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“accessibility” News Archive (4)

Entry (Sources) and Additional TopicsDate#
Accessibility Theater (tpg)1447
What Is Inclusion Anyways? Lessons From the Disabled Community1446
slides, lessons, dei
Building Accessibility Into Your Company, Team, and Culture (swi)1445
videos, culture
How I Write Alt Text for Code Snippets on Social Media (ben)1444
alt-text, writing, images, social-media
Navigating Web Accessibility Litigation: Advice From a General Counsel (lev)1443
legal
Dark Mode: How Users Think About It and Issues to Avoid (nng)1442
dark-mode, user-experience, best-practices
Accessible Navigation1441
navigation
Where to Put Focus When Deleting a Thing (aar)1440
focus
European Accessibility Act: Article 32, and Why It Sucks (cra)1439
legal, eaa
Main-ly Speaking (col)1438
html
What Is Alt Text and How to Write It (tpg)1437
images, alt-text, writing
What Are Exceptions to Section 508 Accessibility Requirements?1436
legal, section-508
How to Get 12% More LinkedIn Followers, Impressions, and Clicks—Practical Accessibility Tips and Tricks (mni)1435
how-tos, tips-and-tricks, social-media, linkedin, best-practices
How Organisations Respond to Accessibility Monitoring1434
monitoring
“We’re All Just Temporarily Abled” (jim)1433
Being “Polite” Does Not Ensure Access1432
legal
Tabs Are Objectively Better Than Spaces (cfe)1431
formatting, developer-experience
“aria-haspopup” and Screen Readers (mat)1430
aria, support, screen-readers
Accessibility Is Not Inclusive Design or Disability Rights—It’s a Part of It (yat)1429
dei, legal
Useable1428
community
An “alt” Decision Tree Using Only “:has()” (aar)1427
css, alt-text, images
Designing Accessible Text Over Images: Best Practices, Techniques, and Resources II (sma)1426
content, images, best-practices, techniques
OKLCH in CSS: Consistent, Accessible Color Palettes (its/log)1425
css, oklch, color-palettes, consistency
WCAG 3.0: Further on Up the Road (ons/tpg)1424
wcag, standards
Progressively Enhanced HTML Accordion (aar)1423
html, accordions, semantics, progressive-enhancement
8 Common Heading Questions (pop)1422
html, headings
Alt Text Hall of Fame (ste/alt)1421
websites, writing, alt-text, images
Assistive Technology Shouldn’t Be a Mystery Box (cod)1420
browsers, assistive-tech, web-platform, foss, support
The Easy Intro to the APCA Contrast Method (myn)1419
introductions, colors, contrast, apca
Designing Accessible Text Over Images: Best Practices, Techniques, and Resources (sma)1418
content, images, best-practices, techniques
Contextual Form Errors and ARIA (mar)1417
forms, html, aria
How Does Reflowing Content Affect People With Screen Magnification? (tpg)1416
reflow, assistive-tech, screen-magnification
New DOJ Web Accessibility Regulation Is a Disaster1415
legal
Accessibility of the Button: Should We Fix It or the Root Cause Problem? (deq)1414
buttons, processes
CSS and Accessibility: Inclusion Through User Choice (car/sma)1413
css, dei, user-experience
Accessibility Represents Maturity (tem)1412
culture
Contrast Checker Bookmarklet (web)1411
bookmarklets, colors, contrast
The Curious Case of “iff” and Overriding Screenreader Pronunciations (ben)1410
screen-readers, pronunciation
What Happens When Developers Are Liable for Accessibility?1409
legal
Do We Need WCAG 3 (Now)? (yat)1408
wcag, standards
How to Make Your Captions and Audio Descriptions WCAG-Compliant1407
how-tos, multimedia, captions, compliance, wcag
Be an Active Ally for Those Living With Disabilities (wom)1406
dei
Testing a Component’s Accessibility1405
videos, testing, components
Blockquotes in Screen Readers (aar)1404
screen-readers, support, html
Web Accessibility in High-Risk Segments (kar)1403
compliance, legal
Solving the Accessibility Palette Riddle1402
colors, color-palettes
The Problem With Auto-Generated Alternative Texts for Images (dni)1401
ai, writing
Understanding the WCAG 3 Working Draft Update1400
wcag
Accessible Animated GIF Alternatives (tyl/clo)1399
animations, gif, multimedia, comparisons
We Deleted More Than 5,000 Pages From Our College Website—Here’s Why1398
quality, maintenance
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 (ala+/w3c)1397
guidelines, wcag, standards
Visually Hidden Links With 0 Dimensions (mat)1396
hiding, links, focus, safari
Getting Instant Return From Your Accessibility Testing (kar)1395
testing
O “dialog” Focus, Where Art Thou? (mat)1394
modals, html, focus
Interoperability With Specific Assistive Technologies or: “Does the Website Work on JAWS?” (kar)1393
interoperability, screen-readers, assistive-tech, jaws
React-ing to Accessibility: Building Accessible Forms That Everyone Can Use1392
forms, react, testing
A Roadmap to Leadership Inclusion: 15 Keys to Unlocking a Diverse and Empowered Workplace II (dbo)1391
leadership, dei
The alt-text.org Project Is Moving Forward (han)1390
writing
Top 20 Must-Know Tips for Web Accessibility1389
