AAArdvark
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AAArdvark empowers digital agencies and accessibility professionals to manage a11y projects efficiently. Our comprehensive accessibility testing tool simplifies testing, issue tracking, and compliance reporting.
94.8% of sites fail accessibility standards. The same issues keep appearing.
But cynicism guarantees nothing improves. Optimism is strategic persistence - the only approach that works.
https://bit.ly/4qbdoRc
But cynicism guarantees nothing improves. Optimism is strategic persistence - the only approach that works.
https://bit.ly/4qbdoRc
Why Optimism Still Matters in Accessibility - AAArdvark
A little while back, I laid out the accessibility crisis in stark terms: 1.3 billion people excluded from digital life, 94.8% of websites failing basic standards, and six easily fixable issues causing a lot of damage. The numbers paint a grim picture...
bit.ly
December 18, 2025 at 7:08 PM
94.8% of sites fail accessibility standards. The same issues keep appearing.
But cynicism guarantees nothing improves. Optimism is strategic persistence - the only approach that works.
https://bit.ly/4qbdoRc
But cynicism guarantees nothing improves. Optimism is strategic persistence - the only approach that works.
https://bit.ly/4qbdoRc
Going live at 1pm PST today for an intro to manual accessibility testing. We're covering Zoom, captions, transcripts, audio description, and form labels. Interactive and beginner-friendly.
https://bit.ly/3XUTbTN
https://bit.ly/3XUTbTN
December 17, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Going live at 1pm PST today for an intro to manual accessibility testing. We're covering Zoom, captions, transcripts, audio description, and form labels. Interactive and beginner-friendly.
https://bit.ly/3XUTbTN
https://bit.ly/3XUTbTN
A11y Tip of the Week: Time limits shouldn't create panic.
Session timeouts, auto-advancing carousels, dismissible notifications - give users control to extend, pause, or disable time limits. People need time to read, process, and act. Let them work at their own pace.##accessibility #a11y
Session timeouts, auto-advancing carousels, dismissible notifications - give users control to extend, pause, or disable time limits. People need time to read, process, and act. Let them work at their own pace.##accessibility #a11y
December 16, 2025 at 7:43 PM
A11y Tip of the Week: Time limits shouldn't create panic.
Session timeouts, auto-advancing carousels, dismissible notifications - give users control to extend, pause, or disable time limits. People need time to read, process, and act. Let them work at their own pace.##accessibility #a11y
Session timeouts, auto-advancing carousels, dismissible notifications - give users control to extend, pause, or disable time limits. People need time to read, process, and act. Let them work at their own pace.##accessibility #a11y
Dark mode is now available in AAArdvark. For users with light sensitivity, migraines, or eye strain, this makes the platform more accessible and comfortable to use.
December 11, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Dark mode is now available in AAArdvark. For users with light sensitivity, migraines, or eye strain, this makes the platform more accessible and comfortable to use.
Screen reader users navigate by landmarks, not by scrolling. Using semantic HTML (header, nav, main, footer ) creates shortcuts that let people jump straight to the content they need. #a11y
December 9, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Screen reader users navigate by landmarks, not by scrolling. Using semantic HTML (header, nav, main, footer ) creates shortcuts that let people jump straight to the content they need. #a11y
Annual billing is now available for AAArdvark. Save when you pay for the year. Same platform, better pricing for teams committed to accessibility long-term. a20y.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Annual billing is now available for AAArdvark. Save when you pay for the year. Same platform, better pricing for teams committed to accessibility long-term. a20y.com
Live today: Beginner's guide to manual accessibility testing. Natalie walks through keyboard testing, screen readers & what automated tools miss. Practical, friendly, and you can ask questions. Join us: https://bit.ly/4rt0fEN
December 3, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Live today: Beginner's guide to manual accessibility testing. Natalie walks through keyboard testing, screen readers & what automated tools miss. Practical, friendly, and you can ask questions. Join us: https://bit.ly/4rt0fEN
A11y Tip of the Week: Icon-only buttons aren't as clear as you think - even for sighted users. Best solution? Add visible text labels. If that's truly impossible, use visually-hidden text or aria-labelledby. Save aria-label as a last resort. Visible text helps everyone.
December 3, 2025 at 3:29 AM
A11y Tip of the Week: Icon-only buttons aren't as clear as you think - even for sighted users. Best solution? Add visible text labels. If that's truly impossible, use visually-hidden text or aria-labelledby. Save aria-label as a last resort. Visible text helps everyone.
