thoughtful user experiences for everyone.
Canada, Accessibility & Equitable AI: Designing AI That Actually Includes People
Explore CAN-ASC-6.2:2025, Canada's new standard for accessible and equitable AI systems, reshaping inclusive design, governance, and compliance.
Beyond the Countdown: Designing Session Timeouts for Real People
Learn how to design accessible session timeouts that meet WCAG requirements, reduce barriers, and give users more time and control to complete tasks.
Hidden Content: The What, Why and How
Hidden content: Learn what it is, why it matters, and how to implement it in a way that supports accessibility, usability, and modern web standards.
Strategy, Policy & Continuous Monitoring: Accessibility As a System
Learn how strategy, policy, and continuous monitoring function together as a system to drive sustainable, scalable accessibility.
Reducing Cognitive Load in Web Forms: A Strategic Approach to Accessible Design
Learn how to reduce cognitive load in web forms with accessible design strategies that improve usability, prevent errors, and help users easily complete tasks.
ADA Title II Deadline Extended: Two Different Perspectives
Learn what the ADA Title II deadline extension means for digital accessibility, why progress shouldn’t slow down, and what public entities should do next.
Third-Party Tools, First-Party Responsibility: When Your Vendor Isn’t Listening
Learn why third-party accessibility issues are still your responsibility, and how higher ed teams can manage vendor risk, document gaps, and drive remediation.
See What’s Behind the Images: ALT Text Now Visible in DubBot
See what’s behind your images with DubBot’s new ALT text visibility feature. Quickly audit, evaluate, and improve accessibility on your site all in one place.
Signals from DrupalCon Attendees: The Squeeze of Title II and AI Momentum
Discover DrupalCon insights on ADA Title II compliance, AI, accessibility, and web governance and why human oversight matters as digital content scales.
Accessible Microcopy: Small but Mighty
Learn how accessible microcopy improves web usability with clear labels, helpful instructions, descriptive errors, and inclusive language that guides users.
Beyond Best Practices: Rethinking Accessibility in Email Marketing
Discover how often-overlooked accessibility issues in emails can break the user experience and how to make your emails readable, navigable, and effective.
Modals, Dialogs, and Accessibility
Learn the difference between modal and non-modal dialogs, when to use each, and how to design accessible interactions that support users and WCAG guidelines.
Why Keyboard-Only Testing Should Be Your First Accessibility Check
Learn why keyboard-only testing should be your first accessibility check and how simple navigation tests can uncover focus, menus, and usability issues.
Beginner’s Guide to NVDA for Accessibility Testing
Learn to test website accessibility with NVDA. This beginner guide covers basic screen reader commands and simple tests for headings, links, and buttons.
Good Design Leaves Clues: Affordances and Accessibility
Discover the power of affordances. Learn how clear visual cues improve usability, reduce confusion, and support better accessibility for everyone.
Accessibility Testing with VoiceOver: A Beginner's Guide
Learn how to use VoiceOver to test website accessibility. This beginner's guide explains simple commands and quick checks to find common accessibility issues.
Accessible Footnotes: Tags, Roles and Navigation
Make your PDFs and web pages truly accessible: learn how to implement ARIA footnotes, ensure screen reader-friendly references, and audit footnotes like a pro.
Best Practices: Do I Have to Comply?
Explore why web accessibility best practices enhance user experience, reduce risk, and build inclusive digital spaces your audience can actually use.
Where Does Accessibility Fit in Your Content Strategy?
From planning to publishing, unlock the full potential of your content strategy by weaving accessibility into every step.
Crafting ALT Text That Adds Value: A Style Guide
Learn how to craft clear, meaningful ALT text with this practical style guide. Enhance web accessibility, improve user experience, and even elevate your brand.
Images With a Job: Writing ALT Text That Works
Write purpose-driven ALT text for informative and functional images, with practical examples to improve screen reader clarity and accessibility strategy.
ALT Text Is Read by AT, Search Engines, and AI—Write It Like It Matters
ALT text isn’t just for screen readers; it’s the secret sauce for AI, search engines, and accessibility. Learn how to write it like it actually matters.
The Most Accessible ALT Text Is Sometimes No ALT Text at All
Not every image needs ALT text. Learn when skipping ALT text is the most accessible choice.
ALT Text Isn’t a Description. It’s a Content Decision
Learn why effective alt text is a content decision, not just an image description, and how editorial intent creates more meaningful, accessible web experiences.
Becoming a Trusted Tester
Become a Trusted Tester and level up your WCAG skills, master Section 508 testing, boost your career, and help create digital products everyone can use.
A Footnote on Footnotes: They Need to Be Accessible
Users with visual impairments, cognitive disabilities, and motor impairments may experience difficulties with traditional footnotes.
Meet Image Inventory: The Client-Inspired Upgrade for Image Management
Say hello to smarter image management: DubBot now scans and inventories all your website images on each crawl.
When AI Reads Like a Screen Reader
See how AI reads your website just like a screen reader, and why using a clear, accessible design boosts understanding for both humans and machines.
Automated Monitoring: Its Not Just for Accessibility Compliance
Automated tools monitor and protect overall site quality, from SEO and accessibility to performance and uptime, keeping your website stays healthy and reliable.
Budgeting for Acce$$ibility
Create a practical accessibility budget that supports WCAG compliance, reduces legal risk, and builds sustainable, inclusive digital experiences over time.
Automated Testing Is a Rockstar, Too!
How Equal Entry uncovered a rare, hard-to-detect accessibility issue using DubBot—and why continuous monitoring catches problems manual audits can miss.
PDFs Need Manual Checks, Too
Accessibility checkers are a great, but they don’t catch everything. Manual PDF accessibility checks are essential for creating truly accessible documents.
What's So Great About HTML?
Learn why semantic HTML matters for accessibility, how native elements support assistive technology, and why HTML is the foundation of accessible websites.
Component Libraries, Remediation Plans, and Your Accessibility Strategy
How accessible component libraries and remediation plans work together to create a scalable, sustainable accessibility strategy.
Disability Etiquette: 6 Simple Guidelines for Getting It Right
Six essential disability etiquette tips you can use right away to communicate respectfully, support accessibility, and foster inclusion in daily interactions.
The First Rule of Accessibility: Accessibility is Everyone's Responsibility
Embedding accessibility professionals across teams helps organizations build accessibility skills and make accessibility everyone’s responsibility.
No Resolutions, Keep it Simple
Happy New Year! Small accessibility wins, along with intentional, steady improvements, all add up to websites and apps that everyone can use and enjoy.
Happy New Year!
From the DubBot family to yours, here's wishing you a Happy New Year!
Happy Holidays!
Happy Holidays from DubBot!
From Scans to Descriptions: How AI is Shaping Accessibility
Stay ahead in accessibility: explore AI-powered testing tools and AI-generated ALT text to drive more inclusive, compliant digital experiences.
Apps and Accessibility Nutrition Labels
Curious about an app’s accessibility? Apple’s Accessibility Nutrition Labels give a clear snapshot of features that support all users.
Accessibility Face-Off: How DubBot's 2025 Top Five Accessibility Issues Compare to 2024
Discover the top five accessibility issues reported by DubBot in 2025 and how they compare to 2024 findings.
This One Time, at Drupal Camp: Insights, Inspiration, and Community
Drupal NEDCamp 2025 — key takeaways, standout sessions, community insights, and what’s next for Drupal developers and accessibility advocates.
ARIA Is Not Aspirin: Stop Using It to Fix Everything
Learn why ARIA isn’t a magic accessibility cure-all, when it actually helps, and how misusing it can make things worse.
