Questions & Answers
What are multiple ways to navigate web pages?
How do I ensure that users have multiple ways to find web pages on my site?
- Multiple Ways
- Navigate Web Pages
How do I make a word counter accessible?
My form has a comment field with a word count limit, and I want to provide a live counter so the user knows how close they are to the limit. How do I make the counter accessible?
- forms
- status message
What is considered a good page title?
How do I know if my page title is a good page title?
- Page Title
How do I know if an image is decorative?
What's the best way to decide whether an image is meaningful or decorative?
- alt text
- decorative images
- graphics
- images
Does dynamically changing text color meet accessibility requirements?
My website has text that changes color as you scroll. Text at the bottom of the screen is lightly colored, and is below minimum contrast. However, as the user scrolls, the text becomes darker and meets minimum contrast once it reaches the top half of...
- contrast
- interactive
- text
How are layout tables and data tables different?
What is the difference between layout tables and data tables?
- Data Tables
- Layout Tables
- Tables
How should I code elements with similar designs but different roles?
My footer has five buttons and one link, but they all look like buttons. I think users will expect all the elements to be the same type of element (all buttons or all links), and may be confused that they’re different. Which is more important,...
- aria roles
- user experience
What is a DOM, and how does it affect accessibility?
What is a DOM, and how does it affect accessibility?
- html
- page structure
Should visible labels and accessible names match exactly?
I have a button with a visible label of "Send" and an accessible name of "Submit," which means basically the same thing. Does the visible label need to match the accessible name exactly?
- accessible name
- visible labels