Cyber Monday - last chance to save up to 25% on AAArdvark annual plans. Deal ends at midnight. Accessibility testing built for agencies and freelancers who want clear answers, not more confusion. Visual Mode, monitoring, team tools. https://bit.ly/3K1C1AM
December 1, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Cyber Monday - last chance to save up to 25% on AAArdvark annual plans. Deal ends at midnight. Accessibility testing built for agencies and freelancers who want clear answers, not more confusion. Visual Mode, monitoring, team tools. https://bit.ly/3K1C1AM
Black Friday: Save up to 25% on AAArdvark with our new annual billing. Accessibility testing that actually makes sense. Visual Mode, team collaboration, automated monitoring, plain-language guidance. Built for agencies and freelancers who want to do this right. https://bit.ly/489fzO0
November 28, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Black Friday: Save up to 25% on AAArdvark with our new annual billing. Accessibility testing that actually makes sense. Visual Mode, team collaboration, automated monitoring, plain-language guidance. Built for agencies and freelancers who want to do this right. https://bit.ly/489fzO0
A11y tip of the week: Add autocomplete attributes to your form fields. Browsers can autofill info for users, making forms faster and less error-prone - especially critical for people with motor or cognitive impairments. Simple HTML, big impact.
November 26, 2025 at 7:47 PM
A11y tip of the week: Add autocomplete attributes to your form fields. Browsers can autofill info for users, making forms faster and less error-prone - especially critical for people with motor or cognitive impairments. Simple HTML, big impact.
November updates: Weekly digest emails, improved filters, and annual billing just launched. Black Friday pricing starts Thursday – 25% off annual plans through Monday. Full details in our newsletter: https://bit.ly/489d9yU
November 26, 2025 at 2:37 AM
November updates: Weekly digest emails, improved filters, and annual billing just launched. Black Friday pricing starts Thursday – 25% off annual plans through Monday. Full details in our newsletter: https://bit.ly/489d9yU
Most accessibility reports go nowhere. But when someone listens? That's when real change happens. Three stories from this year about developers who actually fixed things (and why it's worth speaking up):
https://bit.ly/3K5dPxc
https://bit.ly/3K5dPxc
My Favorite Accessibility Wins This Year - AAArdvark
I’ll be honest – accessibility work can feel like shouting into the void sometimes. You spot an issue, you report it, and then… crickets. Or worse, you get a defensive response about how “it works fine for most users” or “we’ll add it to the backlog....
bit.ly
November 20, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Most accessibility reports go nowhere. But when someone listens? That's when real change happens. Three stories from this year about developers who actually fixed things (and why it's worth speaking up):
https://bit.ly/3K5dPxc
https://bit.ly/3K5dPxc
A11y tip of the week: Alt text isn't about filling in a field - it's about context. "Image of laptop" tells screen reader users nothing. "Laptop displaying analytics dashboard" tells them what matters. Good alt text answers: what does this image communicate here?
November 19, 2025 at 3:52 AM
A11y tip of the week: Alt text isn't about filling in a field - it's about context. "Image of laptop" tells screen reader users nothing. "Laptop displaying analytics dashboard" tells them what matters. Good alt text answers: what does this image communicate here?
AAArdvark's Visual Mode highlights accessibility issues directly on your site. Click to log new issues and screenshots and code snippets are automatically included. No spreadsheets, no guessing. Just clear, visual testing that actually makes sense. Try it free: a20y.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:27 PM
AAArdvark's Visual Mode highlights accessibility issues directly on your site. Click to log new issues and screenshots and code snippets are automatically included. No spreadsheets, no guessing. Just clear, visual testing that actually makes sense. Try it free: a20y.com
A11y Tip: aria-label and aria-labelledby override text inside elements. Prefer aria-labelledby as it uses visible text that helps screen reader users, voice control users, and translates properly. Use aria-label as last resort when no other labeling method is available. #a11y
November 12, 2025 at 3:14 AM
A11y Tip: aria-label and aria-labelledby override text inside elements. Prefer aria-labelledby as it uses visible text that helps screen reader users, voice control users, and translates properly. Use aria-label as last resort when no other labeling method is available. #a11y
Live accessibility remediation in about a half hour (1pm PST)! Watch us fix real issues from our own site audit - starting with a form that's completely broken for keyboard users. Real code, real troubleshooting, real time. Questions welcome: https://bit.ly/4nwlmD3 Will be recorded.
November 5, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Live accessibility remediation in about a half hour (1pm PST)! Watch us fix real issues from our own site audit - starting with a form that's completely broken for keyboard users. Real code, real troubleshooting, real time. Questions welcome: https://bit.ly/4nwlmD3 Will be recorded.