tips-and-tricks
Developing Inclusivity Features (uxm)1388
design, dei
Making Numbers in Web Content Accessible (ons/tpg)1387
Getting Started—Understanding the History of Web Accessibility1386
videos, introductions, history
There’s No Such Thing as a “Normal” User (kar)1385
A Roadmap to Leadership Inclusion: 15 Keys to Unlocking a Diverse and Empowered Workplace (dbo)1384
leadership, dei
Resources for Procurement of Accessible Digital Products and VPAT (den)1383
vpat-acr, conformance, tooling, link-lists
The “article” Element and Screen Readers (mat)1382
html, screen-readers, support
ARIA Can Hurt or Help Web Accessibility: How to Review Your Website’s ARIA (pop)1381
how-tos, aria, auditing
Your Browser May Be Having a Secret Relationship With a Screen Reader (kno)1380
browsers, screen-readers, assistive-tech
Under-Engineered Comboboxen? (aar)1379
forms, html, css
Accessible Overlays Aren’t Accessible1378
overlays
Combat Accessibility Decay: How to Maintain Ongoing Accessibility1377
how-tos, processes
WCAG 2.2, Quick and Simplified1376
wcag, standards
4 Ways to Improve Mobile Accessibility (kar)1375
mobile
Web and App ADA Lawsuits: 6 Trends So Far in 20231374
ada, legal, trends
Screen Magnification: Digital Accessibilitiy1373
videos, assistive-tech, screen-magnification
Magnification and Zoom Accessibility Guide—Everything You Need to Know1372
guides, screen-magnification, zooming
Live Regions in React (abb)1371
react, aria, live-regions
Top Tips From a Web Accessibility Evaluator at WebAIM (web)1370
webaim, auditing, tips-and-tricks
WCAG 2.2 Removes 4.1.1 Parsing and How axe-core Is Impacted (deq)1369
wcag, testing, axe
Designing for Inclusion1368
design, dei
Continuous Accessibility (a11)1367
websites, processes
Thoughts From “Meet Safari for Spatial Computing” (jim)1366
safari, spatial-web, responsive-design
Three Key Principles for an Accessible Website1365
principles
Can Web Developers Be Held Liable?1364
legal
The Five Types of People Who Produce Inaccessible Code (eri)1363
community
6 Quick Tests You Can Do to Test Your Forms for Accessibility (kar)1362
testing, forms
Design vs. Accessibility and the CSS “visually-hidden” Class (its/log)1361
design, css, comparisons
You Can Stop Using “user-scalable=no” and “maximum-scale=1” in Viewport Meta Tags Now1360
html, viewport, metadata, responsive-design
No, “AI” Will Not Fix Accessibility (aar)1359
ai
The Universal Focus State (eri)1358
focus, css
Sticky Content: Focus in View (tet)1357
focus, scrolling, css
Before Your Next Frontend Pull Request, Use This Checklist (tra/evi)1356
checklists, performance, compression, dependencies, legibility, naming
Testing Sites and Apps With Blind Users: A Cheat Sheet (sma)1355
testing, screen-readers, assistive-tech, tooling, cheat-sheets
Accessibility and Artificial Intelligence (joe)1354
ai
Assume the Position—a Labeling Story (llo/tpg)1353
forms, labels, html
Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI–ARIA) 1.2 (w3c)1352
standards, aria, rich-internet-apps
Accessibility Testing—Pay Attention to the Details1351
testing
The Problem With Automatically Focusing the First Input and What to Do Instead (ada)1350
user-experience, focus, forms
WCAG 2.2 Misses Mark on Defining Visible Focus (yat)1349
focus, wcag, standards
How We Created an Accessible, Scalable Color Palette1348
colors, color-palettes, scalability, case-studies
Accessible Components: The Hamburger Menu1347
components, navigation
Accessibility Audits for All1346
auditing, testing
Don’t Meddle With User Input (tem)1345
forms
The Problem With Nested Fieldsets and How to Avoid Them (ada)1344
forms, assistive-tech, support
How Screen-Reader Users Type on and Control Mobile Devices (nng)1343
usability, screen-readers, mobile
When to Use Plain Text or Images Instead of MathML1342
mathml, math
Brief Note on Popovers With Dialogs (aar)1341
html, support, pop-overs, modals
We Need to Talk About How We Talk About Accessibility1340
communication, dei
“display: contents” Considered Harmful (eri)1339
css
Levelling Up Accessibility Skills in Your Organisation (rus/int)1338
videos
Reading a Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) or Accessibility Conformance Report (ACR) (mer/equ)1337
vpat-acr, documentation
Addressing Timeout Modals: Navigating the Nuances for Inclusive Web Design1336
dei, modals, time
A Beginners Guide to Digital Accessibility (fra)1335
guides
Are We There Yet? WCAG 2.2 Is at the Candidate Recommendation [Stage] v3 (gwi/deq)1334
wcag, standards
What Devs Can Do on Global Accessibility Awareness Day (ste)1333
awareness-days
Accessible Numbers1332
websites
Fieldsets, Legends, and Screen Readers Again (ste/tpg)1331
html, forms, screen-readers
Semantics and the “popover” Attribute: What to Use When? (hdv)1330
html, attributes, semantics, pop-overs
Why Is Web Accessibility Important? (tpg)1329
videos