Gettin' Out of a Sticky Situation
Sticky navigation can create accessibility barriers, from obstructed content to broken keyboard flow. Learn how to fix these issues for inclusive UX.
Happy Thanksgiving 2025
DubBot wishes you and yours a very Happy Thanksgiving.
Coding on a Feeling: Can ‘Vibes’ Coexist with Web Accessibility?
Discover the pros and cons of vibe coding and how intuition-driven design can help, or hurt, web accessibility.
Accessibility Policy: What It Is and Why You Need One
A strong accessibility policy protects your users and your organization. Learn why it matters, and how it builds a more inclusive digital experience.
Building a Sustainable Web Accessibility Strategy
Create a sustainable web accessibility strategy that ensures long-term compliance, improves user experience, and fosters an inclusive digital presence.
Ableism: How to Recognize It and Challenge It
Learn what ableism is, how it shows up in everyday life, and what you can do to challenge it.
Headers, headings, and titles - Oh My!
Learn the difference between headers, headings, and titles — and why each plays a key role in web accessibility, SEO, and user experience.
Digital Humanities for Everyone
Digital accessibility in DH projects ensures inclusive scholarship, better usability, and alignment with higher education’s mission of equitable access.
Accessibility Maturity Models: Project to Process to Principle
Transform accessibility from a series of projects into strategic, organization-wide principles. Learn how Accessibility Maturity Models guide lasting progress.
DubBot Sponsors EvolveDigital Summit 2025 in The Big Apple
DubBot is proud to sponsor the 2025 EvolveDigital Summit in NYC, bringing accessibility, innovation, and collaboration to the heart of the digital community.
Inclusive Halloween: Simple Ways to Welcome Every Trick-or-Treater
Make Halloween fun and welcoming for all! Discover simple, inclusive tips to support kids with disabilities and sensory needs during trick-or-treating.
Analyze This: Client-Inspired Full Site Analyze Capability
Discover DubBot’s new Analyze feature—built from client feedback to recheck your entire site faster, without a full crawl.
Amy Goes to Drupal Camp
Join Amy Helfman at NEDCamp 2025 as she explores sessions, networking opportunities, and insights from the Drupal community.
Inclusion and Equity in the Modern Workplace
Discover why inclusion and equity matter in today’s workplace and how businesses create environments where everyone can succeed.
Pagination: Making Page Navigation Work for Everyone
Simplify browsing and enhance accessibility with smart pagination. Find out how thoughtful page navigation benefits every visitor.
New England Drupal Camp
Join the New England Drupal Camp community! Discover workshops, networking, and insights from developers and site builders at this must-attend Drupal event.
DubBot Lites Up DigiCol
DubBot lit up this year’s Digital Colloquium! We swapped laptops for Lite Brites turning creativity into a hands-on art show full of color, laughter, and light.
NDEAM: The Message Matters More Than Ever
Explore why NDEAM matters more than ever, and how amplifying its message promotes inclusion, disability rights, and equitable workplaces.
Why Your Brand Needs an Accessibility Statement
An accessibility statement builds trust, supports compliance, and boosts your brand reputation. Here’s why your business needs one.
The Accessibility Case for Content Reflow
Discover how reflow supports WCAG compliance, improves readability, and benefits all users across devices.
Broken Links Break More Than Just Your Website
From lost traffic to poor UX, broken links quietly sabotage your site. Learn how they impact SEO, accessibility, and your reputation.
When Accessibility Goes Wrong: Site Performance
Discover how poorly implemented accessibility hurts website performance, including common mistakes, performance pitfalls, and best practices for accessibility.
DubBot, Task Management, and Continuous Accessibility Monitoring
Discover how DubBot’s task management features streamline continuous accessibility monitoring.
Why accessible file names matter, common mistakes, and practical tips
Learn why accessible file names matter, the common mistakes to avoid, and practical tips for creating clear, inclusive file names that improve collaboration and accessibility.
Drupal Users Win Big with DubBot
Learn how DubBot helps Drupal users automate accessibility testing, streamline web governance, and maintain quality across large-scale, multisite websites.
Keep It Simple: Plain Language, Readability and Inclusion
Using plain language improves readability, boosts inclusion, and makes content accessible for everyone. Keep it simple and reach more people effectively.
Augmentative vs Assistive Technologies: Making Every Voice Heard
Explore the key differences between augmentative and assistive communication technologies.
From Walls of Text to Welcoming Content: The Power of Lists
Break down walls of text and boost readability with the power of lists. Bulleted and numbered lists make your content more scannable and accessible.
Prioritize Simplicity in Your Automated Accessibility Testing Tool
Simplicity is key in automated accessibility testing tools. Streamlined features improve accuracy, save time, and make accessibility testing more effective.
When Your Accessibility Tool Isn’t Accessible
Make sure your accessibility testing tool walks the talk! Your testing platform needs to be accessible too. Pick one that truly delivers for everyone.
Keeping Accessibility Relevant
Digital accessibility is essential for online marketing, sales, education, and community-building. Accessible websites drive reach, compliance, and ROI.
Guardrails for the Algorithm: AI Governance
Explore how AI governance helps organizations navigate ethical, legal, and societal risks of AI, balancing innovation with accountability, transparency, trust.
Getting to Know Your DubBot Client Support Team
Meet DubBot’s Client Support Team. The people behind the quick replies and thoughtful solutions helping users succeed with accessibility every step of the way.
Custom Policies for Sensory Characteristics
Learn how to use DubBot’s Custom Policies to flag content that relies on shape, color, size, or location cues—making your instructions accessible and compliant with WCAG.
DOJ Title II Archiving: What Stays, What Goes, and Why It Matters
Discover what the DOJ Title II archiving rules mean for your digital content. Learn how to decide what stays, what goes, and why getting it right matters.
DubBot, DigiCol Annual Conference & Platinum Sponsorship
Join higher ed leaders at the DigiCol Annual Conference—four days of digital innovation, collaboration, and fresh ideas to shape the future of higher education.
Bold, Italics and Accessibility
Discover how using bold and italics affects accessibility. Learn best practices to make your emphasized text work for all users.
Quality Check For Your Custom Policies
Learn why testing first saves time, builds trust, and keeps your content strategy on track.
Empowerment, Smart Technologies, and the Columbia Business School
Dave Moretti champions accessibility, empowers agile teams, and aligns digital tools with user needs and institutional goals to build inclusive strategies.
NVDA Screen Reader Setup for Sighted Testers
A step-by-step guide to setting up NVDA for sighted accessibility testers. Start testing websites with confidence.
ABCs of Web Accessibility @ The Accessibility Summit
Join us at the Accessibility Summit, where Penny Kronz breaks down the "ABCs and 1,2,3s of Web Accessibility."
Ignored Path Entries Get Better Messaging
A DubBot support specialist found an Ignore Path issue while helping a client, showing how real-world use reveals gaps, driving smarter product enhancements.
Well-Tagged PDFs and What You Need to Know About Them
Discover how well-tagged PDFs improve accessibility and make content more reusable, readable, and standards-compliant. Learn what tags do—and how to get them right.
WCAG and Sustainable Web Design: Working Together to Save the Planet
Discover how WCAG accessibility standards and sustainable web design practices can team up to create cleaner, greener, and more inclusive digital experiences—all while helping reduce your website’s carbon footprint.
Client-Inspired Product Update: Category Scores
Discover how client feedback sparked the creation of Category Scores—a new feature designed to simplify accessibility tracking.
Applying WCAG 2 to Non-web ICT
Many digital technologies operate outside of the web, and these non-web information and communication technologies also need to be accessible to people with disabilities.
