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Getty Images – The Disability Collection

The Disability Collection: Getty Images announced their partnership with Oath and the National Disability Leadership Alliance to create a collection of authentic images of disabled people. The disability collection currently has 34 assets, with plans to add more. Curated by (Lifekludger) Read full article at Source: Getty Images

Seeing AI | AppleVis

Seeing AI Category: Utilities Description of App: Seeing AI is a free app that narrates the world around you. Designed for the blind and low vision community, this ongoing research project harnesses the power of AI to open up the visual world and describe nearby people, text and objects. … Curated by (Lifekludger) Read fullContinueContinue reading “Seeing AI | AppleVis”

Should developers work around assistive technology bugs?

… I was surprised at how little people were aware of this bug. I wondered if people were really testing their work with Safari and VoiceOver. Perhaps nobody thinks this is as big a deal as I thought? The biggest surprise though was the negative feedback over my solution. I got a lot of feedbackContinueContinue reading “Should developers work around assistive technology bugs?”

Microsoft commits $25M to its AI for Accessibility program

… Over the course of the last few years, large parts of the company have dedicated themselves to building tools that enable people with disabilities and mental health conditions to do more. Today, the company announced that it is putting more money behind these efforts through its $25 million, five-year AI for Accessibility project. “Around theContinueContinue reading “Microsoft commits $25M to its AI for Accessibility program”

WICG/focus-visible: Polyfill for `:focus-visible`

Based on the proposed CSS :focus-visible pseudo-selector, this prototype adds a focus-visible class to the focused element, in situations in which the :focus-visible pseudo-selector should match. … Curated by (Lifekludger) Read full article at Source: GitHub – WICG/focus-visible: Polyfill for `:focus-visible`

What’s New In DevTools (Chrome 65)  | Google Developers

New features coming to DevTools in Chrome 65 include: Local Overrides New accessibility tools The Changes tab New SEO and performance audits Multiple recordings in the Performance panel Reliable code stepping with workers and asynchronous code Read on, or watch the video version of these release notes, below. Note: Check what version of Chrome you’re running at chrome://version. If you’re runningContinueContinue reading “What’s New In DevTools (Chrome 65)  | Google Developers”

WCAG 2.1: What is Next for Accessibility Guidelines

Are you staying on top of your digital accessibility game? Don’t be caught by surprise that a new version of W3C’s Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) is on the horizon. In fact, The next “minor” version of WCAG is a proposed recommendation right now! The W3C has researched user needs and written WCAG 2.1 successContinueContinue reading “WCAG 2.1: What is Next for Accessibility Guidelines”

Conversation about Accessibility w/ Tim Cook of Apple | #GAAD

This week I sat down with CEO of Apple, Tim Cook, to discuss topics around Accessibility. May 18th, 2017 is Global Accessibility Awareness Day to promote inclusion when it comes to creating products, content, or experiences for everyone. … I’ve seen Tim’s speech in the past where he brought up accessibility as a human right.ContinueContinue reading “Conversation about Accessibility w/ Tim Cook of Apple | #GAAD”

Celebrating Global Accessibility Awareness Day 

At Microsoft, we want to empower every person and every organization to achieve more. We deeply believe everyone should have the opportunity to reach their potential and we can help by empowering all people, regardless of their abilities. Global Accessibility Awareness Day gives us the chance to celebrate our differences and reflect on the waysContinueContinue reading “Celebrating Global Accessibility Awareness Day “

Reimagine accessibility 

“Empower Every Person: Reimagining Accessibility,” a 30-minute film in celebration of Global Accessibility Awareness Day. … … Discover practical ways to build a more inclusive environment and how accessible technologies such as Microsoft 365 enable everyone to create, communicate and collaborate. Hear from Microsoft accessibility leaders and our partners: US Business Leadership Network, Be. Accessible,ContinueContinue reading “Reimagine accessibility “

