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Automated Accessibility Part 2: Mobile Web Testing
Automated web testing, especially at an integration level, saves time, money and effort. It ensures...Mark Steadman (DEV Community 👩💻👨💻)
As "#accessible" drag and drop (with accessible in quotes as I haven't personally verified the claims) is added to #React Aria and React Spectrum, I'm happy to see drag-and-drop get some #accessibility love at the framework level. However, I'm not convinced that aiming for parity always creates the most efficient, usable experiences in this area.
For many use cases, there are alternative approaches legitimately better suited to how people actually operate their devices, across various assistive technologies and input methods. For instance, dropdowns with type-ahead, offering more of an opportunity to browse before committing, rather than constantly navigating back and forth across drop zones which could be far apart.
The article highlights challenges in finding a preexisting holistic system, without delving into the possible reasons for that being the case until now. User feedback is also not a panacea; are you asking someone to evaluate whether they can use a thing? Or whether that thing is a good idea, and/or if a better thing could theoretically exist?
react-spectrum.adobe.com/blog/…
#a11y
Taming the dragon: Accessible drag and drop
We are excited to announce the release of drag and drop support in React Aria and React Spectrum! This includes a suite of hooks for implementing drag and drop interactions, with support for both mouse and touch, as well as full parity for keyboard a…Adobe Inc (Adobe)
Bag some AAA wins where you can
Complying with WCAG AA is hard, and AAA seems a lot harder, but there are actually plenty of AAA rules that are relatively easy to meet.tempertemper
Appt | Platform for app accessibility
Appt is a new platform for sharing knowledge about app accessibility.Appt
It looks like a lot of organizations are going to need to update their #SocialMedia icons, so I decided to put up a few which include #mastodon.
My goal is to produce #SVG images that respect dark mode, can be easily styled with CSS, and also allow either circle, square or no background.
I want to embed best practices of accessibility, and web sustainability in this.
So what can I do to improve these?
How-to: Use role='application' - The A11Y Project
Never use role='application' on a widely containing element body if your page consists mostly of traditional page elements.www.a11yproject.com
This is a fun video by Heydon trying to make a video which inspires developers to learn more about web accessibility briefs.video/videos/what-is-ar…
Search Engine Land (guest/paying author) is pretty clear that you should not use accessibility overlays (such as #accessiBe, #UserWay, #AudioEye, etc):
“Are you using an accessibility overlay to help disabled users? Don’t!”
searchengineland.com/accessibi…
via @JonAvilaA11y #a11y
Are you using an accessibility overlay to help disabled users? Don’t!
Accessibility overlays are not the answer for sites looking to provide a more inclusive experience for online users with disabilities.Casey Markee (Search Engine Land)
5 takeaways from screen reader usability interviews
Some common patterns that stood out to me during usability interviews with frequent screen reader users.jessbudd.com
If you are interested in improving the #accessibility of Mastodon, take a look at the issue queue github.com/mastodon/mastodon/i…+
If there are issues you've found that aren't there, are they part of the instance of Mastodon that you are using, or part of the core open source project? Custom themes can get in the way.
Posting #a11y bugs is important in moving ahead any open source project.
Issues · mastodon/mastodon
Your self-hosted, globally interconnected microblogging community - Issues · mastodon/mastodonGitHub
Research insight: accessibility of images - TetraLogical
Accessibility consultancy with a focus on inclusion. We can help you with knowledge, experience, strategy, assessments, and development.TetraLogical
VPATs 101 - what are they, when to use them, and how they can guide your accessibility practice
Register for the 'VPATs 101 - what are they, when to use them, and how they can guide your accessibility practice webinar.accessibility.deque.com
a11ysupport.io/tech/aria/log_r… #aria #a11y
If you are working on a project which I might be a good fit for, feel free to reach out to me at LauraKBuzzOfficial@Gmail.com
I am happy to discuss consultancy projects, and see if I am a good fit for your project.