Using HTML Landmark Roles to Improve Accessibility (sch/mdn)1328
html
HTML Landmark Roles Screen Reader Demo (sch/mdn)1327
videos, html, screen-readers, voiceover
The Problem With Disabled Buttons and What to Do Instead (ada)1326
buttons, user-experience
Screen Readers Don’t Announce When the User Reaches the “maxlength” Character Limit (sim)1325
html, screen-readers, support
Respect Your Children (ste/tpg)1324
html, aria
Introduction to Screen‐Readers: JAWS Edition1323
introductions, screen-readers, jaws
Introduction to Screen‐Readers: NVDA Edition1322
introductions, screen-readers, nvda
Introduction to Screen‐Readers: VoiceOver macOS Edition1321
introductions, screen-readers, voiceover
ShatGPT (ste)1320
ai
React Testing Library and Accessibility (ste)1319
react, testing, libraries, automation
Digital Accessibility Is a Bigger Education Issue Than We Think—Here’s What We Can Do About It1318
training
Short Note: Why Isn’t “role=presentation”/“none” Allowed on Focusable Elements? (ste)1317
focus, aria, html
Why “font-size” Must Never Be in Pixels (gra)1316
css, units, responsive-design
Accessible Target Sizes Cheatsheet (vit/sma)1315
user-experience
Progress Over Perfection: The Better Way for Communication and Accessibility Advocacy (mer)1314
communication, advocacy, processes
The Potentially Dangerous Non-Accessibility of Cookie Notices (mar/sma)1313
cookies, legal, privacy, user-experience
Meeting WCAG Level AAA (pat/tet)1312
wcag, conformance, standards
Designing and Coding for Voice1311
voice
Visually Accessible Data Visualization1310
information-design
Audio Accessibility in Miro: A Hackathon Story in 3 Acts (sin)1309
multimedia, experiments
Answering “What ARIA Can I Use?” (w3c)1308
aria, browsers, screen-readers, assistive-tech, support
Web Accessibility: A Reference to Creating Inclusive Websites (sta)1307
Breaking Down Accessibility Barriers: Top 4 Challenges With Screen Magnifiers1306
assistive-tech, screen-magnification
Shifting Left, or: Making Accessibility Easier by Doing It Earlier (hdv)1305
videos, slides, processes
Don’t Override Screen Reader Pronunciation (aar)1304
screen-readers, pronunciation
HTML Accessibility API Mappings 1.0 (ste+/w3c)1303
html, apis
Accessibility in Design Systems: Building More Inclusive Products for a Better User Experience1302
videos, design-systems, dei, user-experience
Chasing Rainbows (ver)1301
colors, color-blindness, user-experience
Establishing Metrics for Accessibility ROI (kar)1300
metrics, economics
Foundations: Accessible Names and Descriptions (ihe/tet)1299
fundamentals, naming, writing, aria
The Alt Text War—SEO vs. Accessibility1298
seo, images, writing, alt-text, comparisons
What’s New in WCAG 2.2?1297
wcag, standards
Designing for Reduced Motion1296
animations, reduced-motion, css, media-queries, javascript
What Makes a Good Screenshot? (llo/tpg)1295
images
Accessibility for Designers: Where Do I Start? (ste)1294
design, link-lists
Exposing Field Errors (aar)1293
forms, aria, assistive-tech, support
Five Pieces of Advice for More Accessible Websites (cit)1292
html, tips-and-tricks
When I Get That Low Contrast Feeling, I Need Non-Textual Healing (llo/tpg)1291
contrast, colors
10 Ways to Hide Elements in CSS (cra)1290
hiding, css, performance
The Ultimate Guide to Automatic Accessibility Testing in CI/CD for React Apps1289
guides, testing, automation, ci-cd, react
We Need Accessibility Action (yat)1288
web
Alternative Text in the Wild: 5 Alternative Text Examples (pop)1287
writing, examples
The WebAIM Million (web)1286
studies, research, metrics
Guardrails for Better Accessibility Support in Frontend (net)1285
quality, tooling
Connecting Dots of an Accessibility Audit1284
auditing
How to Write an Accessibility Statement (ger)1283
how-tos, documentation, writing
Accessibility vs. Emojis1282
emoji, unicode, comparisons
A Quick Guide to Reviewing a VPAT ACR (kar)1281
vpat-acr, conformance, auditing
CSS-Only Widgets Are Inaccessible (aar)1280
css
Senior Engineering Strategies for Advanced React and TypeScript (tec)1279
strategies, react, typescript, architecture, testing, performance, security, maintenance
The “search” Element (sco)1278
html, semantics
What We’ve Learned About Designing for Accessibility From Our Users (sla)1277
design
Accessible but Never Boring: Rebranding the Wise Design System for Everyone II1276
design, design-systems
Certifications Should Be Hard (kar)1275
career, training, learning
Visually Hidden Content Is a Hack That Needs to Be Resolved, Not Enshrined (sco)1274
hiding, browsers, screen-readers, assistive-tech, css
When Is “:focus-visible” Visible? (ire)1273
css, selectors
Annotating Designs for Accessibility (int)1272
videos, design
Hijacking Screenreaders With CSS (ben/deq)1271
videos, screen-readers, css
Foundations: Pointer Gestures (gra/tpg)1270
fundamentals, usability
How Screen Readers Read Special Characters: An Update (ele)1269
screen-readers, support, unicode