Meet AIMAC: Redefining Accessibility in AI
The AI Model Accessibility Checker (AIMAC) is a groundbreaking, open-source tool designed to hold Large Language Models (LLMs) accountable for how effectively they generate accessible HTML.
Prepare to be (on)boarded!
Our Client Support Team learns your goals, workflow, and vision for DubBot, then tailors your account to your needs from day one.
Is your content development tool accessible?
Learn how to ensure your authoring tool is ATAG compliant, promoting accessible content creation and inclusive design for all users. Discover key guidelines, benefits, and best practices.
EvolveDrupal Boston Digital Summit
DubBot is proud to sponsor this outstanding event where agency leaders, creatives, and higher ed professionals converge to discuss the inclusive user experience
Creating an Accessible Syllabus and Why It Matters
An accessible syllabus does more than outline readings and deadlines. It sets the tone for a class and helps create a welcoming, equitable learning environment.
A Guide to Continuous Accessibility Monitoring
A sustainable, continuous accessibility monitoring strategy is essential for ensuring long-term digital accessibility compliance and improvement.
Spell Check and Custom Dictionaries: A Win-Win
Proper website spelling boosts user experience, web governance, and SEO. DubBot’s universal spell checker and custom dictionaries help keep content consistent.
Happy Global Accessibility Awareness Day!
However you mark the day, remember that the purpose of GAAD is to get everyone talking, thinking, and learning about digital accessibility.
From Awareness to Action: Inside the GAAD Foundation
Discover the mission of the GAAD Foundation and how it's driving digital accessibility forward. Learn how the organization promotes inclusive design for people with disabilities worldwide.
HECVAT 4.0: Raising the Bar on Accessibility in Vendor Assessments
For those in IT who have advocated for accessibility, working to make websites, applications, and learning management systems usable for all, they can now leverage a robust framework in partnerships with vendors.
Precision Crawling with DubBot
Website crawls can also provide information like identifying broken links, spelling errors, and accessibility issues.
Overlays - Three Years and $1M Later
Ironically, the accessiBe overlay, meant to resolve coding issues, rendered the website unusable for Mr. Perdue. Rather than fixing any accessibility errors, it reformatted the page in a way that hid vital widgets, including the checkout and shopping cart buttons, from his screen reader.
Breaking Barriers, Benefiting All
I found it interesting, but not surprising, that closed captioning has evolved from a dedicated accessibility solution for the Deaf and hard of hearing to an everyday convenience utilized by a broad spectrum of people.
A Task Management Approach to Accessibility
Accessibility remediation is detailed, with one issue spanning hundreds of pages. Good task management is key to successful projects and efficient workflow.
Broken Links: The Impact on Accessibility and SEO
Broken links and 404 errors frustrate users while also hurting your website’s SEO and accessibility.
PDF Accessibility: The Basics
Making your PDFs accessible doesn't have to be a daunting task. By focusing on a few fundamental principles, you can significantly enhance the usability of your documents and reach a wider audience.
Tap Into Inclusion: A Guide to Mobile Accessibility Compliance
What works for a website may not directly translate to an app, and vice versa. For example, ensuring that custom gestures in an app are discoverable and usable by screen reader users presents a unique challenge compared to making standard HTML elements accessible on a mobile website.
Accessible Writing: Simple Steps to Inclusive Communication
Content-related WCAG success criteria are Level AAA; Level AA is generally considered sufficient for compliance.
Label it Accessible - Part Two
Today, we'll focus on four additional web page elements that may not always receive the accessibility attention they require.
Game-Changers in Assistive Technology
Cutting-edge assistive technologies are fundamentally transforming how people with disabilities interact with their environment, communicate, and pursue their goals, ultimately leading to more self-sufficient lives.
Keeping an Eye on Accessibility: Manual Testing and WCAG Success - Part 2
Part one covered WCAG criteria for errors, color, and sensory characteristics. Part two explores video, audio, navigation, and interaction testing.
Keeping an Eye on Accessibility: Manual Testing and WCAG Success - Part 1
Automated tools like DubBot quickly identify common accessibility barriers, but a complete WCAG compliance evaluation also requires manual testing.
Accessibility Requirements and Your RFP
When writing a Request for Proposal (RFP), it is crucial to include clear and specific accessibility requirements to ensure that the products or services procured are accessible to all users, including those with disabilities.
Spelling & Readability: Working Together for SEO
Proper spelling and readability are key to quality content, shaping how search engines view it and how accessible and engaging it is for users.
Beyond Just Compliance: How Personal Stories Fuel Our Purpose
While we often frame accessibility through guidelines and standards—WCAG compliance, screen reader compatibility, and color contrast—it can be easy to lose sight of the actual human impact of accessibility—real people with real lives facing real obstacles.
Label it Accessible
In this post, we'll look at six web page elements for which text labels should be applied and why they are essential.
DrupalCon is Coming to Atlanta!
DrupalCon is the essential conference for advancing your skills with curated sessions and panels from the Drupal community's most influential contributors.
Why Meaningful Sequence Matters
This blog post will examine WCAG success criterion 1.3.2: Meaningful Sequence, a critical aspect of web accessibility that is often overlooked. We’ll explore why it matters, who it impacts, and how you can ensure your website is compliant.
Website Performance and its Impact on Accessibility
Accessibility considers users with disabilities; performance considers devices and connection speeds. Optimizing both is key to an accessible online experience.
Quote Elements and Accessible Content
Quotes are essential for providing evidence, enhancing credibility, and enriching the narrative while maintaining clarity and coherence.
Speaking the Same Language: Sign Language Recognition
Sign Language Recognition (SLR) systems convert visual sign language—gestures, body movements, and facial expressions—into accessible spoken or written forms. This conversion is achieved through complex AI algorithms and machine learning models, requiring vast amounts of sign language training data.
DubBot's WordPress Plugin: Out of Beta and Ready to Roll!
After a successful beta period, this module is live and ready to streamline your content quality workflow directly within your WordPress editor.
Building Inclusive Conversations: Accessibility in Chatbots
Building or purchasing accessible chatbots ensures your online presence is welcoming and usable for everyone.
Accessibility Metadata: What it is and Why it Matters
Accessibility metadata is structured information that details a content's accessibility features. It makes finding compatible content easier for users of assistive technologies (such as screen readers, dynamic braille, and text-to-speech devices).
From Pixels to Print: Color and Accessible Design
For people with low vision, color vision deficiency, or color blindness, color can also be a significant barrier to perceiving and accessing information and enjoying the full digital and print experience.
Navigating the New ADA Rule: State and Local Governments and Your Third-Party Vendors
This new rule presents a significant challenge for many government entities, especially when working with third-party vendors for their digital services.
Personas: A Human-Centered Approach to Accessibility
Just like buyer personas help us understand our target audience, accessibility personas help us understand the specific challenges and needs of users with disabilities. Accessibility personas educate us about our users in ways other data cannot, and they inform an inclusive design and development process.
From Feedback to Frontline: Groups to Page Sets
The primary difference between the two setups is that Page Sets get content from Sites, which actually crawl the content. Page Sets don't crawl sites; they gather data from crawled Sites.
Progress over Perfection: Using DubBot Can Help
Accessibility is an ongoing journey, not a destination. It requires a commitment to continuous improvement with incremental changes that have a real impact on users with disabilities.
Creating Accessible Habits at Ohio University
This Accessibility Habits program uses James Clear's habit stacking to encourage small, consistent actions to build accessibility awareness and inclusion.
