Tables and Beers
In the last article for the 2018 series, Steve Faulkner provides the results of one beer worth of screen reader testing of simple tables.
Category: 2018
Prove You’re Not A Bot: reCAPTCHA version 3
In today’s article, John Sweet describes how captchas have been viewed as a complete barrier to access for individuals with disabilities but with Google’s latest reCaptcha solution, access has taken a major, positive leap forward.
ARIA 1.1 – What’s New?
In today’s article, Birkir Gunnarsson tells us what’s new in ARIA 1.1, the new roles and properties that excite him, and the others that disappoint, due to their lack of support.
Benefits of a Single Text Field Versus Multiple Text Fields
In today’s article, Michiel Bijl explains how it’s easier for users to enter a phone number or a credit card number into a single field, but other scenarios may require properly labeled multiple fields.
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Web components still need to be accessible
In today’s article, Eric Bailey explains why developers need to consider accessibility when creating custom web components and use semantic HTML when it makes sense, as to not needlessly reinvent the wheel.
iOS Accessibility Properties: How They Relate to WCAG, and How to Correctly Use Them
In today’s article, Jennifer Dailey explains how the iOS Accessibility Properties relate to the WCAG 2.0 success criteria 4.1.2: Name, Role, Value, and how to properly use them.
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I Used a Switch Control for a Day
In today’s article, Hampus Sethfors uses a switch control for a day and shares his discoveries and insights, while encouraging you to give it a go.
Accessibility and Inclusion with the World’s Most Popular Communication Tool: Email
In today’s article, Jason Rodriguez shares some best practices on creating more accessible and inclusive email campaigns, routinely ranked as one of the world’s most valuable marketing channels, yet very little work has been done to make it more accessible for under-represented groups.
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I Threw Away my Mouse
In today’s article, Manuel Matuzovic shares how he ditched his mouse, going keyboard-only. He shares the results of his research on 200 different pages and the issues that impact keyboard-only users.
All Change? What Could Happen to Accessibility Law in the UK after Brexit
In today’s article, Heather Burns looks at the potential impact to Accessibility Law in the UK after Brexit and challenges faced in these interesting times.
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Case Study – Podcast Becomes a WCAG 2.1 Implementation Site
In today’s article, Nicolas Steenhout shares the story of his podcast, A11Y Rules, how he made its website accessible through careful decisions about players and plugins, and the move to WCAG 2.1.
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Accessibility Pro Certified: To Be or Not To Be
In today’s article, Glenda Sims addresses the value in obtaining Accessibility Professional Certification, what it takes to become an accessibility professional and how the supply of accessibility professionals has yet to keep up with the demand.
Mobilizing Android Accessibility At Airbnb
In today’s article, Diane Ko and Julia Fu talk about accessibility and the Airbnb Android App, the advantages and challenges of the Android platform and how they spread accessibility awareness and know-how through documentation and training.
Not Your Father’s Navigation Strategy: There’s More Than Just the TAB Key
In today’s article, Rachel Olivero explains that while the use of the Tab key for navigation among web components is appropriate in the right circumstances, effectively utilizing quick navigation keys and element lists can offer greater flexibility for screen access software users.
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W3C is Coming to Your A11Y Tools
In today’s article, Wilco Fiers talks about the upcoming harmonization of both automated accessibility testing tools and manual, human testing, lead by the W3C’s Accessibility Conformance Testing (ACT) Task Force.
How Ableism Leads to Inaccessibility
In today’s article, Olivier Nourry discusses Ableism, the belief that a fully-functional body and mind are the norm for a human being and considers people with disabilities as unworthy and how in many ways, inaccessibility is a by-product of ableism-based thinking.
Disability is a spectrum, not a binary
In today’s article, Steve Barnett and Nicola du Toit look at disability as a spectrum instead of a binary and by making things accessible, we help more people than we might realize.
How To Advocate For Accessible And Inclusive Tech Events
In today’s article, Mikey Ilagan asks a few questions when planning our next meetup or tech event to ensure our events are accessible.
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Unlocking Accessibility for UX/UI Designers
In today’s article, Denis Boudreau explains that the accessibility community, have been lying for the better part of the last twenty years. Web accessibility is hard. It’s complicated. And you don’t need to care about all of that WCAG stuff.
A New Day: Making a Better Calendar
This calendar year is almost over and we still don’t have any solid guidance or official ARIA pattern on how to build an interactive and accessible calendar widget. Gerard Cohen shows us how to obtain an improved calendar experience.
Accessible SVG Icons with Inline Sprites
At a certain stage in a project someone always comes in and says: ‘We need icons!’ And why do people need icons? Whatever the reasoning may be, we need to make sure that people who can’t see or recognize these icons can understand their purpose. Marco Hengstenberg visits the practice of using SVG icons with inline sprites, and how to ensure these icons are accessible.
The “D” in the DOM
It’s within the Document Object Model (DOM) that we find one of the keys to building accessible things for the web: the document. Anthony Jeffery helps us decide what HTML elements to use to lay the foundation for an accessible document.
Stories from the Trenches: What I’ve learned from Working as a Blind Developer for a Sighted Dev Team
In this article, developer Florian Beijers shares his experiences with the employment process and his experiences with developer tools; the struggles as well as the positives of a blind developer.
Giving Back to the Community
Mike Gifford challenges us to try a new way of giving back. Not by writing an article, proposing a talk or organizing an accessibility awareness event, but by making the internet more accessible by default.