Accessibility Beyond Code Compliance (aar)1268
compliance
Accessibility and Design Systems: The Deep-Dive Q&A (ger+)1267
interviews, design-systems, deep-dives
It’s About Time CAPTCHAs Become Accessible1266
captcha
The H1 Conundrum: Understanding the Challenges of Heading Level One1265
semantics, headings, html
Fix Color Contrast—Web Accessibility for Text and UI Design (pim)1264
colors, contrast
Making Calendars With Accessibility and Internationalization in Mind (sto/css)1263
functionality, internationalization
Best Practices for Structuring Accessibility Testing (tpg)1262
testing, best-practices
We Don’t Need “.visually-hidden” (den)1261
css, semantics, quality
“content” Is Your Content?1260
css, content, seo, maintainability
My Ideal Accessible Components Resource Is Holistic, Well Tested and Easy to Use (hdv)1259
components
ARIA Live Regions for JavaScript Frameworks (its/log)1258
aria, live-regions, javascript, frameworks
50.1% Empty Links (mat)1257
html, links, semantics, seo
Client-Side JavaScript and React Criticism: What Comes Next?1256
javascript, react, performance, resilience, progressive-enhancement
Toolkit Tuesday: Using YouTube for Captions and Transcripts (kno)1255
videos, captions, youtube
Are You Making These Five Mistakes When Writing Alt Text?1254
writing, alt-text, images, mistakes
A Beginner’s Guide to Manual Accessibility Testing (pop)1253
guides, testing
The Web Needs a Native “.visually-hidden” (ben)1252
css
The WebAIM Strategic Accessibility Framework (web)1251
webaim, strategies
A Native “Visually Hidden” in CSS? Yes Please! (mic)1250
hiding, browsers, screen-readers, assistive-tech, css
Accessible but Never Boring: Rebranding the Wise Design System for Everyone1249
design, design-systems
Conformance and Accessibility (j9t)1248
conformance, quality
Without Accessibility, There Is No Privacy or Security (lev)1247
privacy, security
How People Read Online1246
content, readability, user-experience
A Guide to Accessible Form Validation (san/sma)1245
guides, forms, validation, user-experience
How to Style Your Alt Text (ede)1244
how-tos, css, alt-text, images
Successful Teams Ensure 100% of Their Members Understand Keyboard Accessibility (mni)1243
Automatic Captions: Our Experiments and Best Practices (equ)1242
captions, best-practices, automation
How Shadow DOM and Accessibility Are in Conflict (sun/iga)1241
shadow-dom, aria
The Importance of Adding Accessibility Design Reviews to the Design Process (dav)1240
design, processes
Open Captions vs. Closed Captions: What’s the Difference?1239
captions, comparisons
ARIA vs. HTML (aar)1238
html, aria, semantics, comparisons
Understanding the Cost of Not Being Accessible (kar)1237
economics
Not Everyone Uses a Computer in the Same Way That You Do (hdv)1236
videos
Avoid Spanning Table Headers (aar)1235
assistive-tech, html, tables
Ideas for Making Accessibility and Equity a Core Part of the Software Development Lifecycle (eli)1234
dei, processes
Keys to an Accessibility Mindset (sma)1233
design
A Step-by-Step Guide to Building Accessible Carousels (swe/sma)1232
guides, carousels, html, user-experience
If You’re Going to Do a Job, Do It Properly (tem)1231
css
Software Accessibility for Users With Attention Deficit Disorder (ADHD)1230
Buttons, Links, and Focus (tem)1229
semantics, buttons, links, focus
Screen Readers Don’t Convey the Semantics of “strong” and “em” (mat)1228
screen-readers, semantics, html
Scaling Accessibility Through Design Systems (ste+)1227
videos, design-systems, scalability
A Practical Approach to Automated Accessibility (ste)1226
testing, automation
Automation Is Not the Enemy (kar)1225
testing, automation
Automated Testing Won’t Solve Web Accessibility (yat)1224
testing, automation
Foundations: Introduction to WAI–ARIA (ihe/tet)1223
fundamentals, introductions, aria
The Troublesome Life and Lamentable Death of Success Criterion 4.1.11222
wcag, conformance, standards
Focus Appearance Thoughts (ala)1221
focus, css
Testing Colour Accessibility With Dev Tools (mic)1220
colors, testing, browsers, dev-tools
How to Build Accessible Main Navigation? (iod)1219
how-tos, navigation
Non-Text Content Contrast Also Matters1218
colors, contrast
WCAG 2.2 Update: It’s Time to Say Goodbye to the Parsing Criterion1217
wcag, standards
Screen Reader Quick Guide1216
guides, screen-readers
Setting Expectations for Asking ChatGPT Web Accessibility Questions (sco)1215
ai, chatgpt
Understanding Color and Accessibility (kat)1214
colors
External Links: In or Out1213
seo, links, user-experience
Léonie Watson on Accessibility (tin+)1212
podcasts, interviews
New WCAG 2.2 Features Rated (yat)1211
wcag, standards
Accessible Hamburger Buttons Without JavaScript1210
javascript, navigation
Use the Dialog Element (Reasonably) (sco)1209
html, modals
Pointing and Calling and Accessibility Testing1208
testing
Screen Readers Support for Text Level HTML Semantics (ste/tpg)1207
