Tag Archives: accessibility

Tools for Conducting an Accessibility Review

Posted on February 1, 2010 by Angela

There are no automated tools that will identify all the accessibility barriers on a web page. You have to open the hood and look at the code to see whether there are problems that may trip up a screen reader user, someone with low vision, or someone with a motor impairment who doesn’t use a mouse. In this post, I list the tools I use to conduct accessibility reviews. Continue reading →

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Travel Sites Use “Click Here” More Now Than in 2007

Posted on May 12, 2009 by Angela

Travel blogger Alex Bainbridge found that UK travel sites used “click here” on 1.71% of their pages in 2007. I found that it’s gone up to 3.10% in 2009. Continue reading →

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Click Here for More Information

Posted on May 9, 2009 by Angela

There are plenty of reasons not to use the phrase “click here” as link text. It’s not accessible! It’s not usable! It’s a huge missed opportunity for your search engine rankings! So why is it still so pervasive on the Web? Continue reading →

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