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Testing Methods: Text Spacing

October 7, 2025July 21, 2025

WCAG 1.4.12 Text Spacing testing ensures content adapts to user-defined text settings for improved readability.

Testing Methods: Images of Text

August 19, 2025July 24, 2025

WCAG 1.4.5 Images of Text states that text should be displayed using actual text, not images of text, so it can be resized, styled, and interpreted by assistive technologies. This article highlights the pros and cons to using automated, AI-based and manual based testing.

Testing Methods: Text SpacingOctober 7, 2025
WCAG 1.4.12 Text Spacing testing ensures content adapts to user-defined text settings for improved readability.
Digital Accessibility and MufflersOctober 4, 2025
A loud muffler and an inaccessible chatbot share one truth: you chose it, you own it. Accessibility is your responsibility, even with third-party tools.
Testing Methods: Non-text ContrastSeptember 30, 2025
Testing methods for WCAG 1.4.11 Non-text Contrast, which ensures that visual elements must have a contrast ratio of at least 3:1 against adjacent colors in cases of UI components and informative graphics.
ARIA and Real World DangersSeptember 27, 2025
Learn ARIA deeply before deploying it broadly. HTML should always be the first tool of choice. Use ARIA only when necessary, and only with precision. Done right, ARIA enhances accessibility. Done wrong, it undermines it.
Baby Steps Accessibility – PDFsSeptember 24, 2025
Most PDFs aren’t accessible, and fixing them isn’t just a technical task, it’s a strategy. From quick checks to large-scale remediation, learn how to prioritize, prepare, and build sustainable practices that make your documents truly inclusive.