html, semantics, screen-readers, support
Are We There Yet? WCAG 2.2 Is at the Candidate Recommendation Stage Again (gwi/deq)1206
wcag, standards
Musing Upon an “[alt]” Text Badge on Images (chr)1205
html, css
A Simple Custom (ste)1204
forms, usability, css
Be a Digital Ally: Further Exploration of WCAG 2.2 (kno)1203
wcag, standards
Creating a Community That Values Accessibility (web)1202
community
If You Need a Link, Don’t Use a Button (tem)1201
html, semantics, links, buttons
Comparing Level Access Automated Tools to Manual Accessibility Testing (rac)1200
tooling, testing, automation
Web Accessibility Global Usage Survey1199
surveys
Tabs Are Better (bre)1198
formatting
Comparing Manual and Free Automated WCAG Reviews (aar)1197
wcag, auditing, comparisons
Accessible Writing Is Just Good Writing1196
writing
Blind News Audiences Are Being Left Behind in the data Visualisation Revolution: Here’s How We Fix That1195
information-design
Foundations: Visible Focus Styles (tet)1194
fundamentals, focus, css
Manual Accessibility Testing1193
testing
Closed Captions and Subtitles UX (vit/sma)1192
captions, user-experience
The Main Areas of WAI–ARIA1191
aria
2023 Design Trends From an Accessibility Perspective1190
design, trends
Stock Photos of People With Disabilities (den)1189
content, images
A New Accessibility Strategy for the GOV.UK Design System1188
strategies, design-systems
JAWS, NVDA, and VoiceOver Braille Viewers (aar)1187
screen-readers, jaws, nvda, voiceover
Carry On Testing 2023 (ste/tpg)1186
testing
WAI–Adapt Explainer (w3c)1185
Quick Thoughts on Typeface and Font Accessibility1184
fonts, typography
A Beginner’s Guide to Link and Text Accessibility (pop)1183
guides, links, content
Overlapping Interactive Areas (tem)1182
design
Fluid Typography: Predicting a Problem With Your User’s Zoom-In (sma)1181
typography, css, zooming
Website Accessibility (15 Best Practices) (bru)1180
best-practices, content, readability, captcha, images, alt-text, forms, focus, html, tooling
User Stylesheets Are Still Pretty Great and Should Be More Widely Supported (nic/pxl)1179
css, user-styles
Obscure CSS: Restoring Visibility (kiz)1178
css, hiding
Top 10 Accessibility News of 2022 (equ)1177
retrospectives
What Is the Difference Between Alternative Text, Long Description, and Caption? (red/mat)1176
Aligning Jakob Nielsen’s 10 Usability Heuristics With the WCAG 2.1 (hom)1175
wcag, usability, heuristics
Cache the World: Turbo Charging Firefox Accessibility Performance and Maintainability (jcs)1174
firefox, browsers, caching
An Inclusive and Planet-Friendly Digital Style Guide1173
design, style-guides, dei, sustainability, ethics
Accessibility Convincing (lfl/web)1172
videos, ethics, legal
Building an Accessible Theme Picker With HTML, CSS, and JavaScript (fos)1171
html, css, javascript, theming, functionality
Quick Start for Evaluating and Testing Web Accessibility (jar/web)1170
videos, testing
The Intended Consequence of Inaccessible Digital Ads (joe+/web)1169
videos, monetization
Bad Performance Is Bad Accessibility (bru)1168
performance
Useful Accessibility and Usability Examples to Help Improve Your Designs (sma)1167
usability, examples
Foundations: Target Sizes (tet)1166
fundamentals, usability
Prevent Focused Elements From Being Obscured by Sticky Headers (sib/tpg)1165
usability, css, focus
5 HTML Elements, and a Partridge in a Despair Tree (mat)1164
html, semantics
How to Find and Fix the Top 3 Accessibility Issues (deq)1163
videos, how-tos, auditing
A Guide for Making Apps Accessible1162
guides
Accessibility Starts With an Organisation’s Culture (cra)1161
culture
Accessible Front-End Patterns for Responsive Tables II (cod/sma)1160
tables, responsive-design
State of A11Y (thi)1159
videos
Top 5 Accessibility Issues in 2022 (lar/int)1158
retrospectives
Federal Web Accessibility Focus Has Private Sector on Notice1157
legal
WCAG 3.0: Are We There Yet? (ons/tpg)1156
wcag, standards
Five Myths About Digital Accessibility1155
videos, myths
WCAG—Priority of Constituencies (ala)1154
wcag, prioritization
W3C Publishes WCAG Testers Consistency List (wil/deq)1153
wcag, testing
Meaningful Labels Using ARIA—or Not (mat)1152
html, forms, labels, aria
Accessible Front-End Patterns for Responsive Tables (cod/sma)1151
tables, responsive-design
Accessibility: The Land That “Time to Interactive” Forgot (tin/per)1150
videos, performance
Brief Note on Description List Support (aar)1149
html, lists, semantics, screen-readers, support
Reading the Meter (sup/mat)1148
html, semantics
Swearing and Automatic Captions (eri)1147
multimedia, captions
The 411 on 4.1.1 (aar)1146
wcag, standards
Website Accessibility Is Not an Afterthought1145
Landmarks and Where to Put Them (kil/mat)1144
html, semantics, aria
You Don’t Need ARIA for That (den/mat)1143
html, aria
Accessibility and MVPs (dav)1142
principles
How to Use the WAVE Extension and Start Manual Accessibility Testing (pop)1141
