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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> <title>WebAIM: Blog</title> <link rel="shortcut icon" href="/media/favicon.ico"> <link rel="home" href="/"> <link rel="search" href="/search/"> <link rel="alternate" href="https://webaim.org/blog/feed" type="application/rss+xml" title="WebAIM Blog"> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-Y41PF8WV9X"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-Y41PF8WV9X'); </script> <link href="/styles/main.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"> <link href="/styles/print.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="print"> <script src="/media/scripts/jquery.js"></script> <script src="/media/scripts/main.js"></script> <link href='https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Roboto:400' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'> <link href='https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Kameron:400,700' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'> <link href="/styles/documents.css?ver=2" rel="stylesheet"> <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Open+Sans:400,400i,700" rel="stylesheet"> <style> h2 {border:none} </style>  </head> <body> <div id="headcontainer" class="clearfix" style="background-image: url(/media/banners/community.jpg)"> <header> <div id="skiptocontent"><a href="#maincontent">skip to main content</a></div> <h2><a href="/"><img src="/media/logo.png" width="315" height="83" alt="WebAIM - Web Accessibility In Mind"></a></h2> <nav> <h2 class="hidden">Main Navigation</h2> <ul> <li><a href="/services/">Services</a></li> <li><a href="/articles/">Articles</a></li> <li><a href="/resources/">Resources</a></li> <li><a href="/projects/">Projects</a></li> <li class="current"><a href="/community/">Community</a></li> </ul> </nav> <div id="search"> <form method="get" role="search" action="/search/" id="sitesearch"> <p class="search"><span><label for="q">Search:</label> <input type="text" name="q" id="q"><input type="image" src="/media/template/search.svg" alt="Submit Search"></span></p> </form> <p class="intro"><a href="/intro">Introduction to Web Accessibility</a></p> <p class="training"><a href="/services/training">WebAIM Training</a></p> </div> </header> </div> <main id="maincontainer" class="clearfix"> <article id="maincontent"> <h1>WebAIM Blog</h1> <p id="breadcrumbs"><span class="hidden">You are here: </span><a href="/">Home</a> > <a href="/blog/">Blog</a></p> <div class="section" id="blog"> <div class="post" id="post-2777"> <h2> <a href="https://webaim.org/blog/severity-ratings/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Using Severity Ratings to Prioritize Web Accessibility Remediation">Using Severity Ratings to Prioritize Web Accessibility Remediation</a> </h2> <p class="postmetadata">by <span class="blogauthor">Alaina Foust</span><br /> <a href="https://webaim.org/blog/severity-ratings/#respond"><span class="comments">No Comments</span><br /></a> </p> <div class="entry"> <p>So, you鈥檝e found your website鈥檚 accessibility issues using WAVE or other testing tools, and by completing manual testing using a keyboard, a screen reader, and zooming the browser window. Now what? When it comes to prioritizing web accessibility fixes, ranking the severity of each issue is an effective way to prioritize and make impactful improvements. […]</p> </div> </div> <div class="post" id="post-2768"> <h2> <a href="https://webaim.org/blog/25-tips/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to 25 Accessibility Tips to Celebrate 25 Years">25 Accessibility Tips to Celebrate 25 Years</a> </h2> <p class="postmetadata">by <span class="blogauthor">Jared Smith</span><br /> <a href="https://webaim.org/blog/25-tips/#respond"><span class="comments">No Comments</span><br /></a> </p> <div class="entry"> <p>As WebAIM celebrates our 25 year anniversary this month, we’ve shared 25 accessibility tips on our LinkedIn and Twitter/X social media channels. All 25 quick tips are compiled below. Tip #1: When to Use Links and Buttons Links are about navigation. Buttons are about function. To eliminate confusion for screen reader users, use a <button> […]</p> </div> </div> <div class="post" id="post-2756"> <h2> <a href="https://webaim.org/blog/celebrating-webaims-25th-anniversary/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Celebrating WebAIM’s 25th Anniversary">Celebrating WebAIM’s 25th Anniversary</a> </h2> <p class="postmetadata">by <span class="blogauthor">Jared Smith</span><br /> <a href="https://webaim.org/blog/celebrating-webaims-25th-anniversary/#comments"><span class="comments">10 Comments</span><br /></a> </p> <div class="entry"> <p>25 years ago, in October of 1999, the Web Accessibility In Mind (WebAIM) project began at Utah State University. In the years previous, Dr. Cyndi Rowland had formed a vision for how impactful the web could be on individuals with disabilities, and she learned how inaccessible web content would pose significant barriers to them. Knowing […]</p> </div> </div> <div class="post" id="post-2754"> <h2> <a href="https://webaim.org/blog/introducing-ncademi/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Introducing NCADEMI: The National Center on Accessible Digital Educational Materials & Instruction聽">Introducing NCADEMI: The National Center on Accessible Digital Educational Materials & Instruction聽</a> </h2> <p class="postmetadata">by <span class="blogauthor">Cynthia Curry</span><br /> <a href="https://webaim.org/blog/introducing-ncademi/#comments"><span class="comments">1 Comment</span><br /></a> </p> <div class="entry"> <p>Tomorrow, October 1st, marks a significant milestone in WebAIM鈥檚 25 year history of expanding the potential of the web for people with disabilities. In partnership with our colleagues at the Institute for Disability Research, Policy & Practice at Utah State University, we鈥檙e launching a new technical assistance center. The National Center on Accessible Digital Educational […]</p> </div> </div> <div class="post" id="post-2736"> <h2> <a href="https://webaim.org/blog/decoding-wcag-change-of-context/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Decoding WCAG: “Change of Context” and “Change of Content”聽">Decoding WCAG: “Change of Context” and “Change of Content”聽</a> </h2> <p class="postmetadata">by <span class="blogauthor">Jon Whiting</span><br /> <a href="https://webaim.org/blog/decoding-wcag-change-of-context/#comments"><span class="comments">4 Comments</span><br /></a> </p> <div class="entry"> <p>Introduction As was mentioned in an earlier blog post on “Alternative for Time-based Media” and “Media Alternative for Text,” understanding the differences between terms in the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) is essential to understanding the guidelines as a whole. 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