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Tag: Microsoft 365

  • X-Ray! [A to Z a11y]

    X-Ray! [A to Z a11y]

    Colour Vision Deficiency affects over 8% of men and 0.5% of women. Colour filters (including one that looks like an X-Ray mode) help present colours in a way that assists people with CVD. In this post I take a look at the colour modes, how they work, and what all this means for building solutions.

  • WCAG [A to Z a11y]

    WCAG [A to Z a11y]

    One common acronym that has run throughout many of the blog posts here is WCAG. It stands for “Web Content Accessibility Guidelines” and comes from the W3C (World Wide Web Consortium). It’s a set of guidelines designed for websites and content, but has been adopted as the standard for digital accessibility. In this post I’ll…

  • The Voice [A to Z a11y]

    The Voice [A to Z a11y]

    In this AI-assistant world of Copilots, Agents, and ever-listening smart devices, Voice is becoming more prevalent. What if this is the primary source of control for people though? Here I take a look at the importance of the voice in solutions we build.

  • User eXperience / User Interface [A to Z a11y]

    User eXperience / User Interface [A to Z a11y]

    User eXperience and User Interface are massive areas of a project. Creating a community of people that includes those with disabilities and neurodiversities leads to better design, better results, and better uptake.

  • Images [A to Z a11y]

    Images [A to Z a11y]

    “A picture is worth a thousand words” – Napoleon. Or maybe a Japanese proverb. Or even coined by members of the press. The origin isn’t important (most people say Napoleon), the quote is. What if you can’t see the image and you rely on Screen Readers? Let’s explore as we dive into I in the…

  • GDS, EAA, ADA and more [A to Z a11y]

    GDS, EAA, ADA and more [A to Z a11y]

    Welcome to the letter G in the A to Z of Accessibility: Power Platform Edition. Here we will take a look at a veritable alphabet soup of accessibility with GDS, EAA, ADA and more. These are some of the regulations, legislations, and design requirements that exist across different geographic regions and impact organisations working in…

  • What the F…ont [A to Z a11y]

    What the F…ont [A to Z a11y]

    Call them Fonts or call them Typefaces I’m not precious, but these along with the way we apply Formatting to our text make a massive difference to our Accessibility goals.

  • The Evolution Experience [A to Z a11y]

    The Evolution Experience [A to Z a11y]

    This episode of A to Z of Accessibility is for The Evolution Experience. This section could be easily have been dubbed “Progress Over Perfection” but I wanted to get this in early on so I could encourage and exhort you all to embark upon the expedition that is Accessibility. This article is not tech specific…

  • The Dark Mode comes [A to Z a11y]

    The Dark Mode comes [A to Z a11y]

    Welcome, reader. I’m looking forward to continuing your training. This is the A to Z Accessibility: The Dark Side comes post! Question: Are you a Dark Mode-r or a firm adherent to the Light Mode? Well, here at the Letter D I’m here to explore both – and neither.

  • Colours Everywhere! [A to Z a11y]

    Colours Everywhere! [A to Z a11y]

    So here we are at C in the A to Z of Accessibility – Power Platform Edition. In this first “C” post I want to look at the use of Colours, colours everywhere! This applies to all areas of the Power Platform, yup even Dataverse. It also applies to anywhere that colour is used, so…

  • Borders Without Boundaries [A to Z a11y]

    Borders Without Boundaries [A to Z a11y]

    Welcome to the letter B in the A to Z of Accessibility: Power Apps Edition. This post is about Borders without Boundaries. Including: control borders and table borders. Applies to: Power Apps, Power Pages, Word, PowerPoint, Excel etc

  • An ARIA to Accessible Text [A to Z a11y]

    An ARIA to Accessible Text [A to Z a11y]

    Welcome to the first post in my A to Z of Accessibility – Power Platform Edition. In this post I will be presenting an ARIA and talking about Accessible Text. ARIA is especially applicable to Power Pages but the concepts apply to all areas of the Power Platform. Accessible Text is especially relevant to Power…

  • The A to Z of Accessibility – Power Platform [A to Z a11y]

    The A to Z of Accessibility – Power Platform [A to Z a11y]

    Welcome to the A to Z of Accessibility – Power Platform. Covering all areas of the Power Platform plus wider areas of Microsoft 365 and more.

  • The Right Tool for the Job (and it’s not always an App!)

    The Right Tool for the Job (and it’s not always an App!)

    If you’ve ever worked with tools of any kind – workshop, garage, kitchen etc – you’ll probably have been told, at least once, to “Use the right tool for the job”. The same rule applies when picking the right #PowerPlatform tool for the job. #Hart365 #Microsoft #PowerApps #Flow #PowerBI #Forms