how-tos, testing, tooling, wave, browser-extensions, webaim
HTML Semantics and Accessibility Cheat Sheet (web)1140
cheat-sheets, html, semantics
Making Microservices Accessible (cra)1139
microservices
Which Images Need Descriptive Text? (tem)1138
writing
Shadow DOM and Accessibility: The Trouble With ARIA (nol)1137
dom, shadow-dom, aria, html
Making Accessibility Simpler in Higher Education and Beyond (vle)1136
videos
Addressing Concerns About CSS Speech (tin)1135
css, voice
Positioning Notification Messages With Accessibility in Mind (cod)1134
notifications, positioning
Setting Up a Screen Reader Testing Environment on Your Computer (sar)1133
screen-readers, nvda, testing, tooling, link-lists
Preparing for WCAG 2.2 (int)1132
videos, wcag
Accessibility and Inclusive Design Systems (bra)1131
videos, design-systems, dei
Page Title Conventions (ada)1130
html, seo
The Value of Accessibility (ann)1129
podcasts
A Guide to Keyboard Accessibility: JavaScript (its/sma)1128
guides, keyboard-navigation, javascript
Analyzing the Top 100 Retailers for Digital Accessibility (deq)1127
studies, research
DOJ and Congressional Updates on Digital Accessibility1126
legal
Incorporating Accessible Design Elements Into Your Web Site (uxm)1125
design
Brief Note on “aria-readonly” Support (aar)1124
html, aria, assistive-tech, support
Using Automated Test Results to Improve Accessibility (ste/sma)1123
automation, testing
5 Insider Tips to Make Accessibility Part of Workflow (mni)1122
tips-and-tricks, processes
Accessibility Is in Style—Styles and Style Guides (kno)1121
writing, design, documentation, style-guides, consistency, quality
Significant Improvements for Screen Readers Now in Nightly Firefox (moz)1120
browsers, screen-readers, firefox
A Guide to Keyboard Accessibility: HTML and CSS (its/sma)1119
guides, keyboard-navigation, html, css
Your Accessibility Claims Are Wrong, Unless… (aar)1118
communication
Don’t Disable the Zoom Functionality1117
zooming
The Anatomy of “visually-hidden” (sib/tpg)1116
css
What’s New in WCAG 2.2 (a11)1115
videos, wcag, standards
Are You Using an Accessibility Overlay to Help Disabled Users? Don’t! (sea)1114
overlays, legal
Designing for People Who Use a Mouse (ihe/web)1113
videos
Accessfuturism: Digital Accessibility in 2032 (web)1112
videos, outlooks
Accessibility Contrast Requirements Explained and How to Fix 5 Common Low-Contrast Issues (pop)1111
colors, contrast
Dialogs, Modality, and Popovers Seem Similar—How Are They Different? (hdv)1110
html, semantics, modals, pop-overs
Foundations: Native Versus Custom Components (tet)1109
fundamentals, components, html, comparisons
Responsive Accessibility Using “visibility: hidden” (sco)1108
responsive-design, hiding, css
Why You Need to Monitor and Report on Accessibility—All the Time (deq)1107
monitoring, compliance, legal
A Simpler Approach to Document and Web Accessibility1106
What Designers Can Learn From Apple’s New Accessibility Features1105
design, apple
Accessibility “Gaps” in MVPs (aar)1104
5 Takeaways From Screen Reader Usability Interviews1103
screen-readers, usability
Caring About the World Wide Web1102
videos, dei, web
7 Tactics That Benefit Both Accessibility and SEO (deq)1101
seo
A Testing Strategy for Accessibility in New Apps (mar)1100
testing
Progress Over Perfection: A Better Way to Accessibility (mer)1099
processes
Why You Need to Involve Deaf and Hard of Hearing People in Research and Testing (mer/a11)1098
videos
A Deep Dive Into Accessible Notifications (rus/a11)1097
videos, notifications, deep-dives
Next Steps for the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative1096
videos, w3c
“aria-label” Is a Code Smell (eri)1095
aria, labels, quality, technical-debt
Complexity and Caution (tem)1094
usability, complexity
Screenshotting VoiceOver on macOS (kil)1093
tooling, screenshots, images, unix-like, voiceover, screen-readers
Do We Need an Interop for Assistive Technologies? (hdv)1092
browsers, screen-readers, assistive-tech, interoperability
5 Visual Treatments that Improve Accessibility (nng)1091
design
Why You Should Never Use “px” to Set “font-size” in CSS1090
css
Accessibility Beyond the “Obvious” (tem)1089
Getting WCAG Color Contrast Right (luk)1088
wcag, colors, contrast
Web Accessibility: ARIA 101 (thi)1087
videos, aria
Twitter Reminds Us About Alt Text, but How Good Are We at It?1086
writing, alt-text, images, twitter+x
The Truth Behind Implicit/Explicit Form Labels1085
html, forms, labels
SEO and Accessibility Are Symbiotic (deq)1084
seo
Why We Need CSS Speech (tin)1083
css, voice
How to Build the Foundation for Digital Accessibility (deq)1082
how-tos, policies, processes
Digital Accessibility—Ask Me Anything (tpg)1081
videos
Common ARIA Mistakes and How to Avoid Them (ale)1080
html, aria, mistakes
Designing for Users With Disabilities: 10 Factors to Consider (uxm)1079
design, usability
