161 Media is the online blog & portfolio of Kyle Petersen. I create user-friendly, accessible websites using web standards.

Accessible Tables (Part 1)

Creating Accessible TablesTables are a great way to format tabular data, and just a little extra markup will make them easier to be understood by assistive devices. In the first part of this tutorial, we’ll cover table headers.

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Relative Font Sizing and Ems

Using Relative Font SizesFor many beginners to HTML and CSS, using relative font sizes can be a bit tricky. In today’s tutorial, I’ll guide you through the basics of using ems and the advantages they offer for accessibility.

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Skip Navigation Links

Creating Skip Navigation LinksIn this tutorial, we’ll go over what I believe to be the simplest and most effective way to create an invisible skip navigation link that will allow users with screen readers to get directly to the meat of your page.

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