Fixing color contrast issues should not take long. Ideally, you'll always use dark text on a light background or light text on a dark background. When you have a few minutes, identify a few pages at a ...

Have you ever visited a webpage, or opened a document that was difficult to read because of its color contrast? It was probably because the contrast between the background and foreground wasn’t ...

Color plays an important part in a design. Colors evoke emotions, feelings, and ideas. Colors can also help strengthen a brand’s message and perception. Yet the power of colors is lost when a user can ...

Identify what important visual content will need to be described audibly (e.g. graphs, equations, images, etc.) for individuals with vision impairments. Important on-screen text should also be ...

PowerPoint presentations are a core part of teaching, training, and campus events. However, without attention to accessibility, they can pose challenges for individuals using screen readers, keyboard ...

Nearly 30% of Americans live with a disability, according to the CDC, yet accessibility often falls short across the web. The 2025 Digital Accessibility Index (DAI) from AudioEye found that the ...

Universal Design for Learning becomes more actionable when faculty connect inclusive teaching strategies with the technical standards that shape how students experience digital course materials. In ...

This article is aimed at instructors of students who have alternate format accommodations due to a print-related disability. Students who receive “alternate format” accommodations require academic ...

Color contrast refers to the difference between the brightness of the background color and foreground color of digital content. It’s crucial in design, art and visual communication as it affects ...

UAB follows WCAG AA. Use this guide to choose color combinations with enough contrast, readability, and accessibility for the widest audience. All combinations—including those that fail WCAG AA—are ...