Vision Pro accessibility: Great potential, but many unknowns
Great analysis by @Shelly@zeppelin.flights — The accessibility for everyone individually is in implementation details.
Continuous Accessibility
By @a11yMel@front-end.social
Comprehensive accessibility conformance for digital products represents an unsolved, complex problem and known to be without a reliable, transparent route to success. Further adding to the complexity, standards are still being developed for native applications on devices such as mobile phones and wearables.
deconstruct a WCAG success criterion into a subset of accessibility quality-control mechanisms: action steps that can be taken to comprehensively achieve an accessible experience.
We should determine which line items from TCC currently require manual testing but could reasonably have
automated tests. This can help to determine future work.
The problem with input masks and what to do instead
Very good advice by Adam Silver.
Polypane and WCAG - 200 OK - Jules Ernst
Jules Ernst, onafhankelijk webadviseur
Find and fix accessibility issues with Polypane | Polypane, The browser for ambitious web developers
At Polypane, accessibility is one of the three core areas we focus on, along with performance and responsive design. If you're not familiar with Polypane, it's a web browser specifically for web developers. It has all…
The five types of people who produce inaccessible code
The fifth type has been me more than I care to admit…
My Spondylitis Life Part 0 - Logan Gee
Blog post series about ankylosing spondylitis.
Is swiping a path-based gesture? - TPGi
A path-based gesture involves an interaction where not just the endpoints matter. So does that include swiping? Well ... it depends.
I Won't Pretend That Disability Simulation Works | HuffPost Impact
via @stephaniewalter@front-end.social
ScreenReader - Apps on Google Play
An app that teaches you how to use TalkBack.
ScreenReader on the App Store
An app that helps you learn to use VoiceOver!
Exploring the "Is this a real or fake table?" algorithm in desktop browsers
Sayan nerds out on how browsers distinguish between layout and data tables.
Five accessibility bugs GitHub Copilot offers to create
@mallonbacka@hachyderm.io shows how to not trust the AIs!
No, ‘AI’ Will Not Fix Accessibility
An important reminder/rant/rantminder from @aardrian@toot.cafe
Datalist over ARIA combobox – Web Axe
Sticky content: focus in view - TetraLogical
Accessibility consultancy with a focus on inclusion. We can help you with knowledge, experience, strategy, assessments, and development.
The universal focus state | Erik Kroes
@erikKroes@mastodon.social
Post | LinkedIn
Hidde (@hdv@front-end.social) shows how the top layer interacts with role="dialog" on a div and with the native dialog that is shown with showModal
Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA) 1.2
New Recommendation! (via @tink@front-end.social)
12 Disabled LGBTQIA+ Activists & Advocates Who You Need to Know - World Institute on Disability
By Charlotte Stasio There is a great deal of intersectionality between being LGBTQIA+ and disabled, with experiences like hiding an important part of your identity for your safety, discrimination, and social isolation often shared across these identities. In addition, cultural,…
The problem with automatically focusing the first input and what to do instead
Adam Silver – interaction designer - London, UK
Designing services for people who need help with numbers
Low numeracy affects half of adults in the UK. Many live with the limitations of not understanding numbers and the impact that has on everyday life.
Background: Should I use an accessibility overlay? - The A11Y Project
There are two types of accessibility overlays: Temporary bandage solutions, and permanent plugins. The use of a permanent plugin is incredibly problematic.
We Need to Talk About How We Talk About Accessibility - JUX
Introduction Words matter. Despite their inadequacies, words are our best means of expression. Because we are not born with words, we learn language as a means to translate our innate selves into something comprehensible to ourselves and others. You could say language is like a two-way mirror, projecting and reflecting our identity. Our facility with
display: contents considered harmful
display: contents has a long and storied history when it comes to accessibility.…
Common ARIA mistakes and how to avoid them
ARIA roles and attributes can make your website more accessible, if you know what you're doing.
Designing Better Links For The Web — Smashing Magazine
There are so many websites out there that have not considered the overall usability of their visually impaired users. When it comes to designing better links and sending better emails, Slava Shestopalov has a few tips on how to improve your website’s experience while accessibility in mind.
1Up Your Writing with Plain Language — 1Up Your Writing with Plain Language
What Tears of the Kingdom Gets Right – and Wrong – About Accessibility - IGN
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom launched to immense praise from critics and players alike. IGN scored the sequel to Breath of the Wild a 10, stating “The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is an unfathomable follow-up, expanding a world that already felt full beyond expectation and raising the bar ever higher into the clouds.” It’s a title that will be discussed and played for months after its initial release. Yet, with its support comes the cyclical arguments that Nintendo is leaving disabled players behind.
AI for disability inclusion (PDF) from Accenture
Enabling change with advanced technology