The twelfth edition of @inclusivedesign24 #id24 is just over 2 days away.
Free, online, no registration, no product pitches. Just show up (on time or not).
Countdown timer is on the schedule:
inclusivedesign24.org/2024/sch…
YouTube playlist waiting for you:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLn7…
Because I can’t be arsed to re-up my Dragon license, kudos to @siblingpastry for the most recent test of voice control support for wrapped labels:
tpgi.com/should-form-labels-be…
Oh, thank goodness not having a fully functional screen reader isn’t a blocker for Fedora 41. We wouldn’t want them to miss their 10th anniversary of shipping an operating system without a fully functional screen reader, after all.
ar.al/2024/06/23/fedora-has-be…
#Fedora #RedHat #IBM #a11y #accessibility #screenReader #orca #linux #openSource #FOSS #ableism masto.ai/@phoronix/11307885166…
I wrote a @TPGi blog post last year on 20 #DigitalAccessibility books. Since then, quite a few more have been published, so I've blogged about 19 more.
⌨️ prayer for the un-entitled user
"Like the rest of the web platform, interoperability is key to accessibility support. It is safe to say at this time (September 2024) that the display of title attribute content on keyboard focus is not implemented interoperably."
Anyone running macOS 15 and want to test to see if this `aria-activedescendant` bug is really fixed?
bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?i…
It’s not that I don’t trust Apple folks, it’s just that I have learned never to take the “Fixed!” assertion at face value.
#a11y #accessibility #Safari #ARIA
It took over a year since I wrote this warning, but I finally found a case in the wild!
Well, *I* didn’t, but someone on the A11y Slack had an issue and I was able to identify it by description alone.
“Brief Note on Popovers with Dialogs”
adrianroselli.com/2023/05/brie…
Well done, me!
[ wrenches arm reaching for his own back]
I finally got around to linking @lloydi’s post “Context is king: long live the king!” from my own (which he references). Anyway, his post:
tpgi.com/context-is-king-long-…
He also covers a couple variations where you can stack techniques for… an effect.
And he has a mini-tool (buried in a disclosure widget at the end) in there to generate the HTML/CSS for each scenario if you provide it the words.
Very detail. Much comprehensive.
Want to provide extra context in accessible names for buttons, links and other controls while retaining design integrity? Ian Lloyd shares some techniques.Ian Lloyd (TPGi)
Marcus Herrmann shares how you can apply the 80/20 rule to accessibility, and make progress.
#DigitalAccessibility #Accessibility #A11y
Many people are confronted with the …marcus.io · Blog of web developer and accessibility consultant Marcus Herrmann
Updated my sortable tables post.
It now notes that NVDA, JAWS, Narrator, and VoiceOver / iPadOS will announce when you sort a table column.
That means VoiceOver on macOS and TalkBack do _not_ announce a sort.
Dramatically better than when I wrote it in 2021 yet still utterly inadequate.
adrianroselli.com/2021/04/sort…
An accessible sortable table is not necessarily the same as a usable sortable table. Outline: Basics Let The User Know This Thing Has Sorted Screen Reader Announcement Sort Arrows Column Background Column Background via Let The User Know This T…Adrian Roselli
NVDA 2024.3, the free screen reader for Microsoft Windows, is now available for download. We encourage all users to upgrade to this version. Full information & download links available from: nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2024-3/
Highlights:
- Notification of add-on updates
- Unicode normalisation options
- Help Tech Activator Pro braille display support
- Mouse wheel scrolling commands
- Many bug fixes & updates for Windows 11, browsers, LibLouis, eSpeak-NG, Unicode CLDR
#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #A11y
NV Access is pleased to announce that version 2024.3 of NVDA, the free screen reader for Microsoft Windows, is now available for download. We encourage all users to upgrade to this version. Highlig…NV Access
An alt text selfie is any written self-portrait. This project takes a well-known practice—the selfie—and approaches it through a disability lens.alttextselfies.net
"Removing focus indicators for keyboard users is like hiding the cursor for mouse users." - @matuzo in Web Accessibility Cookbook
Brilliant comparison!
