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Raising the Digital Experience for People with Low Vision

During Low Vision Awareness Month, we wanted to understand what screen time means for the low vision community. We asked our Nonprofit Community Partners to tell us.

Last updated on March 3, 2024

Improving accessibility for TBI survivors

In honor of Brain Injury Awareness Month, we’re sharing how technology can improve accessibility for people with a traumatic brain injury.

Last updated on March 21, 2024

Race & Disability: Black Leaders Shed Light on Intersectionality for Black History Month

For Black History Month, here are some insights about intersectionality in the disability world from some of our amazing non-profit partners.

Last updated on February 20, 2024

Last updated on August 29, 2024

How to Make Your WooCommerce Website Accessible

WooCommerce provides you with near-endless creative freedom to create the perfect online store. Yet, most WooCommerce websites suffer from significant accessibility issues. So what can you do to ensure your WooCommerce site welcomes all visitors and potential customers, regardless of ability? We've got you covered with this comprehensive guide!

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Choosing Section 508-Compliant Colors: The Ultimate Guide

For your website to be accessible, and for it comply with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, it needs to feature the right color combinations that allow for optimal contrasts between text and its background. Here's a complete guide on selecting accessible colors that will see you complying with this law.

Last updated on May 30, 2024

What Fonts Should You Use if You Need to Comply with the AODA?

If you are an Ontario-based business, you likely need to comply with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act - the AODA. Learn which fonts you should and shouldn't use in your website to fully comply with the law.

Last updated on September 3, 2024

What Fonts Should You Use if You Need to Comply with Section 508?

If you are a federal agency, a federally-funded organization, or a service provider to a federally-funded organization, you must comply with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. Learn which fonts you should and shouldn't use in your website and information and communication technology (ICT) to comply with the law.

Last updated on September 3, 2024

Choosing AODA-compliant Colors: The Ultimate Guide

For your website to be accessible, and for it comply with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), it needs to feature the right color combinations that allow for optimal contrasts between text and its background.

Last updated on June 9, 2024

accessiBe Introduces Accessibility App for Shopify

We’ve made it easier than ever to install accessWidget on your online store. Read on to find out how with our new app for Shopify.

Last updated on August 22, 2024

Legal Requirements Relevant to Your Website: A Comprehensive Guide

As a website owner, there are a number of legal obligations you should be aware of. These include ensuring privacy and data protection, adhering to copyright laws, and, of course, ensuring full accessibility to people with disabilities.

Last updated on June 25, 2024

Twenty Examples of Stunning Accessible Websites

If you're looking for some inspiration to design in a way that is both visually stimulating and accessible to people with a variety of disabilities, look no further. We've gathered 20 of the most stunning and accessible websites out there for you!

Last updated on June 25, 2024

The Critical Importance of Web Accessibility

Web accessibility is critical for so many reasons. In this blog, we explore all of them, and show how accessible websites simply perform better by providing the ultimate user experience for everyone.

Last updated on July 3, 2024

2024 New Year’s Resolutions Shaping the Nonprofit Future

From outreach and fundraising to volunteering and resource development, these are some of our favorite nonprofit-focused New Year’s Resolutions.

Last updated on February 1, 2024

Become a Brand with Disability Representation: Why It Matters & How to Do It

Disability-inclusive marketing is a great business decision. It helps expand audience reach and strengthens relationships with consumers. Here’s why and how to do it.

Last updated on January 24, 2024

January’s Inclusive Agency of the Month: Ambaum

Ambaum prioritizes web accessibility practices for its clients and promotes inclusion year-round. That's why we're featuring them as January’s Inclusive Agency of the Month.

Last updated on January 18, 2024

A Year to Remember: accessiBe Highlights of 2023

Together, we pushed forward to promote inclusion, utilizing the latest technology and expertise to build a more accessible world. Here are some of our proudest achievements of 2023.

Last updated on January 15, 2024

How to Make Your Wix Website Accessible: The Ultimate Guide for 2024

Wix is noted for its intuitive, code-free website-building interface. But if you design your Wix website without their unique needs in mind, people with disabilities will be incapable of properly accessing it. Read this guide to learn how you can create an accessible Wix website from scratch, or modify an existing one so that it is welcoming to all visitors, regardless of ability.

Last updated on August 12, 2024

Spotlight Session: Derek Hodkey from Orbis International on Fighting Blindness and Low Vision

We had the pleasure of talking with the President and CEO of Orbis International, Derek Hodkey. We discussed Orbis’ impressive ventures and what inclusion and accessibility mean to him. Read more insights now.