A11y Pro Geeks Blog

  • How to Add Captions to YouTube Videos

    If you post video content on YouTube – full-length ones or shorts – it’s important you include captions. Not only are they good for views, but it’s a part of the WCAG guidelines that captions are included in video content.

  • Basics of Accessible Form Fields

    We’re all familiar with filling out forms online. But many of us haven’t stopped to think about how to make form fields accessible to all users. We’ll start with some basics.

  • How to Perform Web Accessibility Testing

    So, you’ve spent the time and energy to make sure all the content on your website is accessible. But you cannot skip the final and most commonly overlooked step – testing. It’s important to know how to test for web accessibility, and what to do if you find areas of inaccessibility.

  • Creating Accessible Captions and Transcripts for Video

    Over 5% of the world’s population – that’s 430 million people –  have disabling hearing loss. They therefore rely on captions for video content. Captions are beneficial for people in noisy environments who can’t listen. They are helpful when sound is distorted or muffled, or for videos when people speak quickly, quietly or in an accent hard to understand. People learning the language also benefit from captions.

  • Intro to Web Content Accessibility Guidelines

    If you’re here, you’re interested in learning the basics of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, also known as WCAG. The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines are published by the Web Accessibility Initiative, a division of the World Wide Web Consortium, which is the main body of standards for the Web.