The Importance of Audio Description
Closed captioning has become an essential standard for deaf or hard-of-hearing individuals. Yet its equally important counterpart, audio description, often remains overlooked.
Accessibility in a Toxic Workplace
A toxic work environment regarding accessibility can be all of this and more - one that consistently ignores, dismisses, or hinders the needs of employees with disabilities.
Making Your Status Messages Accessible
Assistive technologies like screen readers need status messages, while accessibility features ensure all visitors are notified of content changes.
Designing Destructive Buttons: Balancing Function and Accessibility
Explore the delicate balance of designing destructive buttons (like "Delete" or "Cancel") that are both functional and accessible for all users.
Using <figcaption> for Image Descriptions
Learn how to use HTML <figcaption> and alt text together to improve image accessibility, provide context, and create a better experience for all users.
New Year's Eve Gatherings: Last-minute Accessibility Checklists
By working together, hosts and guests can create a truly inclusive and enjoyable New Year's Eve party where everyone feels valued and celebrated.
Why Get Certified? A New Year's Resolution
Explore accessibility certifications like CPACC, WAS, ADS, and Trusted Tester, and learn how certification can build skills, credibility, and career growth.
Happy Holidays!
Happy Holidays from DubBot!
Creating an Accessible Image Map
While image maps are less commonly used than they once were, they can still be useful in some situations.
What Are Best Practices in Web Accessibility?
Learn the best practices for web accessibility, how they complement WCAG, and practical ways to create more accessible and inclusive digital experiences.
Top Five Accessibility Issues 2024
The top five accessibility issues reported to our clients in 2024.
Beta WordPress Module is Here!
DubBot’s WordPress checks flag accessibility, SEO, and quality issues, giving subscribers immediate insights right in the WordPress editor.
Accessibility Feedback & the User Experience
Prioritizing feedback in accessibility work helps identify and address issues while preventing unintentional discrimination.
DubBot's Drupal Module 2.0
One year later, DubBot Drupal module 2.0 is here! The upgrade adds issue highlighting and permissions-based controls for available issue tabs.
Buttons vs. Links
Links and buttons serve different purposes. Learn how to distinguish them, understand accessibility considerations, and know when to use each.
Accessibility vs. Aesthetics: Finding the Balance in Your Design
Accessibility and aesthetics are not mutually exclusive; achieving both is possible with thoughtful design.
Don't Leave Users Hanging: Properly Identifying & Fixing Broken Links
Broken links frustrate users by creating roadblocks between them and the information they’re trying to find, disrupting their experience.
Cookie Consent Pop-ups and Assistive Technologies
While well-intentioned, cookie consent pop-ups often create frustration, confusion, and barriers for users who rely on assistive technology.
Generative AI and Its Role in Accessible Code
AI has a place in the production and remediation of accessible code, which helps eliminate accessibility barriers and is used to create inclusive, accessible web environments.
Want to Save Money? Make Your Website Accessible
Learn how website accessibility can reduce costs, expand your audience, and improve user experience with proactive accessibility practices.
Simplify Your Website Redesign with DubBot
Invest in accessibility early in the development process for significant savings by eliminating the need for costly modifications or retrofitting later.
Change of Context vs Change of Content
A change of context represents a significant shift in the webpage's structure, while a change of content is a minor modification within the existing context.
Creating Accessible Parallax Websites
Parallax scrolling can create a stunning visual effect, adding depth and intrigue to a website. However, it often comes with accessibility challenges that can exclude users with certain disabilities.
Marketing: Making it Inclusive
Marketing that resonates with our personal identities and experiences is more likely to capture our attention and influence our buying decisions. That kind of marketing is inclusive marketing.
Accessible Authentication
"An estimated 1.3 billion people—or 16% of the global population—experience a significant disability today." Each one of those 16% should be able to be authenticated and granted access as quickly and easily as possible, regardless of their disability.
Access to Good Jobs for All: NDEAM 2024
"Access to Good Jobs for All" emphasizes breaking down barriers and creating equitable workplace opportunities for people with disabilities.
Essential Principles of Accessible Design Systems
An accessible design system includes accessibility documentation, guidelines, and implementation notes.
CAPTCHA: A Digital Puzzle and Accessibility Challenge
CAPTCHAs pose significant barriers for users with disabilities, as they are not designed to accommodate diverse user needs.
DubBot's Penny Kronz Wins Coveted Red Stapler Award
For her presentation, "Accessibility Insights," at the HighEdWeb Annual Conference, Penny Kronz was awarded the coveted Red Stapler Award.
Email & Accessibility: A Checklist
Email plays a vital role in both personal and professional communications and interactions. However, its effectiveness hinges on ensuring it's accessible to everyone, regardless of their abilities.
REM, EM and PX, Oh My!
People with low vision often need to resize text to make it more easily readable. Understanding the units px, em, and rem is essential for creating websites that accommodate these needs.
A Seat at the Table: Building Accessible Tables for Everyone
Discover essential tips and techniques for ensuring your tabular data is usable by everyone, including those with visual impairments.
Choosing Your Words: Understanding Person-First and Identity-First Language
PFL and IFL models are rooted in respect for people with disabilities. Understanding the 'debate' requires a deeper dive into their pros and cons.
HighEdWeb in Albuquerque - Annual Conference 2024
A proud HighEdWeb supporter since 2018, DubBot continues its sponsorship as a Platinum Sponsor and Accessibility Partner for this year’s Annual Conference.
EvolveDrupal NYC
DubBot is proud to be a sponsor for #EvolveDrupal NYC! This outstanding event is hosted by our partner and friends at Evolving Web.
Social Media & AllY - Part 2: Images & Video
Part two of a two-part blog series explores practical tips for creating accessible social media content. Topics include fonts, color contrast, hashtags, images, memes, videos, and more. The goal is to provide a checklist to help you create the most accessible social media content.
Social Media & AllY - Part 1: Design Elements & Written Content
This two-part blog series will explore practical tips for creating accessible social media content, covering topics like fonts, color contrast, hashtags, images, memes, videos, and more. The goal is to provide a checklist to help you create the most accessible social media content.
An Accessible Interactive PDF Form
When creating an interactive PDF form, these characteristics and three other features are required: tagged form fields, tooltips, and proper tab order.
Grab Your DubBot Sticker Today!
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The Power of TabIndex
The tabindex attribute is a powerful tool for improving website accessibility. When used correctly, it can help individuals with disabilities navigate your content more efficiently.
Website Designers and Accessibility
The decisions designers make regarding colors, spacing, fonts, etc., directly impact the accessibility and inclusivity of the websites they design.
Writing an Effective Accessibility Audit Report
Accessibility audits are a vital first step in creating digital experiences that are usable by everyone, regardless of ability.
College Students, Disabilities, and Accommodations
Why don’t college students seek out and take advantage of the resources provided?
Boosting Accessibility Awareness in Higher Ed
While many institutions have made great strides in recent years, achieving full compliance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) remains a significant challenge.
Making Math Equations Accessible
Screen reader users, users of magnification software, and text-to-speech users are especially affected when equations and mathematical problems are not made accessible.
Visualizing Accessible Toggle Switches
When not designed with accessibility in mind, toggle switches can create significant hurdles for users with disabilities.
Build Better Carousels: Accessibility First
Be consistent in your carousel design. Different carousels with different designs, controls, and functionality can confuse any user. Test all your accessible designs with real users of all abilities, find the one that works best for them, and stick with it.
Focus on Style
Focus indicators help users know exactly where they are within a digital document or webpage and make navigating with a keyboard easier, just like a cursor does for mouse users.
