Celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day with the Ablr team on May 16th at the Raleigh Union Station in Downtown Raleigh!Eventbrite
“Level-Setting Heading Levels”
adrianroselli.com/2024/05/leve…
TL;DR: Avoid setting heading levels greater than six (6). This applies whether using `aria-level` or the proposed `headingstart` HTML attribute. Use HTML `<h#>` elements whenever possible.
TL;DR: Avoid setting heading levels greater than six (6). This applies whether using aria-level or the proposed headingstart HTML attribute. Use HTML elements whenever possible.Adrian Roselli
Learn how to embed web accessibility into your process using WAVE and accessibility basics.Whitney Lewis (Pope Tech Blog)
Hi @matt 👋
Yesterday in #LibrePlanet chat I named the #Makepad project, a real adorable 😍 effort that's still lacking on the #a11y side, i.e. could do with some #AccessKit on board.
Today I found out that Makepad is apparently part of a #Rust appdev effort, called #Robius. Another project here is #Dioxus.. also in for @accesskit #accessiblity support.. maybe. 🤔
Robius looks like a very loose conglomeration of independent projects. Maybe AccessKit is even a fit to it?
A brief reminder that our Call for Presentations for the next #id24 (scheduled for 12 September 2024) is still open until 7 June inclusivedesign24.org/2024/
(and a small note: have an idea for a talk, but perhaps you're not comfortable doing a whole presentation in English? let us know anyway ... in the past we've had a few presentations in other languages, so it's not necessarily a hindrance)
#a11y #accessibility #barrierefreiheit #accessibilité #inclusiveDesign #accessibilità
A free 24-hour online community event on accessibility and inclusionInclusive Design 24 (#id24)
Happy 25 years of WCAG!
On this day in 1999, the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 were published. WCAG 2.2 is still one of the most important standards on the web, ensuring a base level of access for everyone.
1.0 – May 5, 1999 w3.org/TR/WCAG10/
2.0 – Dec 11, 2008 w3.org/TR/WCAG20/
2.1 – Jun 5, 2018 w3.org/TR/WCAG21/
2.2 – Oct 5, 2023 w3.org/TR/WCAG22/
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 covers a wide range of recommendations for making Web content more accessible.www.w3.org
“The reasons why use of the placeholder attribute as the only means of providing a user readable prompt for a form control is deficient UX, are voluminous. It is frustrating having to rehash this discussion endlessly.”
Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, May 2, 2024 - Volume 961
toptechtidbits.com/tidbits2024…
The Week's News in Access Technology
A Mind Vault Solutions, Ltd. Publication
#news #technology #accessibility #a11y #disability #blind #deaf #deafblind #toptechtidbits
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Why are my live regions not working? by @patrick_h_lauke
"Live regions have a reputation for being "flaky" and inconsistent. While this can be attributed in part to shortcomings in current implementations, the problem can also be caused by developers misunderstanding how live regions are intended to work."
A few extra seconds of your time it takes to add a good image description can really improve someone's day.
"To a totally blind person like me it means a lot to have a picture in my mind of your images, especially the animal pics."
"I don't know what it is, but as a blind user it's making me emotional to be able to actually interact with content."
#accessibility #a11y #AltText #ImageDescriptions
What is alt text? Alternative text (or alt text, in short) is the text you can use to describe an image when you publish it on your website or social media.Alt Text Hall of Fame
An accessibility mod for Stardew Valley with screen reader and keyboard only support! - khanshoaib3/stardew-accessGitHub
I keep forgetting to mention that I am doing a workshop at #AccessU in a couple weeks:
knowbility.org/programs/access…
107 slides (so far), 4 group exercises, 3 hours, pencil and/or paper.
An introduction to digital accessibility concepts and approaches, specifying a minimal user interface element for practice. No code or computers needed (nor used).Knowbility
#SocialCoop has been discussing whether to disable images on May 16 and October 10 for #WorldSightDay, as suggested here stefanbohacek.online/@stefan/1….
One concern raised about this proposal is that it is symbolic and might not do anything to improve the lives of people with visual impairments.
I would like to hear perspectives from people with visual impairments on whether this kind of action is helpful.
