More than ever, web developers are recognizing that the web must be accessible and inclusive in order to create great experiences for Nearly half of computer users in the US also use some form of assistive technology (AT). Users of… Read more
Just over one year ago, we started working on a best practices tool for the web called sonarwhal—a customizable, open-source linting tool, built for modern web developer Today, we are announcing the release of its first major With today’s launch,… Read more
In last year’s Windows 10 Anniversary Update, we introduced a new architecture for web accessibility, enabling a more accessible web with Microsoft With this dramatically improved foundation, we’ve been hard at work improving the experience even more in EdgeHTML 15… Read more
When we announced the 10k Apart contest back in August, we thought we might get a hundred entries or Sure, there was a lot on the line in terms of cash and prizes, but we had no idea that we’d… Read more
Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of posts from the team that built the 10k Apart contest page, exploring the process of building for interoperability, accessibility, and progressive enhancement in less than In the previous post in… Read more
Editor’s note: This is part two in a series of posts from the team that built the 10k Apart contest page, exploring the process of building for interoperability, accessibility, and progressive enhancement in less than In the previous post in… Read more
Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of posts from the team that built the 10k Apart contest page, exploring the process of building for interoperability, accessibility, and progressive enhancement in less than When Jeffrey Zeldman first approached… Read more
Sixteen years ago, Stewart Butterfield conceived of a contest that would test the mettle of any web designer: The The idea was that entrants would build an entire site in 5kb of code or Its aim was to force us… Read more
Starting with the Windows 10 Anniversary Update, Microsoft Edge will support the Speech Synthesis APIs defined in the W3C Web Speech API These APIs allow websites to convert text to audible speech with customizable voice and language With them, website… Read more
Over the past few weeks, we’ve shown how Microsoft Edge has been rearchitected to empower developers to build more accessible experiences on the Web with HTML5 and To support this work, we need to ensure that accessibility is not accidentally… Read more
