Published inWashington Post EngineeringMy goals as The Washington Post’s first-ever Accessibility EngineerHaving an engineer dedicated to accessibility will help us align our efforts, maintain up-to-date standards and explore new opportunities.Jan 25, 2023Jan 25, 2023
Published inWashington Post EngineeringMy goals as The Washington Post’s new Accessibility Engineer (in plain language)The Washington Post cares about accessibility, and it is helpful to have an Accessibility Engineer. This job gives me time to focus on it.Jan 25, 2023Jan 25, 2023
Published inWashington Post EngineeringAccessibility case study: Pairing election data visualizations with tablesIn a previous blog post, we discussed ways to make election results pages more accessible to users navigating via screen readers. An…Mar 14, 2022Mar 14, 2022
Published inWashington Post EngineeringKeyboard focus: Helping users navigate The Post without a mouseSome people with motor disabilities do not use a mouse. Instead, they navigate content using their keyboard. Ensure your site supports…Dec 14, 2021Dec 14, 2021
Published inWashington Post EngineeringImproving screen reader and keyboard accessibility on election results pagesBetween primaries, a recall and a German election — and with the November elections imminent—The Washington Post’s News Engineering team…Oct 7, 2021Oct 7, 2021
Published inWashington Post EngineeringHow we enhanced our site’s UX and boosted Core Web Vitals scoresBy Holden Foreman (Software Engineer) and Julie Bacon (Site Engineering Manager)Aug 19, 2021Aug 19, 2021
Published inWashington Post EngineeringWe can’t automate alt text. Here are some mistakes, lessons and what we can do for accessibility.Correct use of alt text is essential to web accessibility. You may be well-versed in alt text, but (if you haven’t already) please read…Jul 21, 2021A response icon1Jul 21, 2021A response icon1
