Web Design References: Webdev Newsletter

Web Design References: News and info about web design and development. The site advocates accessibility, usability, web standards and many related topics.

Accessibility Tools and Resources for Designers • DigitalA11Y

A comprehensive list of accessibility tools and resources for designers to achieve accessibility from start.

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Text Spacing Editor

A tool for editing text spacing properties on web pages. WCAG conformance information included.

Creating Accessible UI Animations — Smashing Magazine

Animation and accessibility are often seen as two separate powers at odds with one another. How is it possible to strike a balance between elements that move and the possible negative effects they expose to users who are sensitive to motion? Oriana G…

Answers to common (web) accessibility questions

Common questions I hear about web accesssibility with short, low on nuance answers.

Date Picker Dialog Example

Accessibility resources free online from the international standards organization: W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI).

Accessibility Myths

A small project debunking common accessibility myths.

Web Design References: Webdev Newsletter

Web Design References: News and info about web design and development. The site advocates accessibility, usability, web standards and many related topics.

Everything about SEO is obnoxious

“Search Engine Optimization” Blech. I hate it. This is what SEO should be: Write content on the internet. Make sure it is output in semantic, accessible HTML. Make sure the performance …

A Definitive Guide to Sensible Form Validations | HTML Form Guide

Welcome to the W3C design system - W3C Design System

Don't Use Fixed CSS height or width on Buttons, Links, or Any Other Text Containers | Ashlee M Boyer

Fixed heights and widths risk 'loss of content' when text is resized.

Russ Weakley / What makes an accessible date picker? Is it even possible? #id24 2023

You’ve seen them in the wild, maybe even audited them. The stuff of nightmares. But what makes a truly accessible date picker? This presentation will explore...

4 design principles I use every day to avoid bad UX and create products that work for everyone

Adam Silver – interaction designer - London, UK

Modern Health, frameworks, performance, and harm

Performance, accessibility, and usability are more than just inconvenient truths you can pretend don’t exist. They have a direct impact on the quality of someone’s life…

Web Design References: Webdev Newsletter

Web Design References: News and info about web design and development. The site advocates accessibility, usability, web standards and many related topics.

The problem with input masks and what to do instead

Adam Silver – interaction designer - London, UK

The problem with automatically focusing the first input and what to do instead

Adam Silver – interaction designer - London, UK

Avoiding Dark Patterns in Web Design

Make the case against dark patterns and learn more ethical alternatives.

You don't need a modal window

Just make a separate page.

Start page - Access & Use

Web Design References: Webdev Newsletter

Web Design References: News and info about web design and development. The site advocates accessibility, usability, web standards and many related topics.

The problem with tooltips and what to do instead

Tooltips are not only hard to use, but they're normally totally unnecessary. Learn why that is and what you could do instead.

Web Design References: Webdev Newsletter

Web Design References: News and info about web design and development. The site advocates accessibility, usability, web standards and many related topics.

Meeting WCAG Level AAA - TetraLogical

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

Usability Pitfalls of Disabled Buttons, and How To Avoid Them — Smashing Magazine

How can we make disabled buttons more inclusive? When do they work well, and when do they fail on us? And finally, when do we actually need them, and how can we avoid them? Let’s find out.

Web Accessibility in Mind Conference: Home

Designing for People with Cognitive Disabilities and Everyone Else

The art of designing and creating content to support people with cognitive disabilities lives in the space between usability and accessibility. This presenta...

Web Design References: Webdev Newsletter

Web Design References: News and info about web design and development. The site advocates accessibility, usability, web standards and many related topics.

Why do websites have so many pop-ups?

UI experts say pop-ups are a bad idea. So why is the “most hated” element of web design everywhere?

Writing even more CSS with Accessibility in Mind, Part 2: Respecting user preferences

Users change browser or OS settings to improve their experiences for a reason. We should respect these decisions by writing CSS.

Overlapping interactive areas

When an interactive element like a button, link, and form field sits on top of another interactive element, accessibility (and usability) problems arise.

Heydon Pickering: Please Disable JavaScript To View This Site

This one time, I made people turn off JavaScript in their browser to view my site's content. In this talk, you will discover all the different ways this deep...