Kristina Vragovic

accessibility

Mobile and Accessible: React Native for Everyone

react-native accessibility coding

November 16, 2018

Recently in a meeting at my company, we were doing a retrospective — you know, the kind where you write "Start," "Stop," and "Keep" up on a board and everyone offers their thoughts on how we can improve moving forward. I raised my hand and asked, "Have we talked about accessibility lately?"

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React and Its Less-Cool Cousin, Semantic HTML

coding react accessibility

July 06, 2018

One of the best and most meaningful features of HTML5 is its introduction of more “semantic” tags, or tags that help define the structure of a webpage. Tags like section, article, footer, nav, and aside are highly useful for improving the accessibility of a website for visually impaired users. They provide valuable information about your site to any screen readers that are processing it, allowing for easier browsing and less time wasted with repeated or irrelevant information.

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