Accessibility as a Service

Mortise Test Per Week: Ensure that data table structure is appropriate for the data being included.

By Karl Groves |

TABLES-06: Ensure that data table structure is appropriate for the data being included.

How to test

Use devtools to examine the structure of any data tables, and assess whether the structure is appropriate for the included data.

How to fix

Ensure that the structure of the data is appropriate to the way the table is marked-up. This may require analysing the data and trying several alternatives to determine the most logical and comprehensible way of structuring the data.

Related Standard: 1.3.1 A

This is one in a series of posts highlighting one of more than 270 accessibility tests in Mortise.io. Come back next week for more!

4 Ways to Improve Mobile Accessibility

By Karl Groves |

Ensuring that your website is ADA compliant on desktop computers accounts for only one piece of the puzzle. With mobile devices garnering more than half of all web traffic worldwide, improving your site for mobile accessibility is nonnegotiable. All users deserve the same level of access to your sites and mobile apps and a wave of ADA lawsuits over the past year makes this even more urgent.

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What does the Biden Presidency mean for accessibility?

By Karl Groves |

Joseph R. Biden was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States on January 20, 2021 at noon, US Eastern Time.  It is safe to say that regardless of where you stand on the political spectrum, the Biden Presidency is definitely going to be very different from his predecessor’s.  One key area that I anticipate to see major differences is in accessibility.

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