Accessibility

Actually no, the results will probably not surprise you.

Should you fail interactive elements that have questionable hover styles under WCAG SC 1.4.11. Spoiler alert: the answer is no.

A non-exhaustive and in-progress list of people and resources in Accessibility and Data Visualization - dataviza11y/resources: A non-exhaustive and in-progress list of people and resources in Acces...

Separate your concerns.

It will certainly look familiar, as prefers-color-scheme has been around for longer and is clearly related.

While a custom CSS scrollbar may seem flashy and fun, consider that it may present a significant, unnecessary barrier to access…

No, no, no, no and no! What is it with designers making wild claims about fixing the reading experience for dyslexics like me, without offering up the research… | 21 comments on LinkedIn

Using a screen reader on mobile is challenging because users must access information sequentially and they cannot easily scan page content. Screen-reader users do not consider accessibility menus helpful.

TL;DR: Despite claims, APG’s support charts are not ARIA support charts and they are not analogous to Can I Use. While brand new and likely to grow, their scope is still strictly APG patterns. Why I Say This I have opinions on the ARIA Authoring Practices Guide (APG). I am…

Your feedback is wanted on a proposed solution for the problem of layout methods arranging items in an order that is disconnected from the source of the document.

Find (accessible) HTML slides here: https://slides.yatil.net/were-aria-live.html

Writing for accessibility is much more than just alt text — it makes for better, clearer content that everyone can enjoy.

I have written a bunch about responsive tables. Maybe too much. I keep trying to give developers the information they need to make informed decisions — ARIA attributes, screen reader & browser pairing results, bugs, and so on. I have spread things out over years of posts. I have filed…

What is the EAA and when does it apply?

In this piece, a Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) auditor shares some cookie banner error patterns that can massively hurt a page’s overall conformance. Let’s explore what to look out for with this omnipresent piece of the web interface.

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

Another post where I lay it all out in the title. What follows is why I am making this assertion (with a handy table of contents). Timeline 26 May 2022 at 10:58am ET 26 May 2022 at 7:56pm ET 27 May 2022 at 7:38pm ET 28 May 2022 at 5:04pm…

Starting today, viewers can access ASL as an option when viewing Scott Lang’s first adventure in the MCU.

After a car crash, Morgan knew she was exactly the same person – she just couldn’t walk. But she had to convince everyone else. She explains how she became a forthright campaigner and a successful TV presenter

By Stefano Baldan

How to enable full keyboard support in browsers on macOS.

Some of the components I've explored here have specific standardized requirements in order to work as expected. Tab interfaces, for example, have a prescribed structure and a set of interaction behaviors as mandated by the WAI-ARIA specification. It's at your discretion how closely you follow these requirements. Research may show

The legal framework gives us permission to dream what is possible. Lizzie Kiama (Kenya) at Microsoft Ability Summit 2021 Welcome to LFLegal's Digital Accessibility Global Law and Policy page. The content of this page illustrates two things I often say: Accessibility is global The global acc

Calendar controls, date pickers, date widgets, whatever you call them, however they are described, they follow the same basic principle — present the user with a calendar to enter a date (and sometimes a time). Chris Blakeley, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 The native implementations come from browsers when authors use input…

Frontend developers have to consider many things: browser compatibility, usability, performance, scalability, SEO, and other best practices. But the most fundamental aspect of creating websites is one that often falls … - Selection from Web Accessibility Cookbook [Book]