a11y (digital accessibility)

This article by Adrian Roselli highlights why it is important to keep your alt text short and to the point. It also provides a lot of helpful articles with alt-text tips at the bottom of the page.

These are some best practices for creating accessible content that is easy to read.

Senators are considering the accessibility of their websites and kiosks. This shows that there is more awareness about digital accessibility and a desire to be compliant with laws like the ADA and Section 508.

This article provides helpful tips for how to hide content designed only to be read by screen reading software and how to implement concepts like skip links.

The Portland Trailblazers are providing fans who are blind or have low vision attending a game OneCourt devices that can translate in-game action into vibrations. This technology may be used in arenas across the country in the future.

Check out the proposed changes for Section 504.They are planning to use the same web accessibility standards that have been adopted by the ADA.

It is our job to change ableist structures and teach people why accessibiltiy is important. This requires being anti-ableist and promoting digital accessibilty even when it is difficult to do so.

This article provides a lot of examples of how to create different versions of a video with different accessibility features turned on.

This app helps people who are blind or have low vision cross the street by using their smartphone camera to determine if the walk or do not walk sign is on. The app provides feedback through different channels. I think this is a really interesting use of AI.

This article provides guidance on how to create an accessible table with a clickable row.

The Government Digital Service (GDS) part of the UK developed an accessible mobile app. Check out this blog post sharing their story.

I found this to be a helpful article providing code suggestions to help make web pages accessible.

This Background PDF can provide additional information on how the law and its exceptions came to be. I'm glad that in the final version the exception for password-protected course content was removed. This will require public institutions to make their course content accessible. WCAG 2.1 AA is the standard being used to determine if web content is accessible. What are your thoughts on the new rule?

Windows 11 introduces a new voice accessibility feature called Voice Access. This allows you to use your voice to control your PC, like Voice Control on a Mac. This has probably been developed because Microsoft recently acquired Nuance, which produces the Dragon Dictate Suite. Check out this introductory page to learn more.

Platforms like Squarespace and Wix must provide users with the features and guidance necessary to make an accessible website. This article explores how to create an accessible website using Squarespace and the accessibility features that could help make this process easier.

The Web Almanac provided a chapter in their 2022 edition on web accessibility. They are going to update it for 2024 soon. This can be a helpful resource to teach people about web accessibility and common different accessibility features. Hopefully, features like audio description and alt text will be found to be more common in their next update. What major changes do you think might occur in the next update?

This is an interesting article highlighting why AI development should include people with disabilities to ensure this kind of technology is accessible to a wide range of people.

This page has helpful accessibility resources provided by TestPros Inc.

This article explores developing a maturity model for accessibility.

Karl Groves provided 10 insightful takeaways from the WebAIM Screenreader Survey. #accessibility

Check out the 2024 WebAIM Million study for the latest accessibility error trends. Interestingly, sports sites have the largest increase in accessibility errors. Also, low-contrast text is the most common accessibility error.

If you're looking for a free online accessibility event I recommend checking out Accessibility Summer Camp. This year it will be Friday, June 14th.