A11y Cat: digital accessibility resources

Each time we build a field validation from scratch, accessibility doesn’t come out of the box. In this guide, Sandrina breaks down what we need to take into consideration, so that nobody gets stuck on an inaccessible invalid field.

When we talk about accessibility in the tech industry, most conversations are centered around the end user. But how accessible are the tools we code for other developers?

Is your organization ready to start a digital accessibility program but unsure where to begin? If so, then this guide serves as the perfect roadmap.

And how to make more informed design decisions.

When should you use someone's family name first? And is Kim a first name or a last name? The Asia Media Centre looks at Asian naming conventions.

A look back at the decades long history of game accessibility knowledge sharing

Individuals may face daily unnecessary challenges and barriers in digital and physical spaces and in the use of products, which can result in exclusion. As a society, we need to do better regarding accessibility. One step toward removing challenges and barriers to a more accessible and inclusive society is to increase awareness and knowledge around accessibility. Toward that end, a 4-year private technical university in the northeast United States has offered a four-course curriculum dedicated to accessibility. This curriculum, instruction, and pedagogy paper will describe the design and delivery of the four-course accessibility curriculum consisting of Design for Accessibility, Access and Assistive Technology, Accessibility Through the Lifespan, and Research in Accessibility. This model curriculum aims to educate students to mindfully consider, advocate, and increase accessibility as they prepare to enter the workforce to create digital and physical spaces and products.

We’re a group of experience researchers cultivating more inclusive research practices.

The Accessibility Conformance Report (ACR) based on the ITI VPAT® is the leading global reporting format for assisting buyers and sellers in identifying information and communications technology (ICT) products and services with accessibility features. Version 2 of the VPAT was expanded to include the leading ICT accessibility standards: Section 508 (U.S.), EN 301 549 (EU),

Here are 26 of the most common types of assistive technology for low vision that are used for work, home, school, and also for fun!

Beyond the Envelope™ aka Paul Airy – specialist in the design and development of HTML emails, with a particular fondness for typography.

4 ways we’re thinking about writing for everyone at DocuSign

A Web for Everyone provides solutions: practical advice and examples of how to create sites that everyone can use without sacrificing design or innovation.

UI/UX design can contribute to feelings of anxiety and panic. Read how urgency, unpredictability, powerlessness, and sensationalism play a role.

“Unethical”, “misleading” and “exploitative” are the words used by the Norwegian Consumer Council to describe the use of dark patterns and privacy-intrusive default settings by Facebook, Google and Microsoft. The...

Figma Community plugin - Ensure your text is readable for users by adhering to WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) standards. This plugin checks the color contrast ratio of all visible text in a frame, and it provides feedback on whether it meets WCAG’s AA and/or AAA level compliance. It also provides color slid...

Figma Community plugin - Quickly annotate your designs’ focus / tab order flow. Why? Because not everyone uses a mouse cursor to navigate through online experiences; some people use the keyboard and/or other input devices - so the flow of focused, interactive objects needs to be meaningful.   With this plugin...

Figma Community file - Design and build experiences everyone can use. We use this library at Indeed to help designers document accessibility considerations to share with developers when handing off designs. It's quick and easy to add callouts for elements, indicate focus order, or specify keyboard interactions. We hop...

Figma Community file - Design and build experiences everyone can use. We use this library at Indeed to help designers document accessibility considerations to share with developers when handing off designs. It's quick and easy to add callouts for elements, indicate focus order, or specify keyboard interactions. We hop...

Making the web a better place for everyone.This is a group for anyone interested in web accessibility (A11Y). Whether you're a UX designer, developer, project manager, or are simply curious about the

Learn accessibility in a bite-size. The largest collection of bite-sized and easily digestible accessibility lessons. Carefully selected, organized, and sourced from the web. 💎 700+ carefully hand-picked bite-size accessibility topics 🎉 Weekly drop updates