Purchasing Accessible Technology: The Role of VPATs and ACRs
ACRs help buyers and sellers evaluate digital products and services. Knowing how to interpret them supports informed, accessibility-focused decisions.
The Accessible PDF: Techniques for Creating a Document Everyone Can Use
A PDF can present significant challenges in accessing information for people relying on assistive technologies like screen readers, text-to-speech apps, or Braille displays. Unstructured content and lack of proper tagging make them difficult to navigate.
Designing a More Accessible QR Code
Remember, a small change in design can make a big difference in user experience!
Beyond Headings: Landmarks for Accessible Navigation
Landmarks are essential for website accessibility. They empower users with disabilities to navigate websites independently, ensuring everyone has equal access to information.
What's it All About, WCAG 3?
WCAG 3 is still several years out, so there's no need to panic. Even after the W3C publishes WCAG 3, the W3C says: "And for at least several years after WCAG 3 is finalized, WCAG 3 will not supersede WCAG 2, and WCAG 2 will not be deprecated."
Prioritize Accessibility, Elevate Your Brand
Prioritizing accessibility will strengthen your brand reputation and foster customer loyalty.
HighEdWeb Sponsorship: A Time-Honored Tradition Continues
DubBot, a supporter of HighEdWeb since 2018, is proud to be involved again!
National Disability Independence Day
Signed on July 26, 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was the world's first comprehensive civil rights law for people with disabilities.
The Power of Words: Choosing and Using Accessible Fonts
Accessible fonts improve legibility, making the text more accessible for everyone to see, read, and understand.
Building Accessible Web Forms
Remember, a well-crafted form improves user experience, expands your reach, and strengthens your content marketing efforts.
Don't Let Your Users Spin Out of Control: Making Progress Indicators Accessible
Create accessible progress and loading indicators for a more equitable experience.
Accessible and Inclusive Design: A Partnership for a More Equitable Web
In essence, accessibility is an outcome of inclusive design. Together, they work to create a more usable and equitable world.
Beyond the Chart: A Guide to Accessible Data Visualization
Creating accessible charts and graphs is not difficult. It just requires some planning.
Browse Without Barriers: A Guide to Some of Google's Accessibility Tools
If your campus or organization runs on Google tools like Workspace and Chrome, you might already be familiar with the array of Google products designed to make everyone's work day (or fun day!) even better."
Decoding Your Content: How Abbreviations & Acronyms Impact Accessibility
Abbreviations like LOL and ETA save time in texts and emails, but they can also create communication barriers and affect accessibility.
Building a Strong Foundation - Mastering Proper Page Structure
A well-defined page structure dictates how easily users navigate and engage with your content.
A More Descriptive ALT Text: Shaping Experiences and Perceptions
Write descriptive, inclusive alt text that gives screen reader users meaningful image context and creates more accessible digital experiences.
The Trouble With PDFs
PDFs weren’t designed for the web. The problem isn’t the PDF itself—it’s treating PDFs as a one-size-fits-all solution.
DubBot's Summer Road Trip
This summer, we're thrilled to sponsor two key events dedicated to advancing accessibility in education. Each is a valuable stop on your accessibility travels.
GAAD Webinar Wrap-Up
Takeaways from the May 16 #GAAD webinar with Iowa's Department for the Blind, Lullabot, DubBot, and Providence College.
What Accessibility Awareness Means to Me #GAAD
Today, in celebration of Global Accessibility Awareness Day, we're spotlighting our exceptional team here at DubBot and their commitment to accessibility by asking, "What does accessibility awareness mean to you?"
Site Maps, Site Search and Accessibility
Although an HTML sitemap is not required to comply with WCAG 2.1 AA, it is often recommended to help users navigate your website without clicking from menu to menu.
Title II: New Rule for State & Local Governments
This rule ensures state and local government websites and mobile apps are inclusive, allowing everyone to access their services and programs.
Third-Party Applications and Accessibility Barriers
While third-party applications can enhance functionality, they can create accessibility barriers for users with disabilities.
Celebrating Digital Inclusion: Get Ready for Global Accessibility Awareness Day!
Celebrated every third Thursday in May (this year, it is May 16th), GAAD is a day to spotlight digital accessibility and inclusion. It's a global movement promoting the creation of digital spaces accessible to everyone, regardless of ability.
Development & Testing for Diverse Abilities: Visual
Web users with visual impairments often adjust how websites appear to suit their needs better. Many rely on assistive technologies to convert web content into formats they can perceive, like text-to-speech, customizing text size, color, font choice, spacing, or reading text using a screen reader or refreshable Braille.
Development & Testing for Diverse Abilities: Mobility
Understanding how people with physical limitations navigate the web and what type of assistive device is critical for website designers, developers, and managers to create an inclusive experience.
Development & Testing for Diverse Abilities: Cognitive
Since there is such a wide range of cognitive disabilities that web developers need to consider, we will focus on development strategies for four of the most frequently impacted cognitive areas.
Development & Testing for Diverse Abilities: Auditory
Hearing loss can be due to illness, injury, or exposure to loud noises and can occur at any age. It's a topic I don’t often see discussed, except for closed captioning and transcripts.
Level Up Your Accessibility Game: Tips and Resources for Hiring an Accessibility Pro
Tips on how to navigate the process of hiring the right accessibility professional for your organization.
Navigating Section 508 and WCAG 2.0
Federal website compliance is driven by the Revised Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. Section 508 requires the federal government to provide access to their Information and Communication Technology, ICT, to people with disabilities.
EvolvingDrupal Atlanta!
This energizing one-day summit brings together technology, design, open source, and education, with coding, UX/UI, digital innovation, accessibility, and more.
Accessibility Checklist Update: Now Includes WCAG 2.2
In 2022, we introduced the Beginner's Guide for Manual and Automated Accessibility Testing , which was developed by our team of accessibility specialists. When the checklist was published, it covered every success…
False Positives in Accessibility Testing
Automated testing is a reliable asset in your accessibility testing but a hybrid testing approach is often the best way to locate and remediate false positives.
Staying on Target: Meeting the Minimum Target Size
Meeting the minimum target size can be easier than you think.
Testing for Consistent Help
Ensure that when providing users with a help mechanism on your website, it is located consistently in the same relative location.
What does readability have to do with accessibility?
The goal is to make sure that the text on your website is comprehensible, functional, and beneficial for as many visitors as possible.
Case Study: Transforming Accessibility Training at Providence College
Making the switch to DubBot, allowed the Web Services team at Providence College to set up a robust training requirement for campus web editors.
Using DubBot During the Development Phase
With DubBot, you can configure automated accessibility testing for your web development site, in most cases, even if it's behind a login.
Announcing Our New Learning Center
Our new Learning Center is now available to clients simply by creating an account.
2023's Top 10 Accessibility Issues Uncovered
The top 10 accessibility error encountered in 2023.
The Crucial Role of Discernible Text in Links
Discernible text in links is fundamental to web accessibility, fostering inclusiveness and improving user navigation, SEO, and overall user satisfaction.
Helping Users Prevent Input Errors
By integrating error prevention from the start, digital projects can save time and money while ensuring a seamless, satisfying user experience.
AI and ALT Text: Using Custom Policies for a Balanced Approach
Advantages and disadvantages of using AI to build ALT text.
Viewport Testing: Analysis Options for a Better User Experience
Viewports play a significant role in ensuring your mobile website looks great and functions flawlessly across various devices.
Error Messages and Making Them Accessible
Crafting accessible and understandable error messages is good business.
Embracing a Simpler Platform
Keeping it simple is the secret sauce to getting more people on board, whether it's for stuff happening behind the scenes or stuff clients see.
