I’m regularly asked to take a look at plugins and see how good, bad, or ugly they are in terms of accessibility. This is the review for the Simple TOC plugin that offers easy adding of a table of contents to a post or page. Overall opinion: Good. This is
Simulating Daylight on Desktop Browsers
Text contrast is the most common accessibility issue. This video shows you how to demonstrate sunlight readability problems to clients who push back on higher contrast requirements. I’ll give you a quick code snippet that creates a side-by-side comparison showing how any website looks in ideal lighting versus bright sunlight—right
WebAIM Score
WebAIM added a comparative score (1-10) to their WAVE tool based on the WebAIM Million report. This video explains what these scores actually mean for your website.
How to use aria-hidden
Have you ever wondered about the correct and wrong uses of the aria-hidden attribute? In this video, I focus on when to apply it to decorative elements versus keeping essential content accessible to screen readers. Transcript I’m Gen Herres, and in this video, we’re going to talk about aria hidden.
How to Easily Make Accessible API Keys
As more and more apps are connecting to each other, it becomes more and more important to make sure that your API keys are easy for everyone to access & use. CodePen for the HTML is available. Transcript Gen Welcome back to the Easy A11y Guide channel. I’m Gen Herres,
Correct way to hide content with CSS
A really common mistake that developers make is hiding content the wrong way. I’ve seen this in countless implementations of accordions, tabs, and other hidden content. Transcript Gen Hi, and welcome back to the Easy A11y Guide channel. In this video, I’m going to show you the wrong way and