A11y Cat: digital accessibility resources

Spectrum provides interface components, resources, and tools to help teams work more efficiently and to make applications more consistent.

We like to come together to talk about inclusive design and accessibility. Be it UX design, UI design, EU law changes, web accessibility, product design, user research, what have you.

A free 24-hour online community event on accessibility and inclusion

Inclusive Design 24 (#id24) is a free 24-hour online event for the global community. It celebrates inclusive design and shares knowledge and ideas from analogue to digital, from design to development, from planners to practitioners, and everything and everyone in between. As of 2019, Inclusive Design 24 is set up as an unincorporated nonprofit association, dedicated to running #id24 as an event that is free to all participants, open to everyone, and as inclusive as we can make it. For the #id24 team itself, it will always be a "labour of love" though – we are all happy to invest our own time and resources to keep the spirit of #id24 alive and well.

In this book, readers will learn the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 requirements, emerging technologies such as VR and AR, best practices for web development, and implementation of inclusive design. Begin understanding the immense opportunities in designing for accessibility.

Globally, children with disabilities are disadvantaged in the school environment. Some studies have shown that they are also disproportionately represented among out-of-school children (Saebones et al., 2015). Inclusive Design for Learning provides a means to address this crisis of exclusion of persons with identified and unidentified disabilities, which may be permanent or episodic. Through the individualisation and adaptation of learning materials enabled by open education practices and the flexibility of digital resources, excluded or struggling learners can be included, to the benefit of all learners. This Knowledge Series paper introduces the dimensions of inclusive design as it applies to learning and focuses on the design of diverse learning experiences to help optimise learning opportunities for all learners.

Figma Community file - This file contains character stickersheets and illustrations from Microsoft Inclusive Design's toolkit. They are commonly used when referencing Microsoft's Inclusive Design methodology and the diversity in human abilities and preferences. Visit https://www.microsoft.com/design/inclusive/&nb...

Figma Community file - This file contains character stickersheets and illustrations from Microsoft Inclusive Design's toolkit. They are commonly used when referencing Microsoft's Inclusive Design methodology and the diversity in human abilities and preferences. Visit https://www.microsoft.com/design/inclusive/&nb...

An international community of open source developers, designers, researchers, educators and co-designers who work together to proactively ensure that emerging technology and practices are designed inclusively.

Derek Featherstone, Level AccessDescription and slides: https://2019.webaccessibilitysummit.org/schedule/inclusive-design-workshop/

The University of Chicago is a private, nondenominational, culturally rich and ethnically diverse coeducational research university located in Hyde Park, Chicago.

Creating accessible-first color themes using our Contrast Checker

How to Use Accessible Extended Reality (XR) Tools to Make Hybrid Workplaces Inclusive. The Partnership on Employment & Accessible Technology (PEAT) created this Toolkit to help employers understand the value of using accessible extended reality (XR) technologies in hybrid work environments. After reading this Toolkit, you will better understand how to procure accessible XR technologies for your workplace. You will also learn how to use these technologies in ways that include all employees equally.

Accessibility consultancy with a focus on inclusion. We can help you with knowledge, experience, strategy, assessments, and development.

IndexMundi is a data portal that gathers facts and statistics from multiple sources and turns them into easy to use visuals.

Learn how to identify issues and design solutions for information and communication technology (ICT) accessibility for customers and employees with disabilities.

Is your content organised so everyone can navigate it easily?

Thomas Bohm, 21 May 2020

Discover Microsoft funding and tools that support accessible innovation for the development of assistive technology by and with people with disabilities.

Discover how Android creates accessible phones and devices with and for users with disabilities focused on improving overall user experience.

This guideline explains how to design form inputs across BBC online experiences.