Accessibility Barriers

Not all user needs or barriers will be addressed by the “current” WCAG guidelines at any given time.

By Erich Manser — One thing I consider essential for engineers who are concerned with digital accessibility to understand is that the WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) Standards, while foundational and extremely important, are also quite limited in scope and coverage. Even as WCAG continues to evolve and expand, there… continue reading
Inaccessible software does not only eliminate or limit access, but it can also cause harm to some users.

By Yasmine Elglaly — Inaccessible software prevents users from accessing the digital information or the functionality it provides. This can result in limited or no access to educational services in the case of a learning management system or job search functionality in the case of an inaccessible job search platform.… continue reading

Not all user needs or barriers will be addressed by the “current” WCAG guidelines at any given time.