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  1. Accessibility Roadshow

    by Anthony Vasquez

    This spring, Knowbility had the wonderful opportunity to partner with Salesforce’s Service Cloud in raising awareness about web accessibility. We presented activations at the World Tour in Boston and Connections 2019 in Chicago. Becky Gibson, Senior Accessibility Strategist, and …

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  2. Using a Screen Reader on the new Twitter.com

    by Anthony Vasquez

    Twitter.com relaunched with a new look and feel on July 15th. Aiming to be more responsive on desktop, the website simulates a progressive web app. As with any major change on the web, there will be supporters and those who wish that the social media platform would …

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  3. Avoid Placeholder Text by Animating Form Labels

    by Christopher Schmitt

    Placeholder text in forms might be thought of as a user experience add-on, but its real-world use is problematic. While there are several issues with placeholder text, a few points to note are: The text might not be translated by auto-conversion tools such as Google Translate. …

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  4. Skip Links Design Showcase

    by Christopher Schmitt

    Every time a page loads, keyboard and screen reader users start at the top of the page, navigating through a header section that contains the organization’s name or page title, site navigation, and who knows what else until they get to the unique content on that page. If a user …

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  5. Joe Devon, co-founder of Global Accessibility Awareness Day, to make inaugural appearance at AccessU

    by Anthony Vasquez

    AccessU , Knowbility’s accessibility training conference, starts next week. We’ll have a range of classes covering content, design, coding, and more. For the first time, Los Angeles-based developer and entrepreneur Joe Devon will join us in Austin. Joe is best known in the …

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