Who is Accessibility For?
Everyone, not just the permanently impaired, can benefit from accessible web content.
Babi Hammond
Accessibility Grace Period
On May 24th Governor Polis signed into law House Bill 24-1454, which delays liability for digital accessibility problems until July 2025 provided the organization claiming …
Color Contrast Tools
Useful tools to help you find color combinations with accessible contrast.
How to Comply with Colorado’s New Accessibility Rules
The new accessibility rules cover a lot, but a good plan and documentation can help.
Common Content Accessibility Problems, Part 2: Images and Text Alternatives
Accessible content will always have a good text equivalents for images.
Common Content Accessibility Problems, Part 1: Headings and Links
Content-writers should be alert to these common problems, and know how to avoid or fix them.
Colorado’s new accessibility law HB21-1110 and your library’s website
House Bill 21-1110 makes it a state civil rights violation for a government agency to exclude people with disabilities from receiving services or benefits because of lack of accessibility.
The Only Diagramming Tool You’ll Ever Need (And It’s Free!)
draw.io is an outstanding diagramming tool that works online or offline, and is completely free and open-source.
Talking Book Library Named Network Library of the Year
The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped has named the Colorado Talking Book Library as Network Library of the Year. The award, …
Enduring Web Design Mistakes
A new list of common design mistakes in websites shows many kinds of problems have plagued the web for years. Library websites are especially prone to some of these, and librarians should do whatever necessary to fix them.
What Makes Something “Usable”?
The Web can be frustrating to use these days. Videos and animated GIFs start playing automatically; your cursor movements trigger unexpected events; ads expand and …