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Informative or decorative image: what's the difference in RGAA accessibility?

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18 December 2025
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Informative or decorative image: what's the difference in RGAA accessibility?

When designing accessible digital services, one question constantly comes up: should this image be described or not? This apparently simple question hides a fundamental issue. Because not all images are created equal. Some convey essential information, while others serve only to enrich the visual experience.
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30 November 2025
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Why does generative artificial intelligence seem more reliable than it actually is?

There's that strange moment that almost all of us have experienced recently with ChatGPT or another AI. That moment when the machine formulates an answer so accurate, so nuanced, that we lend it a form of humanity. Why does AI give us the impression that it understands? An analysis of the great misunderstanding that leads us to project intention and intelligence onto statistical systems.
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24 November 2025
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Digital accessibility: why are some obstacles difficult to identify?

The obstacles that really block users are not the ones we notice. We evaluate a site in the same way as we evaluate a shop window by what we can see, but these elements are only the tip of a much larger whole, a technical and perceptive underground that many people will never explore.
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14 November 2025
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Digital accessibility: a comprehensive guide to understanding the key principles

On 28 June 2025, European Directive 2019/882 on accessibility requirements for products and services came into force. A real lever for equal rights and opportunities, this text is intended to reflect the political will to make accessibility a pillar of citizenship. But what are we really talking about when we use the terminology of digital accessibility?
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7 November 2025
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Website redesign: the mistakes to avoid before launching your project

The redesign of a digital medium is never just a technical project: it's a mirror. It shows how a company works, where it falters, what it really values and what it neglects. So before you break everything and start again from scratch, here's the checklist I use before any redesign project.
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4 November 2025
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How to improve the digital accessibility of healthcare facilities? Guide and best practices

Digital health promises to bring patients closer to care. But in all the talk of innovation, haven't we forgotten one essential thing: access? Digital technology should be repairing inequalities in access, but it is sometimes creating new ones.
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