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The days of websites simply needing to serve as a functional utility are long since over. Visitors now have high expectations for websites that can multitask on many levels and provide:  Streamlined navigation that efficiently guides visitors to what they need,  Engaging experiences that… Read More
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When speaking with government clients, I’m often asked about web design trends.  The fact is, design trends for government sites have very little to do with colors, fonts, or any sort of fleeting fashion. Nor are government sites the place where the boundaries of technologies such as augmented… Read More
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Human-centered design is a concept that gained traction in the 1990s as an approach  to developing innovative solutions based on a laser-sharp focus on human needs and human perspectives during every phase of a design or problem-solving process. Building upon the principles of human-centered design… Read More
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Heuristics is one of those words that sounds extremely academic, but whose meaning is refreshingly simple. Essentially, heuristics refer to rules of thumb, mental shortcuts -- or the kinds of decision-making frameworks that we engage in every day. Sometimes we do so consciously, other times, we act… Read More
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Web Usability Heuristics
ADA web accessibility compliance ultimately requires that developers get into the weeds of the 78 guidelines that make up WCAG 2.1. Visual checks and quick scans provide a solid starting point, however, and serve as key indicators of underlying accessibility violations.  Here’s an overview of the… Read More
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The process of auditing a website for ADA accessibility compliance, as described by the W3C(R) Website Accessibility Conformance Evaluation Methodology (WCAG-EM) 1.0,  falls into two essential categories: automated and manual. The automated part of the process is relatively straightforward. It’s… Read More
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When you’re surrounded by a team of awesome developers, you might think that a statement such as, “Great Websites are Created before the First Line of Code is Written,” isn’t going to be met with a lot of enthusiasm. As it turns out, our developers tend to be among the greatest supporters of the… Read More
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At DrupalCon2019 earlier this month, Promet Source tapped the collective brainpower with a Human-Centered Design activity that asked this question: “What are the key advantages, the main challenges, and the emerging opportunities of Drupal as an Information delivery platform?” Within the context… Read More
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