Google on Alt Text SEO and Accessibility (joh+/sea)1078
google, seo, writing, alt-text, images
New Brutalism and Web Accessibility: What You Need to Know1077
design, brutalism
Accessibility Checkers—a Good Start, Not a Solution (kno)1076
testing, tooling
Intro to Why Accessibility Is Important for Good SEO (deq)1075
introductions, seo
Some Things I Took Away From an Event Apart 2022 in Denver (geo/css)1074
web, css
What I Learned About SVG Accessibility (Among Other Things) From NBC News’ Senate “What If” Project1073
svg, images, lessons
Representation in “alt” Text (aar)1072
dei, writing
How to Write Good Alt Text (cfe)1071
how-tos, writing, alt-text, images
WCAG 2.2 Success Criteria1070
wcag
4 Required Tests Before Shipping New Features (5t3)1069
testing
Five Months Worth of Takes on the Digital Accessibility Space1068
testing, tooling
Foundations: HTML Semantics (ihe/tet)1067
fundamentals, html, semantics
When Going Somewhere Does a Thing: On Links and Buttons (kil)1066
html, links, buttons, semantics
Where Are the Accessibility Statements? Digital Accessibility Shouldn’t Be a Surprise (deq)1065
documentation
3 Things to Consider Before You Implement CAPTCHA for Accessibility1064
captcha
A Beginner’s Complete Guide to Form Accessibility: The 5 Things Accessible Forms Need and How to Fix Common Errors (pop)1063
guides, forms
Learn Accessibility (car)1062
courses
Intersectionality, Accessibility, and Inclusion (int)1061
videos, dei
Yes, Accessibility Is Also a Backend Concern (eri)1060
Websites Need to Be Accessible to Be Inclusive1059
dei
A Deep Dive Into WCAG 2.2—and Beyond (yat)1058
podcasts, wcag, deep-dives
Accessibility (htt)1057
web-almanac, studies, research, metrics
A Designer’s Guide to Documenting Accessibility (ste)1056
videos, design, documentation
Attitudes to Digital Accessibility Survey 20221055
surveys, dei
Blind People Need to Be Considered More When Making Data Visualizations1054
information-design
The Indisputable Truth About Accessibility1053
videos
A “details” Element as a Burger Menu Is Not Accessible (ger/clo)1052
html, disclosure-widgets, semantics
Clarifying Color Contrast and Font Size Guidelines (mar)1051
colors, contrast, readability
It’s Good to Make Mistakes (tem)1050
design, mistakes
Accessibility Is Systemic1049
Brief Note on Super- and Subscript Text (aar)1048
html, support, assistive-tech
How to (Not) Make a Button1047
how-tos, buttons, semantics, html
Accessibility Is for Every One1046
Buttons and the Baader–Meinhof Phenomenon (mat)1045
buttons
Why the Number Input Is the Worst Input1044
html, forms, validation
Five Things You Can Do to Be More Inclusive (dbo)1043
dei
Designing for People With Cognitive Disabilities and Everyone Else1042
videos, design
Accessibility in Times of Headless (sma)1041
content-management, headless
On Better Browsers: Arbitrary Media Queries and Browser UIs (kil)1040
css, media-queries
When Is It OK to Disable Text Selection? (dxn/css)1039
css, usability
The State of Digital Accessibility: Three Key Challenges (moz)1038
legal, web
Better Accessible Names (hdv)1037
naming
Making Sense of WAI–ARIA: A Comprehensive Guide (sma)1036
guides, aria, html
Disability Is Not a Dirty Word1035
communication
The “details” and “summary” Elements, Again (sco)1034
html, disclosure-widgets
Justin Yarbrough Talks About Alt Text1033
podcasts, writing, alt-text, images
Are Modals in Web Design a UX Disaster? (web)1032
design, user-experience, modals
The Realities and Myths of Contrast and Color (sma)1031
contrast, colors, myths
W3C Accessibility Maturity Model (w3c)1030
processes, culture, leadership
HTML Markup Tips for Developing Accessible Websites1029
html, aria
Focus Appearance Explained (tem)1028
wcag, forms, focus
The Accessibility and Usability Journey of Drupal’s Primary Navigation (sma)1027
drupal, usability
“Accessibility at the Edge” W3C CG Is an Overlay Smoke Screen (aar)1026
overlays, w3c, history
Accessible Lists and Tables (pop)1025
html, lists, tables
Beginner’s Guide to Lists and How to Make Them Accessible (pop)1024
guides, html, lists
Don’t Overwrite Visual Labels With “aria-label” (ash)1023
html, aria, labels
Comparing JAWS, NVDA, and VoiceOver (css)1022
screen-readers, comparisons, jaws, nvda, voiceover
Neutrality Isn’t an Option When It Comes to Accessibility (kar)1021
Small Steps: Celebrating Four Accessibility Wins (red)1020
communication
An Argument Against CSS Opacity (tpg)1019
css, colors, contrast, transparency+opacity
Communication Around Digital Accessibility Must Improve: How Users and Businesses Alike Are Failing to Advance Digital Accessibility1018
communication
What Is Closed Captioning?1017
multimedia, captions
Short Note on “figure” and “figcaption” (ste)1016
html
5 Quick Ways to Check Your Site Against New WCAG 2.2 Standards1015
wcag, compliance
Why Every University Needs an Accessible Standard Website Template1014
content-management, frameworks
