Fixing color contrast issues should not take long. Ideally, you'll always use dark text on a light background or light text on a dark background. When you have a few minutes, identify a few pages at a ...

Have you ever visited a webpage, or opened a document that was difficult to read because of its color contrast? It was probably because the contrast between the background and foreground wasn’t ...

Accessibility underpins stellar user experience and positive brand perception, the key factors that appeal to value-driven consumers According to WebAIM, 98 percent of US-based websites aren’t ...

Color plays an important part in a design. Colors evoke emotions, feelings, and ideas. Colors can also help strengthen a brand’s message and perception. Yet the power of colors is lost when a user can ...

The internet wasn't built with accessibility (i.e., everyone) in mind. In its early days, it was chaotic—blinking text, auto-playing music, and little navigation. While web design and user experiences ...

The Cidi Labs editor toolbar will show up in Canvas if you use the shortcut Alt-Shift-D (or Opt-Shift-D on a Mac) while editing a Page in Canvas. Consult the Cidi Labs Design Tools link above for more ...

Universal Design for Learning becomes more actionable when faculty connect inclusive teaching strategies with the technical standards that shape how students experience digital course materials. In ...

When purchasing digital products and services, make sure to ask vendors to provide a Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT), which details how the product meets or does not meet the ...

Color contrast refers to the difference between the brightness of the background color and foreground color of digital content. It’s crucial in design, art and visual communication as it affects ...

UAB follows WCAG AA. Use this guide to choose color combinations with enough contrast, readability, and accessibility for the widest audience. All combinations—including those that fail WCAG AA—are ...