Veterans Day and the DAV
If you are a disabled veteran and need assistance with benefits, transitioning to civilian life, employment services, or a ride to a doctor's appointment, the DAV can help you.
SC 4.1.1 Parsing - Should it stay or should it go?
Even though 4.1.1 is no longer a rule per WCAG 2.2, DubBot has not removed that rule from our test bank.
Demystifying Decorative Images: To ALT Text or Not to ALT Text?
In the realm of web accessibility, understanding the nuances of decorative images is crucial.
Accessibility Statement 2.2
While you’re in the process of aligning your accessibility work with the new 2.2 recommendations, please ensure that you don't overlook the importance of updating your accessibility statement.
Tips for Accessible Meme Making
ALT text and image descriptions both serve as a textual representation of the image, making it accessible to individuals with low vision or who use screen readers, Braille displays, or other assistive technologies.
Deep Links in DubBot
Deep links are shortcuts that send users directly to specific locations within an application, bypassing the need to navigate through the application.
Case Study: George Mason University & The Trusted Tester
George Mason University (GMU) leveraged the Trusted Tester Certification to create a cohort of accessibility specialists and advocates.
WCAG 2.2 is Live!
WCAG 2.2 is here! Today, October 5, 2023, WCAG 2.2 is officially live!
Dark Mode: Best Practices for Accessibility
Explores color, color contrast, and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) you should consider to create an accessible dark mode interface.
Dark Mode in Web Apps: A11Y Pros and Cons
Some pros and cons users typically encounter when using dark mode.
Proof Accessibility Matters
Discover why accessibility matters in the digital age. Explore three specific statistics that prove the importance of inclusive design and web accessibility in ensuring equal access for all.
How People Use Assistive Technology
A look at screen readers, magnification software, and sip-and-puff technologies used by people with disabilities to interact with websites.
Sitting for the CPACC Exam - I Passed!
Follow DubBot support engineer Ashley Thompson as she prepares for the Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies exam.
FCC's New Proposed Rule
On the heels of the Justice Department sending a notice of proposed rulemaking "to improve web and mobile applications (apps) access for people with disabilities," the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)…
The Importance of the 404 Status for your 404 Page
Giving the correct status code informs users and search engines when pages do not exist.
Sitting for the CPACC Exam - #4
Follow DubBot support engineer Ashley Thompson as she prepares for the Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies exam.
It's A11Y Summit Time!
Learn best practices, share stories with your peers and expand your knowledge on a wide range of accessibility topics.
Product Update: PDF Checker 2.0 Goes Live
DubBot's PDF checker 2.0 is live! Learn how DubBot can help you keep your PDFs accessible.
Flying without Limits: Unlocking Accessible Air Travel
Awww, summer vacation! Who doesn’t anxiously await that time away to unwind, unplug and recharge? I recently returned home from my long-awaited summer vacation in Destin, Florida. Since I live in Virginia, I traveled by…
2023 Special Olympics World Games
June 18 marked the opening of the 2023 Special Olympics World Games.
AI and A11Y: Navigating the AI Revolution
People have written a lot about the pros and cons of artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact on people with disabilities. I do not pretend to be an expert, and I certainly can not cover the breadth of the subject…
Sitting for the CPACC Exam - #3
Follow DubBot support engineer Ashley Thompson as she prepares for the Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies exam.
DubBot's Drupal Module is Here!
AI tools like GPT-3, Bard, and Gemini speed up content creation, but using AI effectively requires a careful balance with SEO.
"Dear Colleague," Signed the DOJ
The DOJ and OCR issues a Dear Colleagues letter to higher education in response to concerns of inaccessible online programs and services.
Partially Accessible: A Conversation Within DubBot
There are a few conditions if you have to release an inaccessible website.
Celebrating GAAD With Friends
Celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day by joining us on May 18, 2023, beginning at 1 p.m. EDT for "Web Accessibility Q&A: Overcoming Excuses and Misconceptions." Don't let excuses hold you back from making your website accessible to everyone. Join us for this free, informative webinar and start taking steps towards a more inclusive web.
Lawyers, Accessibility & Money
A bird's eye view of the legal and financial consequences of an inaccessible website.
Caption This!
List of low-hanging fruit style attributes to get you started on closed captioning.
Sitting for the CPACC Exam - #2
Follow DubBot support engineer Ashley Thompson as she prepares for the Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies exam.
A day at axe-con
I attended my third axe-con conference last week. As usual, I was not disappointed. I found myself drawn to the sessions that focused on the people of accessibility and not the technology. Sometimes I think the longer…
Prioritizing Accessibility Issues
A combination of three methods to prioritize and correct your accessibility issues.
"All In" with Google
According to the Jan. 5, 2021 issue of Forbes Magazine , "...based upon growing trends in the market, building an inclusive brand will soon transform from a 'nice to do' to a 'must do.'" The Universal Marketing…
For Testing Purposes Only: Accessibility Testing with VoiceOver
Screen Reader Testing Purposes Only Why Accessibility Matters Accessibility means designing websites and digital tools so that everyone can use them, including people who rely on assistive technology such as screen…
Why axe-con is a Must-Attend for Any A11Y Professional
Axe-con is all about digital accessibility. All day, every day. Accessibility is not a sidebar at this conference…it IS the conference.
Sitting for the CPACC Exam
Follow DubBot support engineer Ashley Thompson as she prepares for the Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies exam.
Disabilities and a Presidency
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) is considered one of the most successful and effective American presidents in history. Below is a brief timeline of his life: FDR was born in 1882 in Hyde Park, New York, to James and Sara…
Supporting HighEdWeb
"The Higher Education Web Professionals Association (HighEdWeb) is an international organization of professionals working to design, develop, manage, and map the future of digital in higher education."
The DOJ and New Web Accessibility Regulations
I’ve noticed a couple of articles/blog posts popping up regarding the April 2023 date the DOJ intends to publish its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on new web accessibility regulations for state and local…
Describing Images
The difference between Alternative Text, Long Description, and Captions.
WCAG 2.2 - What's New
NOTE Since this article was published, the W3C has made the following changes to WCAG 2.2: Changes from the January 2023 CR to the May 2023 CR include: 2.4.7 Focus Visible — Changed from Level A back to Level AA, as it…
Making a Resolution for Advocacy
Well, it’s that time of year again. The time that many of us reflect on the year gone by and look at the coming year as an opportunity for change, personal growth, and goal-setting. Whether it's committing to losing…
The Holidays, Sensory Overload and Emojis
Simply put, sensory overload means "too much information." According to WebMD "Sensory overload is when your five senses — sight, hearing, smell, touch, and taste — take in more information than your brain…
Actually, Don't Click Here!
Why are web content writers, designers and managers still using "Click Here" (or "Read More," "Learn More," etc.) as link text when it has been shown repeatedly it's just not best practice?…
Manual Testing - A Checklist
Back in October, October 9-12 to be exact, Little Rock, Arkansas hosted #HEWeb22 - HighEdWeb’s Annual Conference. DubBot’s own Penny Kronz was a conference speaker, sharing her expertise in her session titled…
National Disability Employment Awareness Month
National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)! Next month marks the 34th annual observance of National Disability Employment Awareness Month. Every October is a celebration "honoring the achievements and…
It’s Disability Voting Rights Week!
Disability Voting Rights Week, formally known as National Disability Voter Registration Week, is September 12 - 16, 2022. Disability Voting Rights Week is coordinated by the REV UP Campaign. REV UP stands for…
A Business Case for A11Y
A strong accessibility business case includes SEO, broader market reach, competitive advantage, and positive public relations.
