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According to usability expert Jakob Nielson, 95% of website visitors absolutely hate with a passion unexpected or unwanted Pop-up windows, especially those that contain unsolicitaed advertising. Infact, it is the Number 1 Most Hated Advertising Technique! (more…)

We've recently updated our comments policy and increased the number of comments a visitor has to make to get seo friendly links in comment signatures to reward long term readers and make it a bit harder for dofollow spammers ;) - I told you dofollow spamming wasn't a long term strategy....

There is no one “best” combination of text and background colours. Different sight conditions can result in widely different needs – some users may be comfortable with black text on a white background, others may prefer white text on a dark blue background, others yellow text on a back background, etc. (more…)

Well, there is no ‘best font size‘! Just don’t ‘fix’ your font size absolutely.

Because of the wide range of settings and equipment that people might be using to access the World Wide Web, there is no “best font size“. (more…)

This is perhaps one of the most important elements of an accessible website. Failure to include ALT tags with images represents a Priority 1 WCAG error and would mean your website would not be able to comply with UK DDA. A text equivalent for every image should be be provided. (e.g., via “alt”). (more…)

If you don’t specify the language that the content of your page is written in, screen readers will ‘guess’ at the language used – and may well get it wrong. (more…)

The summary of a table is never displayed in visual browsers; it is exclusively designed for screen readers and speech browsers.

It is exactly what it sounds like: a summary, a longer description than the caption. (more…)

How do you separate content from design? Basically, if you’re using CSS properly with your HTML document, you’re already doing it! (more…)

Use a “Skip Navigation” link.

This allows users to skip the navigation array and get immediately to the page content. (more…)

No text only websites!

‘The RNIB encourages the design of websites that practice ‘universal design’ or ‘design for all’. That is, a single version of the website which is accessible to everyone, no matter how they access the Web. This is made possible by the extensive accessibility features designed into HTML 4. The W3C recommend a text only page only as a last resort.’

In most circumstances there is no need to create a separate text-only version of a website. (more…)

CSS, or Cascading Style Sheets, is a ‘language’ that website designers use to develop the style, look and feel of layout, text and colours on a website page. (more…)