A11y Tip of the Week: That parallax scrolling might be making users sick. Motion sensitivity is real. Use prefers-reduced-motion in CSS to dial back animations. Good animation enhances usability - excessive motion is just a barrier. #Accessibility #A11y
November 5, 2025 at 3:12 AM
A11y Tip of the Week: That parallax scrolling might be making users sick. Motion sensitivity is real. Use prefers-reduced-motion in CSS to dial back animations. Good animation enhances usability - excessive motion is just a barrier. #Accessibility #A11y
Tired of manually running accessibility scans after every deploy? AAArdvark webhooks can trigger scans automatically. Also: send issues straight to your project management tool. Live now for all users.
October 30, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Tired of manually running accessibility scans after every deploy? AAArdvark webhooks can trigger scans automatically. Also: send issues straight to your project management tool. Live now for all users.
The best error message is the one users never see.
Prevent errors, not just handle them:
• Format hints (MM/DD/YYYY)
• Real-time validation
• Clear labels
Especially valuable for users with cognitive or motor impairments.
##Accessibility
Prevent errors, not just handle them:
• Format hints (MM/DD/YYYY)
• Real-time validation
• Clear labels
Especially valuable for users with cognitive or motor impairments.
##Accessibility
October 28, 2025 at 12:21 PM
The best error message is the one users never see.
Prevent errors, not just handle them:
• Format hints (MM/DD/YYYY)
• Real-time validation
• Clear labels
Especially valuable for users with cognitive or motor impairments.
##Accessibility
Prevent errors, not just handle them:
• Format hints (MM/DD/YYYY)
• Real-time validation
• Clear labels
Especially valuable for users with cognitive or motor impairments.
##Accessibility
Snapshot Audits: from "we think" to "we know" in one report. Expert testing on your key pages, visual proof of issues, clear priorities. No guesswork. Last week for intro pricing (ends Oct 31). Learn more at https://bit.ly/3KtIKmT or DM us for details.
October 27, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Snapshot Audits: from "we think" to "we know" in one report. Expert testing on your key pages, visual proof of issues, clear priorities. No guesswork. Last week for intro pricing (ends Oct 31). Learn more at https://bit.ly/3KtIKmT or DM us for details.
Live at 1pm PT: Watch us fix real accessibility issues in real time. See how AAArdvark manages remediation from audit to resolution. Questions welcome.
https://bit.ly/3JlzhO2
https://bit.ly/3JlzhO2
October 22, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Live at 1pm PT: Watch us fix real accessibility issues in real time. See how AAArdvark manages remediation from audit to resolution. Questions welcome.
https://bit.ly/3JlzhO2
https://bit.ly/3JlzhO2
A11y Tip: Data tables need proper structure
That pricing table looks clear visually, but can screen reader users understand it?
Tables need:
• th elements for headers
• scope attributes
• caption elements
• logical reading order
The test: Does it make sense read aloud, one cell at a time?
That pricing table looks clear visually, but can screen reader users understand it?
Tables need:
• th elements for headers
• scope attributes
• caption elements
• logical reading order
The test: Does it make sense read aloud, one cell at a time?
October 21, 2025 at 12:34 PM
A11y Tip: Data tables need proper structure
That pricing table looks clear visually, but can screen reader users understand it?
Tables need:
• th elements for headers
• scope attributes
• caption elements
• logical reading order
The test: Does it make sense read aloud, one cell at a time?
That pricing table looks clear visually, but can screen reader users understand it?
Tables need:
• th elements for headers
• scope attributes
• caption elements
• logical reading order
The test: Does it make sense read aloud, one cell at a time?
Comprehensive accessibility audits create analysis paralysis. Our Snapshot Audits give you 1-5 pages tested with curated, actionable findings — not 500+ overwhelming issues. $599 for our 11th anniversary (10 spots left). https://bit.ly/4qpkent
October 16, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Comprehensive accessibility audits create analysis paralysis. Our Snapshot Audits give you 1-5 pages tested with curated, actionable findings — not 500+ overwhelming issues. $599 for our 11th anniversary (10 spots left). https://bit.ly/4qpkent
Mobile a11y tip: Test your site with just your thumb. Hold your phone in one hand and try a task. Notice small touch targets (under 44px), tight spacing, or hard-to-reach zones? If it's awkward for you, imagine users with motor impairments or larger fingers.
October 14, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Mobile a11y tip: Test your site with just your thumb. Hold your phone in one hand and try a task. Notice small touch targets (under 44px), tight spacing, or hard-to-reach zones? If it's awkward for you, imagine users with motor impairments or larger fingers.