In fact, it made me wonder... can you hide a cursor for mouse users? Yep, you can set it to a custom png file that's completely transparent.
If you want to see for yourself how annoying that is, visit nonvisualwebsite.com/ #a11y
More ISO standards on PDF accessibility are now available for free!
Today the @PDFassociation announced they are making three additional ISO standards - ISO 14289-1 (PDF/UA-1), ISO 14289-2 (PDF/UA-2) and ISO TS 32005 - available for download at no cost.
Big kudos to the PDF Association and to the following companies for making this possible: Allyant, Axes4, CDP Communications, and TargetStream Technologies.
pdfa.org/announcing-no-cost-ac…
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The Release Candidate (RC) of NVDA 2024.3 is now available for download & testing.
We encourage all users to download this RC & provide feedback.
Unless any critical bugs are found, this will be identical to the final 2024.3 release.
Read more & Download: nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2024-3r…
Highlights include:
- Notification of add-on updates
- Updates to Unicode, LibLouis & eSpeak
- Mouse wheel scroll gestures
- Bug fixes in browsers & Windows
#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Beta #PreRelease #FOSS #A11y
The Release Candidate (RC) of NVDA 2024.3 is now available for download and testing. We encourage all users to download this RC and provide feedback. Unless any critical bugs are found, this will b…NV Access
Easily input en and em dashes with NVDA. Contribute to codeofdusk/endashbash-nvda development by creating an account on GitHub.GitHub
Top `<table>` tips:
• Don’t span cells:
adrianroselli.com/2023/02/avoi…
• Don’t redefine column headers: adrianroselli.com/2022/02/colu…
• With one exception, you don’t need a `scope` attribute (the exception is sometimes the top corner):
tpgi.com/short-note-on-scoping…
• `column` is not a valid `scope` value:
html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage…
• Be wary of articles that don’t cite sources or testing when they make assertions about `<table>`.
#HTML #table #accessibility #a11y
In 2 recent articles I have illustrated why the scope attribute is not needed on data tables with one row or column of th elements, or data tables with 1...Steve Faulkner (TPGi)
Question for you high-contrast theme users.
I recently started an initiative in @gnome Design to standardize drag & drop overlays in entire windows and predominant views. I would really appreciate it if you could criticize / give feedback on the high-contrast variants of the overlay:
gitlab.gnome.org/Teams/Design/…
Edit: moved to gitlab.gnome.org/Teams/Design/…
(Boost appreciated)
#Accessibility #a11y #HighContrast #Contrast #GNOME
Note: Moved to os-mockups#186 (comment 2189414) ...GitLab
A reminder that assistive technology (AT) covers more than screen readers. Using “AT” to mean solely SRs is a regular source of confusion between and among clients, vendors, and practitioners, so yeah I have things to say about it:
adrianroselli.com/2024/08/at-i…
A screen reader is a single element of the overall set of assistive technologies. In practice, however, each is often used as a metonym for the other. Well, hello there. It’s nice to see you.Adrian Roselli
Getting To The Bottom Of WCAG-Conformant Interactive Element Size
smashingmagazine.com/2024/07/g…
by @eric
#a11y #wcag #webdesign #UIDesign
WCAG provides guidance for making interactive elements more accessible by specifying minimum size requirements.Smashing Magazine
NVDA 2024.3 Beta 6 is now available! Since Beta 5 the main change is that we fixed a bug with Unicode character normalization - and we updated some more translations. Do please download and test it and keep letting us know of any issues! Read the full details on NVDA 2024.3 and the new beta here: nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2024-3b…
#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #A11y #Accessibility #FOSS #Beta #Update #Prerelease #NewVersion
Beta6 of NVDA 2024.3 is now available for download and testing. For anyone who is interested in trying out what the next version of NVDA has to offer before it is officially released, we welcome yo…NV Access
We are thrilled to announce that this year’s keynote speaker for WordPress Accessibility Day will be Lainey Feingold.Ryan Bracey (WordPress Accessibility Day 2024)
If you read this from the Google Chrome Developer Blog, when do you expect this feature to be available?