(boosts welcome; please only reply if you rely on alt text)
Attached: 1 image In solidarity with the blind and vision-impaired community, I propose that twice a year, on the World Sight Day and the Global Accessibility Awareness Day, fediverse admins disable images on their servers to highlight the importanc…Stefan's Personal Mastodon Server
If you're #blind, #VisuallyImpaired, or otherwise rely on #AssistiveTecnhologies and #AltText, your thoughts on this proposal to temporarily disable images across the fediverse to highlight the importance of well-written image descriptions would be very much appreciated.
social.coop/@dynamic/112349215…
Please boost the original post for reach!
#SocialCoop has been discussing whether to disable images on May 16 and October 10 for #WorldSightDay, as suggested here https://stefanbohacek.online/@stefan/112275637561897034.social.coop
Even if you don't code, this is essay presents a solid case on why #AI can't be relied on to replace work requiring any degree of empathy and nuanced understanding
Specifically, if you're building accessible web-based experiences, @hdv explains why "outsourcing" this work create more harm than good and offers some better alternatives to focus on instead (hint: invest in a #DesignSystem)
#accessibility #a11y #InclusiveDesign
hidde.blog/ai-for-accessible-c…
Are LLMs helpful tools to assist with making accessible front-end components? Let's find out.Hidde's blog
The FFG Austria shared insights into their #a11y monitoring of 2023. The top detected issues, including 2 new ones, were:
1. Info and relationships
2. Non-text content
3. Name, role, value
4. Logical order when using a keyboard
5. Visible focus (new)
6. Text contrast
7. Keyboard (new)
Here is their website with the whole report (in German): ffg.at/digitale-barrierefreihe…
Or their flyer (PDF in German):
ffg.at/sites/default/files/all…
#ATAG
Slides from my Notes on synthetic speech talk at #GAconf today:
decks.tink.uk/2024.html
And the original blog post from 2021:
tink.uk/notes-on-synthetic-spe…
Please read through the README and the Man pages before submitting Please also make sure that there isn't any prior issue describing this bug Describe the bug The Orca screen reader is seeing group...GitHub
Starting with version 3.1.12, #pandoc-generated #EPUBs conform to the EU Accessibility Act. w3.org/TR/epub-a11y-eaa-mappin…
Relevant metadata fields are listed in the "EPUB metadata" section of the manual: pandoc.org/MANUAL#epub-metadat….
The European Accessibility Act (EAA) is an EU directive that establishes accessibility requirements for different types of products and services.www.w3.org
Our **foundations** series provides an overview of core accessibility considerations. They are a good starting point for visual designers, content designers, interaction designers, and developers when designing and building accessible products and s…TetraLogical
Here's a neat exploration of the curb cut effect for accessibility in @gnome - using accessibility tools to aid in testing automation! Has pros and cons identified in the article, but interesting nonetheless.
➡️ fedoramagazine.org/automation-…
#Fedora #Gnome #accessibility #a11y #Linux #OpenSource
Using Accessibility as an automation testing tool. Learn about DesktopQE's automation stack to test Desktop Applications.Michal Odehnal (Fedora Project)
‘When security and accessibility clash: why are banking applications so inaccessible?’
nicchan.me/blog/when-security-…
I once did a presentation for a bank client explaining all the ways preventing paste disables users.
The response: “But we have to, for security.” No ability to justify beyond that, no consideration of user impact, no offer of supporting data.
Security theater is often used to abrogate #accessibility requirements. #a11y
A quick exploration of accessibility anti-patterns in banking applicationsNic Chan
Microsoft announced their latest round of FOSS fund recipients. We're thrilled to share that @NVAccess are among this quarter's recipients. From: github.com/microsoft/foss-fund
"A project of the Microsoft Open Source Programs Office, the FOSS Fund provides up to $10,000 USD in sponsorships to open source projects as selected by Microsoft employees."
Congratulations also to The GNU Compiler Collection, Urllib3, CLAP & MSW.
#OpenSource, #FOSS #Free #Software #NVDA #ScreenReader #Accessibility #A11y
The Microsoft FOSS Fund provides a direct way for Microsoft engineers to participate in the nomination and selection process to help communities and projects they are passionate about. The FOSS Fun...GitHub
...and here we go: #id24 will return this year on 12 September 2024.
