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Forms make or break the most crucial online interactions: checkout (commerce), registration (community), data input (participation and sharing), and any task requiring information entry.

Any meaningful experience on the web has a form. Whether it’s a form made of text boxes, toggles, buttons, checkboxes, or touchable widgets, web developers need to be purposeful about forms to make users happy and increase conversions.

HTML5 introduced new features for web forms. Identifying input purpose via autocomplete attributes makes easier and faster form filling experiences for everyone entering personal or payment information. New input type, inputmode, and pattern attributes help users enter data accurately and efficiently.

When semantic HTML elements are not enough, a little ARIA can make them accessible, for example to screen reader users.

Input width makes it easy to guide sighted users

Setting input width to guide sighted users reduces cognitive effort needed to fill out forms. I’ve created HTML and CSS code to set width of a postcode field.

Published 26 May, 2019
Categorized as Portfolio Tagged accessibility, CSS, forms, HTML, inclusive design, mobile

Form wizard remediation – from research to design

My lightning talk on remediation of technical and non-technical issues in a registration form. This effort brings us nearer to our goal of no barriers.

Published 17 May, 2019
Categorized as Portfolio Tagged accessibility, forms, inclusive design, public speaking, testing

Easily removed HTML5 article tags found lurking in form

While manual accessibility testing a form wizard, HTML5 article tags were announced by the screen reader. This confused our participant on every step!

Published 22 November, 2018
Categorized as Portfolio Tagged accessibility, forms, HTML, prioritise, testing

Results of accessibility testing a multi-channel form wizard

In September 2018 I conducted manual accessibility testing on the first iteration of member registration as a form wizard. This was my lightning talk.

Published 26 September, 2018
Categorized as Portfolio Tagged accessibility, CSS, forms, HTML, public speaking, research, testing

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