Accessibility and Supporting Internet Explorer (gra/tet)1013
browsers, internet-explorer, support
Does Accessibility Stifle the Creative Process?1012
processes, creativity
Bring Focus to the First Form Field With an Error (aar)1011
forms, focus
Mac VoiceOver Testing the Simple Way (spa/clo)1010
testing, screen-readers, voiceover
Prepare for WCAG 2.2 and Beyond (lev)1009
videos, wcag, standards
Inclusion Beats Optimization (eri)1008
dei, optimization
Outline Is Your Friend (mat)1007
css
Introduction to Screen Readers (Desktop Edition) (bru)1006
videos, introductions, screen-readers, desktop
Accessible User Experience and A/B Testing1005
user-experience, a-b-testing, optimization
Building Accessible Select Components in React1004
components, react, forms
Check Heading Accessibility Using the WAVE Tool (pop)1003
videos, headings, assistive-tech, tooling, wave, testing
Automation and Accessibility—What You Need to Know1002
videos, automation
Results of Quick Testing of Documentation Tools’ Accessibility1001
documentation, tooling
Brief Note on Calendar Tables (aar)1000
tables, assistive-tech
Accessibility Is Writing999
writing
SEO Links Obfuscation and Accessibility Problems998
seo, links, obfuscation
5 Heading Accessibility Issues and How to Fix Them (pop)997
headings, microcontent
AI-Generated Images From AI-Generated Alt Text (aar)996
images, writing, alt-text, ai
What Are Best Practices for Creating Alt Text?995
writing, alt-text, images, best-practices
One Year of Coding—Recommendations for Beginners From a Beginner994
learning, semantics
Underengineer Your Websites (aar/ben)993
videos, interviews
Abbreviations Suck (cfe)992
html
#ADA32: The ADA Has Applied to Digital for Decades (lfl)991
ada, legal
Speaking Up and Speaking Out: Tactical Communication in Accessibility (mer/equ)990
communication
The 10 Affirmations of Good Digital Accessibility (deq)989
Definitive Guide to CAPTCHA Accessibility988
guides, captcha
Roundup of Recent Document Outline Chatter (geo/css)987
html, headings, semantics
With “:focus-visible”, You Can Have Focus Styles When It Makes Sense (hdv)986
css, selectors, keyboard-navigation, focus
Research Insight: Accessibility of Images (ihe/tet)985
usability, images, research
Where’s the Fun in Accessibility?984
user-experience
Subheadings, Subtitles, Alternative Titles, and Taglines in HTML (ste/tpg)983
html, semantics, headings, microcontent
Expert Tips for Color Accessibility on the Web982
tips-and-tricks, colors
Abbreviations Can Be Problematic (tem)981
html
What Is WAI? The Web Accessibility Initiative980
Use Firefox for Accessibility Testing (col)979
browsers, firefox, testing
Welcome to the Dark Side (yat)978
dark-mode, usability
What Does x% of Issues Mean? (aar)977
metrics
7 Quick Facts About WCAG 2.2 (lev)976
wcag, standards
Perceived Affordances and the Functionality Mismatch (tin)975
usability, semantics
What Is the Best Way to Mark Up an Exclusive Button Group? (lea)974
html, semantics, aria
The Hidden History of Screen Readers (ver)973
screen-readers, assistive-tech, history
Web Accessibility Laws and Policies972
legal, policies, link-lists
Bag Some AAA Wins Where You Can (tem)971
wcag
My War on Animation (ver)970
animations
What You Need to Know About ARIA and How to Fix Common Mistakes (pop)969
html, aria, mistakes
Generating Accessibility Test Results for a Whole Website With Pa11y CI968
testing, tooling
Building (or Rebuilding) a Website With Accessibility in Mind967
The Ultimate Guide to Debugging Accessibility Issues966
guides, debugging
Set JAWS Free! (yat)965
screen-readers, jaws
Why the HTML Outlining Algorithm Was Removed From the Spec—the Truth Will Shock You! (bru)964
html, semantics
An Accessibility-First Approach to Chart Visual Design (sma)963
information-design
Make It Accessible962
websites
It’s Mid-2022 and Browsers (Mostly Safari) Still Break Accessibility via Display Properties (aar)961
browsers, safari, css
Captions: Humans vs. Artificial Intelligence: Who Wins? (mer/equ)960
captions, writing, automation, comparisons
The Ballad of Text Overflow (sib/tpg)959
css, overflow
Two Levels of Customising “<selectmenu>” (hdv)958
html
“That’s Not Accessible!” and Other Statements About Accessibility (hdv)957
Thoughts on an Accessibility “Get Well” Plan (j9t)956
processes, engineering-management, leadership
Accessible Design Systems (ihe/tet)955
design-systems
WCAG 2.1 AA Web Accessibility Checklist954
checklists, wcag
How We Designed an Accessible Color Palette From Scratch953
colors, color-palettes, case-studies
“text-overflow: ellipsis” Considered Harmful (yat)952
css, overflow
Introducing Keyboard Navigation (bru)951
videos, introductions
What Is Alternative Text? How Do I Write It for Images, Charts, and Graphs? (vle)950
videos, writing, information-design
Icon-Only Links Fail WCAG (tem)949
links, wcag, images, icons, conformance
Best Practices for Overlays II948
best-practices, overlays