The call for presentations is now open inclusivedesign24.org/2024/
#a11y #accessibility #inclusiveDesign
A free 24-hour online community event on accessibility and inclusionInclusive Design 24 (#id24)
Celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day with the Ablr team on May 16th at the Raleigh Union Station in Downtown Raleigh!Eventbrite
We're #hiring a remote, full-stack #Drupal developer! We build Drupal & WordPress websites for nonprofits, with a content strategy & #a11y focus. We have a 35-hour work week, 5 weeks+ paid time off annually to start, & an intentionally-small, sweet, collaborative team. We are woman- and queer*-owned and led.
Must be US-based b/c we're small don't @ me we are doing our best I assure you.
devcollaborative.com/full-stac…
*That's me, I'm the queer co-owner.
DevCollaborative is seeking a full-stack developer who has experience working in Drupal 10 and is based in the United States. This is a fully remote position; our full-time work week is 35 hours.DevCollaborative
Department of Justice just formally set WCAG Version 2.1, Level AA as the technical standard for government sites. ada.gov/notices/2024/03/08/web…
The Department of Justice published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on July 20, 2023 explaining how we propose updating the regulations for Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to add more specific requirements about web and m…ADA.gov
Our new Chief Technology Officer, Gerald Hartig, is being interviewed on Vision Australia Radio tonight at 8:10pm AEST (About 1hr 15mins after I post this). You can tune in online at: player.listenlive.co/65731/
#NVDA #ScreenReader #Accessibility #Interview #News #A11y
Accessible news, information and entertainment. Vision Australia Radio offers a range of interesting and informative programs that feature readings from the latest newspapers, magazines and books.Vision Australia Radio Adelaide
Lots of things happening in the AI/LLM space that could have implications for #accessibility
Ferret-UI from Apple:
arxiv.org/abs/2404.05719
ScreenAI from Google
research.google/blog/screenai-…
Recent advancements in multimodal large language models (MLLMs) have been noteworthy, yet, these general-domain MLLMs often fall short in their ability to comprehend and interact effectively with user interface (UI) screens.arXiv.org
Speaking of #overlays, there is yet another one: #WebAbility
I have already made a PR to add it to the Overlay Fact Sheet:
github.com/karlgroves/overlayf…
As with other overlays, it makes WCAG/ADA promises, fails to fix stuff, replicates platform features (poorly) in CSS, and introduces WCAG violations just by adding it to a site.
Cool business model.
From Introducing WebAbility.io: Ultimate Web Accessibility Widget for ADA & WCAG Compliance, a press release from Techyweb Solutions INC.: WebAbility.io offers easy, comprehensive solutions for we...GitHub
"Blind internet users struggle with error-prone AI aids", reports an article in the Financial Times:
ft.com/content/3c877c55-b698-4…
#FT has a paywall but three articles can be accessed for free if you register.
TLDR is that AI #accessibility widgets over promise and under deliver. Repeatedly.
#AI #GenerativeAI #a11y
Unreliable software installed to comply with rules to help disabled people navigate online has prompted thousands of lawsuitsFinancial Times
This is an excellent guide to writing in plain English.
evolvingweb.com/blog/plain-lan…
"49% of adults in Canada have below high-school literacy levels, and 17% are unable to follow written instructions or read maps."
"Half adults in the U.S. struggle to read a book written for eighth-graders."
If your first instinct is 'why are people ‘dumb’?’ you are elitist and not inclusive. There are plenty of immigrants and others. As web professionals it should be your job to include *everyone*
#a11y
Want to make your written content more inclusive, accessible, and engaging? Learn how to use plain language principles with our comprehensive guide.Evolving Web
#AudioEye has a blog post where its CAO talks about “trust, transparency, collaboration, and innovation.”
Which is code for rebranding its #overlay product without issuing refunds for its prior guarantees.
Anyway, I offer my thoughts in a bit more detail as a comment on the post that got me sued:
adrianroselli.com/2023/02/audi…
Disclaimer: This post and the headline is my opinion. I provide verifiable facts throughout to inform that opinion. I am also not a lawyer, and this post does not constitute legal advice. The content reflects my genuinely held beliefs and opinions.Adrian Roselli
