Blog: Blogposts
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BBC case study: proving Return on Investment (ROI)
Media Type: BlogpostsOur founder, Jonathan Hassell, when he was BBC Head of Usability & Accessibility, was tasked with proving the value of digital accessibility to the BBC, and to sustain and grow…
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How new accessibility standard ISO 30071-1 helps developers
Media Type: BlogpostsThere's a new international accessibility standard out - ISO 30071-1 - about embedding accessibility in your organisation and processes. So why should developers care? Aren't the WCAG checkpoints for developers,…
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Why did we need another accessibility standard? – the birth of ISO 30071-1
Media Type: BlogpostsMany people have said “2019 is the year inclusive design goes mainstream”. No wonder that this month’s Global Accessibility Awareness Day gained more interest than ever before. But if inclusive…
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ISO 30071-1: Announcing a new international accessibility standard to help organisations embed inclusive design
Media Type: BlogpostsWe are delighted to announce that the new International Standard ISO 30071-1 has been published to help organisations all over the world embed accessibility in their organisations and digital production…
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What’s new in Accessibility in 2019 – standards, authoring tools, frameworks and design thinking
Media Type: BlogpostsIn my final blog on advances in the Accessibility Ecosystem in 2019 I complete the picture, discussing advances in: disabled people’s awareness of, access to, and training in using assistive…
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Figure and figcaption – extended alternate text for screen readers?
Media Type: BlogpostsThe usual way of making images accessible for people who can't see them is to provide alternative text using the alt attribute of the element. However, in many websites, images…
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Collecting dates in an accessible way
Media Type: BlogpostsThere are many different ways to collect dates from users in website forms. But what's the best way to do that in a way that's accessible to everyone? In this…
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Common pitfalls and misunderstandings in accessibility auditing
Media Type: BlogpostsAt Hassell Inclusion we deliver a huge amount of accessibility training to organisations all over the world. Our Head of Training, Jon Gooday, has had the honour of training over…
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Scope website case study: Train-Support-Test strategy – spend your money on training not audits
Media Type: BlogpostsScope, the disability equality charity in England and Wales, asked us to help them make sure their new site worked for every single one of their users, and to demonstrate…
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Is input type=”date” ready for use in accessible websites?
Media Type: BlogpostsOne of the 'new' HTML5 elements - input type="date" - was intended to simplify the collection of dates on websites, and to reduce user errors whilst doing so. So is…