Focusing on Focus Styles

Not everyone uses a mouse to browse the internet. If you’re reading this post on a smartphone, this is obvious! What’s also worth pointing out is that there are other forms of input that people use to get things done. With these forms of input comes the need for focus styles. #People People are complicated.ContinueContinue reading “Focusing on Focus Styles”

Tips For Conducting Usability Studies With Participants With Disabilities

Over the last few years, I ran several usability studies with participants with various disabilities. I thought it would help others if I shared some of my experiences. In this article, I provide lessons learned or tips to consider in planning and executing usability testing with participants with disabilities. The lessons learned are divided intoContinueContinue reading “Tips For Conducting Usability Studies With Participants With Disabilities”

Typeface elegantly combines Braille and English characters

Braille Neue is a dual typeface designed by Kosuke Takahashi that overlays Braille and English into one simple font. For sighted people who do not currently know Braille, it’s also a great mnemonic for learning Braille characters. Takahashi lays out his design philosophy:   Currently, we rarely see braille implemented in the public space sinceContinueContinue reading “Typeface elegantly combines Braille and English characters”

How to create a simple CSS loading spinner & make it accessible

Since CSS animations are now so well supported using an animated .gif for a loading spinner is now no longer necessary. The mighty Developer Jon Pearse, showed me how to make a CSS loading spinner so I thought I’d share his technique using a flexible SCSS mixin step by step. This spinner will work inContinueContinue reading “How to create a simple CSS loading spinner & make it accessible”

Short note on what CSS display properties do to table semantics 

The CSS display properties are powerful. You can change the visual display of elements to match your desired styling, but sometimes doing this can have an unintended effect of nuking the semantics of the elements, as conveyed to screen reading software, in the browser accessibility tree. Screen readers and other assistive tech, in general, do not have directContinueContinue reading “Short note on what CSS display properties do to table semantics “

Trends that exclude – Axess Lab

Jumping on a new trend is risky business, both in fashion and web design! Here is why trends often hurt the user experience and exclude users with disabilities. I’ll also go through what you can do to avoid this from happening. … Curated by (Lifekludger) Read full article at Source: Trends that exclude – AxessContinueContinue reading “Trends that exclude – Axess Lab”

Mobile Accessibility Testing Guide for Android and iOS – free 

Mobile Accessibility Testing Guide for Android and iOS – free Mobile Accessibility Testing for Android and iOS (PDF, 2.6MB) is a free accessible PDF outlining how to test native apps and the web for accessibility on Android and iOS. It provides an overview of accessibility settings, how to use them and common testing tools. InstructionsContinueContinue reading “Mobile Accessibility Testing Guide for Android and iOS – free “

Tipo : Braille Smartphone Keypad 

After working with a user group of visually impaired on earlier version’s of braille keyboards, it was highlighted that there is no comprehensive way of typing into a smartphone. Current software solutions are too slow, do not give good tactile feedback or just are a pain to type with. Even though there are many softContinueContinue reading “Tipo : Braille Smartphone Keypad “

How to Create an Accessible PDF

Accessible PDFs are also known as “tagged” PDFs. They contain a hidden network of instructions and provide a textual representation of the document so that people using screen readers can properly navigate the document. Properly tagged PDFs also benefit from better search engine optimization (SEO) because search engines read the words between header tags beforeContinueContinue reading “How to Create an Accessible PDF”

HTML for Screen Reader Accessibility: 3 Mistakes to Avoid

It Takes A Lot Of Time And Work To Satisfy The WCAG Criteria But In One Of Our Latest Healthcare Projects, There Was A Focus On Adherence And On Screen Reader Accessibility. Here Are 3 Mistakes To Avoid. … Curated by (Lifekludger) Read full article at Source: HTML for Screen Reader Accessibility: 3 Mistakes toContinueContinue reading “HTML for Screen Reader Accessibility: 3 Mistakes to Avoid”