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Short note on prefers-reduced-motion and puzzled (Windows) users

Posted on Tuesday, 21 May 2019 by Patrick H. Lauke

With prefers-reduced-motion (part of CSS Media Queries Level 5’s User Preferences Media Features) it’s possible to easily suppress, or provide alternatives to, unnecessary and problematic animation effects on websites, based on whether or not users have set the relevant preference (in their browser or operating system). Though slightly older, James Craig’s Responsive Design for Motion […]

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Notes from the a11y underground #1

Posted on Wednesday, 15 May 2019 by Steve Faulkner
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Warning: Patrick looms large in various discussions I have been meaning to start a periodic noting of meaty articles and threads related to subjects close to my technical heart. Today intent meets action. Here’s a few that have tickled my fancy of late: Semantics to Screen Readers – great introduction to assistive tech (AT)/browser accessibility […]

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How do You Test Success Criterion 1.3.5 on Mobile Applications?

Posted on Monday, 6 May 2019 by Chrissie Henning
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Updated 13th May 2019 Here at TPG we have been asking this question and been working hard to fully understand this Success Criterion and provide a feasible solution. This has of course led to several other great questions to consider when coming up with a solution. How do you test a form field’s purpose on […]

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Think like an accessible UX researcher part 3: five common mistakes in usability testing and how to avoid them

Posted on Tuesday, 16 April 2019 by David Sloan
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This is the third in a series of posts reviewing the advice in Think like a UX Researcher, by David Travis and Philip Hodgson, from the perspective of involving people with disabilities in UX research (see Part 1 and Part 2). In this post, we’ll look at their advice on usability testing and the ways that […]

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Think like an accessible UX researcher part 2: How many participants?

Posted on Thursday, 28 March 2019 by David Sloan

This is the second in a series of posts looking at the advice provided in the excellent book Think like a UX Researcher, by David Travis and Philip Hodgson, from the perspective of involving people with disabilities in UX research. Part 1 of this series focused on defining the research question(s) an activity should address. In […]

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