Overlays: A Year and a Half Later
The problem with overlays is that they are still a problem! In February of 2021, I posted about the havoc that overlays cause to assistive technology and its users. According to a recent article , not much has changed.…
Invisible Disabilities
What is an invisible disability? According to the Invisible Disabilities Association, "an invisible disability is a physical, mental or neurological condition that is not visible from the outside, yet can limit or…
Onboarding Employees with Disabilities
The Hiring Process The use of AI, or Artificial Intelligence, is finding its way into the hiring, promotion, and other employment decision-making processes. For example, software that screens out applications using a…
What is WCAG Silver?
To answer that, we need a little history lesson. Back in 2008, the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) published the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0. Fast forward to 2018. Wow…a lot has changed on the…
Some Info on Infographics
Because infographics are visual, they inherently present accessibility barriers to users with visual and cognitive disabilities. Infographics can also be challenging for those who use keyboard-only navigation. People…
Celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day
On the third Thursday of May, we celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD).
Form and Function
Web forms should be easy to navigate, complete, and submit while being keyboard accessible from the first input field to the submit button. Instructions, input format requirements, and error messages should be written in…
DubBot Continues Tradition of Support
Supporting the Higher Education Web Professionals Association (HighEdWeb) is not new for DubBot. We have been Silver or Gold sponsors of the Annual Conference since 2018 and the Accessibility Partner in 2021 and again…
Case Study: University of West Florida
The University of West Florida utilizes a CMS to manage their website content which allows non-technical users to manage their own web content. While this is a great practice that allows UWF to output timely content,…
Raising Awareness of Digital A11Y
The purpose of GAAD is to get everyone talking, thinking and learning about digital access/inclusion and people with different disabilities.
Is Long COVID a Disability?
Even a mild case of COVID-19 can cause long COVID. "It is estimated that anywhere from 10% to 30% of patients might experience long COVID after recovering—even if they weren’t very sick in the first place." ~…
Web Performance Metrics
We all want that webpage we’ve been searching for to be viewable, usable, and interactive with lightning speed. But alas, that is not always the case. We have all had to " Let the Spinning Wheel spin ," much to…
Models of Disability
There are many different models of disability , along with varying titles and definitions, so it can get confusing. For the purpose of this post, we will be looking at just three of those models…medical, tragedy /…
Accessible Microcopy
What is Microcopy? According to Adobe, "...microcopy refers to the tiny tidbits of copy found on websites, applications, and products - from the words that comprise a call to action, to the disclaimers that assure…
Accessibility & SEO
How improving your accessibility organically improves your SEO. DubBot scans and tests for six in-page elements that affect both accessibility (A11Y) and SEO.
Artificial Intelligence and Accessibility
AI has quickly changed the world of accessibility. Some believe for the better, while some do not trust the AI algorithms and technologies.
Readability Scores
According to the Center for Plain Language , "Readability is about making your digital content clear and easy to understand. When you focus on readability, you increase the chance your target audience will actually…
Heuristics and Accessibility
According to Psychology Today , "a heuristic is a mental shortcut that allows an individual to make a decision, pass judgment, or solve a problem quickly and with minimal mental effort." Heuristics are also…
3 Things - Tuesday, December 28
Happy New Year to you and yours from your friends at DubBot! 3 New Year's Resolutions Invite people with lived experience to the table . Systemic barriers in policy, practice or procedure mean that some people are…
A11Y vs Inclusion
What’s the difference between accessible design and inclusive design? Accessible design and Inclusive design, "Along with other human-centered concepts such as Ethical Design and Responsible Design, they [form] a…
3 Things - Tuesday, December 21
3Things - Procuring Accessible ICT Asking the Right Questions for Procuring Inclusive, Accessible Technology Postsecondary institutions have obligations to ensure the accessibility of electronic content, especially…
3 Things - Tuesday, December 14
3Things - User Testing Edition Why You Need to Do User Testing with Deaf and Hard of Hearing People One of the most powerful ways to ensure your content is accessible is to involve people with disabilities at all stages…
The Accessibility Tree Simplified
What is the Accessibility Tree? Simply put, the Accessibility Tree is what all operating systems use to power assistive technology. It is a modified Document Object Model (DOM). A browser takes the DOM and modifies it…
3 Things - Tuesday, December 7
WCAG 3.0: What you need to know about the future of accessibility standards WCAG 3.0 will be here soon and it will represent a significant shift in how accessibility is measured. Apple’s IPad Gets Assistive Technology…
Emojis and Accessibility
Before emojis, there were emoticons. Emoticon is short for "emotion icon." Emoticons are "pictorial representations of facial expressions using characters — usually punctuation marks, numbers and letters —…
3 Things - Tuesday, November 30
Introducing updates to make it easier for guests with disabilities to travel Under our new accessibility review process, Hosts simply submit photos of the accessibility features in their home, which are then manually…
Inclusive Video Production
Those of us in the digital accessibility field can spot an accessible video at 20 paces. But what about an inclusive video? What does one look like? Producing an inclusive video means designing with accessibility in mind…
3 Things - Tuesday, November 23
3Things - Thanksgiving Edition How to Be a Good Thanksgiving Host to Guests with Disabilities While disabled needs may not be as familiar as non-disabled needs, they’re not “special”—they’re just needs. Meeting them is…
3 Things - Tuesday, November 16
CVS withdraws Supreme Court case on disability rights, announces new partnership The plaintiffs objected to changes to the company's terms that meant they could not opt out of mail-only delivery or utilize another…
Disability:IN and the Disability Equality Index
It’s been said that disability is the "missing D" in diversity and inclusion discussions and initiatives. In December 2020, research conducted by The Valuable 500 showed that "only three percent of articles discussing diversity published in 2019 and 2020 referenced disability."
3 Things - Tuesday, November 9
Lauren Ridloff, Marvel's first deaf superhero "[I] hope that, by bringing my story to the audience, people from marginalized communities will feel that there’s room for their own stories." Nyle DiMarco, deaf…
3 Things - Tuesday, November 2
The 3 functions of alternative text: Screen readers announce alternative text in place of images, helping users with visual or certain cognitive disabilities perceive the content and function of the images. If an image…
NY Tech Alliance - A11Y in Technology
On November 2, DubBot’s own Blaine Herman will be joining other experts in accessible technology for the November Meetup of the NY Tech Alliance . The NY Tech Alliance was created in 2016 when the NY Tech Meetup and the…
3 Things - Tuesday, October 19
3 Higher Ed Accessibility Professional Organizations Access Technology Higher Education Network (ATHEN) ATHEN is a professional association and network for Access Technology in Higher Education. The purpose of ATHEN is…
3 Things - Tuesday, October 12
3 Things, 3 Jobs WatchOS Accessibility Engineer - Apple, Inc. - Santa Clara Valley (Cupertino), California Apple's Accessibility team is looking for a motivated Software Engineer to help develop and enhance features that…
National Disability Employment Awareness Month
Happy National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)! This year's theme is "America’s Recovery: Powered by Inclusion." As our nation begins the process of recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s…
3 Things - Tuesday, October 05
3 Things, 3 Disability Activisits Marilyn Golden "Radicalized" after an accident left her disabled, she became a "linchpin" in the fight for the Americans With Disabilities Act as a leading policy…
Prioritizing Review of Image Alt Text
Automate alt text review to find and fix problematic alt text within your website quickly using automated tools like DubBot.
