Questions & Answers
What is the difference between legend and label elements?
I'm working on updating my site and have become a little confused about the differences between legend and label elements. Can you explain?
- label
- legend
How is CSS pseudo content treated by screen readers?
I've been told to be aware of CSS pseudo content because of the way it is treated by screen readers. Do you have any guidance?
- CSS
- css psuedo content
What are landmark roles and how can they be used?
What are landmark roles and how can they be used?
- aria
- aria landmarks
- aria roles
- landmark roles
- landmarks
What is an accessibility tree and how do I view it?
I've been told to make sure my site has an accessibility tree. What is an accessibility tree? How do I view it?
- accessibility tree
How do you find a page element’s accessible name?
When looking at elements on my page, how do I find out what each elements' accessible name is?
- accessibility tree
- accessible name
How should I update alt tags on WordPress?
I have a ton of images without alt tags on my WordPress website. Is there a way to update these in bulk?
- alt tags
- alt text
- images
- wordpress
What is a VPAT?
I've been hearing a lot about website accessibility and something called a VPAT. Can you help me understand what a VPAT is and what it's for?
- section 508
- voluntary product accessibility template
- vpat
Do I need to add a ‘role’ attribute to html 5 tags like nav aside, main, etc.?
I am using the new html 5 tags on my site to give it more semantics. In addition to this should they all be given the corresponding role?
- best practices
- html
Minimum font size?
I like the look of smaller text on the web. And even if the text is pretty normal size, some subheadings or small bits of info look nice if they are much smaller (thinking 12px or so). Is there a minimum font size that is...
- CSS
- text
Browser zoom vs text zoom. Which is better?
I noticed that some sites have a text re-sizer option in the header. Why not just allow the user to use the browser zoom? Is one better than the other?
- keyboard
- text