I've given talks at accessibility conferences, such as this talk about gaming with aphantasia
Around a year ago, I managed to dig up some information on why a song in Life is Strange: True Colours wasn't subtitled, resulting in an accessibility issue for deaf players.
Life Is Strange: True Colors Cannot Include Subtitles During Alex’s Songs Due To Licensing Restrictions
Life is Strange: True Colors will unfortunately have this accessibility problem for the foreseeable future.Stephanie Minor (TheGamer)
During Global Accessibility Awareness Week this year, I was invited to give a talk for Eidos Montreal / Square Enix West, all about how disabilities often intersect, and needs can overlap in unexpected ways Devs need to consider.
twitter.com/EidosMontreal/stat…
My main piece of regular work is a series called Access-Ability.
The series, which is made up of 100+articles, releases weekly, and discusses how the video game industry can be more accessible to disabled players.
Text: access-ability.uk
Video: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD0…
My name is Laura Kate Dale, and I am an author, accessibility and queer representation critic and consultant, video game critic, streamer, and all around content creator.
Below is a thread of my various projects, and how you can support my ongoing work.
#accessibility #a11y #trans #gaming #author
Accessibility ‘Gaps’ in MVPs
“Tires are foundational to all our concept cars! You can tell because we left a wheel well to hold one!” A common refrain I see from companies is a variation of “Accessibility is a core principle!” They will include it in messaging, brag about their …Adrian Roselli
Good news for the @Mastodon #iOS app‘s #VoiceOver support. @jedfox has been on a roll these last few days and has added some really awesome #accessibility related pull requests to the public repository. Hope they all get merged soon and new TestFlight builds be made available so we can test them out before release. Among the fixes is the compose button, custom actions, better labels in the compose screen, and more.
Hope @Gargron or @zeitschlag can approve and merge them soon. #a11y
aria-label is a code smell
If it is important enough to need words, it is important enough to use text content.…Eric Bailey
webaim.org/blog/aria-cause-sol… #a11y #aria
Thank you, TEDx for viewing #accessibility as an important topic and for making it an Editor’s Pick. Thank you Shannah Hayley and TEDxPlano for the opportunity! Thanks to Thomas Logan, Makoto Ueki, and Ashley Coffey for making the talk possible
#a11y
The pandemic's influence on accessibility | Meryl Evans | TEDxPlano
While no one wanted a pandemic to happen, Meryl Evans points out that history has shown events like this can lead to changes for the better. For her, the ris...YouTube
The built-in Firefox Developer Tools just received a new family member. The Accessibility Inspector allows you to inspect your website's exposure to assistive technologies. Introduction As a web developer, have you wondered what your web site might look like to a screen reader for the blind? Have you w ...
marcozehe.de/2018/04/11/introd…
#a11y #webdev
A guide for using #screenReaders with #Mastodon.
starshipchangeling.net/mastodo…
Changeling’s Guide to Mastodon for screen Reader Users
What is This? This is a page where you can find links to all of the currently published chapters of Changeling’s Guide to mastodon for Screen Reader Users. I was considering publishing…The Starship Changeling
In dieser #Anleitung für blinde Menschen nutzen wir für #Android übrigens @AntennaPod
kom-in.de/156/podcasts-via-rss…
#Podcast #RSS #Audio #Player #App #mobile #a11y #accessibility #blind #FOSS #OpenSource #AntennaPod
@jamescridland
Podcasts via RSS Links abonnieren - Eine Anleitung
Über einen RSS-Feed können Web-Inhalte mit Apps abonniert werden. Besonders häufig wird dies zum Hören von Podcasts angewandt. Wie das blinde Menschen machen können, wird hier erklärt.www.kom-in.de
Could you please remember captioning your images?
Some instances offer automatic #OCR which can help grab any text in your image, though proofreading is still important. You can also follow @PleaseCaption to be reminded whenever you post an image without captioning it.
#captionyourimages
#a11y
#accessibility