3 Things - Tuesday, September 28
Colorblind Accessibility Manifesto Before designing a website, or even making a small change to an existing one, ask if your design choices consider the needs of people with color blindness. Changing the button color on…
Hold Your Horses! Is that Carousel Accessible?
Carousels. Some people love ‘em, and some people hate ‘em! Yet they are one of the most popular ways of displaying content. One reason for that is carousels are a quick way to appease multiple stakeholders who want their…
3 Things - Tuesday, September 21
A case for accessibility statements in app stores In Apple’s App Store and Google’s Play Store, apps can have certain bits of meta data. Categories, localisations, price, privacy policy URL… but where is the meta field…
Interview with a Screen Reader User
Back in 2018, I met quite an amazing young man. His name is Tyler. He was attending the university where I work and was in the last semester of his last year. I had actually sought him out. I desperately needed an expert…
3 Things - Tuesday, September 14
3 Things - 3 TED Talks Edition Simple Hack for a Life with Parkinson's Mileha Soneji is a trained strategic product designer, originally hailing from the city of Pune in India. The Cost of Failing to Design Accessibly…
HTML vs. PDF: Choosing the Right Format for Your Content Needs and Target Audiences
HTML vs. PDF: Compare the accessibility, usability, and flexibility of each format to choose the right option for your digital content and audience.
Summer Paralympic Games
The Summer Paralympics, sometimes referred to as the Games of the Paralympian, are held in the same host city as the Olympics, with two weeks between the close of the Olympics and the opening ceremony of the Paralympics.…
From InDesign to Accessible PDF
Creating an accessible PDF from InDesign is a relatively simple process, but depending on the file size, it can be time-consuming. To keep me on track, I keep a list of accessibility "must do's" when preparing…
July is Disability Pride Month
Celebrate Disability Pride Month!
There's No Alternative to Good ALT Text
What is ALT text? ALT text (ALT being short for alternative) is referred to in several different ways: ALT text, ALT tag, ALT attribute, ALT description and simply, alternative text. ALT text serves several purposes: It…
Ensuring Digital Accessibility: Testing during the Design and Development Phases
Testing for accessibility during design and development phases of the product lifecycle.
Accessibility and Analytics
Automated testing, manual testing, and analytics...a perfect 3-pronged approach to accessibility and inclusive design.
State Your Case For Web Accessibility
Creating a business case for web accessibility can be difficult, especially when, as accessibility professionals, we just "get it!" We know why accessibility is important and that it should be baked into all of…
Happy GAAD!
Celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day.
Hot Off the Press! - Email Newsetters
Recently, I was asked to review an email newsletter and report any accessibility issues that I found. Wow, was I surprised! I don't expect most people to know that they need to build digital communications with…
Save the Date! - Global Accessibility Awareness Day
Each year, on the third Thursday of May, we celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD).
Give it to Me Straight! - The Power of Plain Language
What is plain language? "A communication is in plain language if its wording, structure, and design are so clear that the intended readers can easily find what they need, understand what they find, and use that…
Accessibility and the Procurement Process
What are the components of a robust procurement process for technology that ensures accessibility needs are identified and addressed in the planning, requirements gathering, research and evaluation phases as well as the…
VPATs and Accessibility Conformance Reports
A VPAT documents accessibility, while the resulting ACR report shows how easily people with disabilities can use an ICT product or service.
Vaccine Registration Websites: Inaccessible to the Blind
"A national emergency does not exempt federal, state, and local governments from providing equal access," wrote Mark Riccobono, president of the National Federation of the Blind , in a letter to the U.S. Health…
Accessibility Up in The House
Look at the two images below. Both are the footer section of the White House website. The first one is dated Jan. 15, 2021. The second one, Jan. 25, 2021. Putting the obvious difference in the look and feel aside, what…
Tag! You're It!
Tagging a PDF explained. To most users, PDFs seem to work fine just the way they are. They look great, print well, and look the same no matter the device. But, a PDF that's not tagged correctly is not accessible to users with assistive technology.
The Problem with Overlays
What Is an Overlay? According to Dictionary.com, an overlay is: noun something laid over something else; covering. a layer or decoration of something applied: an overlay of gold. Accessibility overlays are very similar…
Make A Statement!
An accessibility statement is a public communication that reflects your organization’s policies, standards, methods, and goals related to the accessibility of your web content, web and mobile applications, and…
Personas and Designing for Accessibility
'Persona' Defined A persona is defined as "a single representation of a cluster of target users who represent similar behaviors, goals and motivations." ~ © Nielsen Norman Group More simply put, personas are…
Manual Testing - It's in Your Hands
Today’s websites and web apps can be very complex. Many consists of 1000s of code lines, multiple user interactions, custom color palettes, and video and audio content. Automated quality assurance tools, such as DubBot,…
Color Me Accessible - Seeing Red
Color blindness encompasses a large number of causes and conditions, and it's complicated and complex. Wait! Come back! I promise I won’t be talking about cones and rods...whew! When we talk about color blindness, we…
Helping Disabilities and Work, Work Together
One might wonder what digital accessibility has to do with the 75th observance of the National Disability Employment Awareness Month. According to Jennifer Sheehy, Deputy Asst. Secretary of Labor for Disability…
The Dreaded 404: Don't Leave Them Wanting More
What’s the difference between 404 and 301? Simply put, an HTTP 404 status code indicates that your browser cannot find the page requested, “File Not Found.” When a user requests a nonexistent webpage, you should return…
Color Me Accessible: Contrast
When you utilize proper color contrast within websites, you are not only creating the visual design of your content to be inclusive and accessible to users with different visual abilities but you are likely making your content easier to read and navigate for all of your users.
Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2020
Today marks the ninth annual Global Accessibility Awareness Day
DubBot provides continuous monitoring and quality checks
While priorities, resources, and timelines have shifted significantly over the past month, there is still a need to continue to iterate and improve website accessibility, user experience, and overall content…
For Testing Purposes Only: GAAD 2026 - Content Creators Testing Page
Welcome to the GAAD 2026 Content Creators Web Page Section One Why Accessibility Matters The objective of this technique is to ensure that sections have headings that identify them. Success Criterion 1.3.1 Info and…
Web Accessibility Article Highlight
Highlighting the Forrester Research article: Retailers: Make your website accessible or leave money on the table
What is your alt text policy?
How do you define and test for quality alt text for images?
Global Accessibility Awareness Day Takeaways
DubBot team chose tasks from the GAAD website and had a lunch-and-learn to discuss accessibility challenges.
Today is Global Accessibility Awareness Day
DubBot participates in Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD)
May the Fourth be with you!
May the Force be with you to make your website accessible and meet web governance standards
Writing accessible link text
Tips for creating accessible link text that will generally leads to better SEO
Accessibility in the world around us
Discussion about the demand for web accessibility growing and the unseen challenges that we typically don't even acknowledge until we are faced with them ourselves.
Reviewing implications of "The rural broadband divide"
Reviewing some of the accessibility implications from the study released by Microsoft that shows more Americans are without high-speed internet than originally estimated by the federal government
DubBot Accessibility Training for Beginners
As January closes and February approaches, we're excited to see that DubBot is ready for the winter weather. Being based out of Atlanta, yes, we are just now having to really be winter-ready! To keep DubBot users…
What do Beyoncé & Domino's have in common?
Aside from both having great delivery? They both now have accessibility woes! While many organizations have already prioritized tackling accessibility issues they find on their website as outlined by WCAG, 2019 presents…
CAS Integration & Accessibility Training Series
The DubBot reindeer arrives with US, UK, Canadian, and Australian English dictionaries, single sign-on, and our upcoming Accessibility 101 training series.