Ref: developer.chrome.com/blog/new-…
Chrome 127 is rolling out now! With support for font-size-adjust, user activations propagated in the Document Picture-in-Picture API, keyboard focusable scroll containers and there's plenty more.Chrome for Developers
Happy Friday everyone! To celebrate, we have a new blog post, an interview with our newest board member (yes, a YouTube video and everything!), info on our latest beta, our survey, an update to Basic Training for NVDA, thanks to Elston's Better Future Fund AND how (and when) to reset NVDA to factory defaults! Check it out here: nvaccess.org/post/in-process-2…
#NVDA #NVDAsr #Blog #News #Interview #ScreenReader #Accessibility #A11y #PreRelease #Foss #Training #Busy
It’s August already, and we’re getting closer to a new release of NVDA. There’s a lot to cover this time around so let’s jump in and see what we’ve got: NVDA Satisfaction survey 2024 Update to Basi…NV Access
I have filed a Chromium bug:
issues.chromium.org/issues/356…
If anyone here knows someone on the Chrome team, probably let them know their latest attempt to make scrolling areas focusable is not working for everyone.
Cool class on applied accessibility for designers: maven.com/soren/applied-access…
Application for scholarship for it here (apply by 11:59pm PT August 1 2024): docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…
#a11y #design #learning #lessons #accessibility #scholarship
Thank you for your interest in being considered for a scholarship for Applied Accessibility. For this scholarship, we are prioritizing people with the greatest financial needs and/or systemic marginalization Please only submit information that is tr…Google Docs
With promises like “100% compliance now and in the future” it’d be hard not to consider the merits of these overlay widgets.Matt Litzinger (Litz Digital, LLC)
* Do you want to improve your skills with NVDA?
* Are you looking to become an NVDA Certified Expert?
* Would you like to become familiar with the NVDA add-on store?
If you answered "Yes" to any of these, then the latest update to "Basic Training for NVDA" is for you!
nvaccess.org/product/basic-tra…
*Initially available in eBook format only! Free update to those who have previously purchased
#NVDA #NVDAsr #Training #ScreenReader #Accessibility #A11y #AmLearning #Learning #AmStudying #Study
The official training material for NVDA covering concepts from getting started up to browsing the web and using object navigation (eBook, English language). Last revised: July 2024.NV Access
Chrome appears to be first to have hit all the 2024 Interop #accessibility test goals:
web.dev/blog/interop-2024-a11y
Interop tests (which you can read to balance against the Chrome claim):
wpt.fyi/results/?label=experim…
While I want more (more done, more aggressive goals, etc), this is good. Kudos to the team for getting there.
#a11y
Chrome now passes 100% of tests for the accessibility focus area. This post explains the improvements made.web.dev
If you are a screen reader user, keyboard-only user, screen magnifier user, or user of other AT (I consider WHCM in there), then GitHub is looking for your feedback on its ‘hovercards’:
github.com/orgs/community/disc…
I linked the other discussion / bug report that had to be rolled back so y’all can have more context.
⛰️ The challenge The only way to interact with hovercards in dotcom right now is limited to mouse users (hover over the triggering link). This violates WCAG 1.4.13 (Content on Hover or Focus), inhi...GitHub
I am again reminding y’all not to auto-fail regions / landmarks that have no accName:
adrianroselli.com/2024/06/mayb…
I am also begging y’all to stop using `aria-label`:
• adrianroselli.com/2019/11/aria…
• ericwbailey.website/published/…
If you aren’t testing in screen readers (not just VoiceOver or ChromeVox) then please just stop already.
As of my 28 January 2024 update at the end of this post, aria-label auto-translation support is seemingly as spotty as when I first wrote this post. It does, actually. Sometimes.Adrian Roselli
