Tag: Screen Reader

Accessible SVG Icons with Inline Sprites

Posted on by Marco Hengstenberg
At a certain stage in a project someone always comes in and says: ‘We need icons!’ And why do people need icons? Whatever the reasoning may be, we need to make sure that people who can’t see or recognize these icons can understand their purpose. Marco Hengstenberg visits the practice of using SVG icons with inline sprites, and how to ensure these icons are accessible.

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Stories from the Trenches: What I’ve learned from Working as a Blind Developer for a Sighted Dev Team

Posted on by Florian Beijers
In this article, developer Florian Beijers shares his experiences with the employment process and his experiences with developer tools; the struggles as well as the positives of a blind developer.

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The Trials and Tribulations of the Title Attribute

Posted on by Scott O’Hara

The title attribute gets a lot of flack. And largely the disdain towards the attribute is quite justified. In June of 1993, twenty-four and a half years ago, title was proposed as part of the HTML 1.2 draft. It is primarily displayed as a native tooltip in desktop browsers, and revealed when a user mouse […]

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Providing Alternate Content for Screen Reader Users

Posted on by Sam Joehl

Sometimes, components of your user interface will communicate information in a visual manner for which a programmatic or text equivalent may not be available. In these situations, you have to come up with a way to provide the same information to users of screen readers in order to provide an equivalent experience. This article will […]

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