This article is intended for people who create rich internet applications with drag and drop functionality and want to make them accessible. No prior knowledge of WAI-ARIA is assumed, although it is recommended you read my introduction to WAI-ARIA article before starting this article. A basic knowledge of scripting is assumed, and is necessary toContinueContinue reading “Dev.Opera — Accessible Drag and Drop Using WAI-ARIA”
Category Archives: ACCESSIBILITY
Effectively including accessibility into web developer training – Karl Groves
…Today, I’d like to follow “Your computer school sucks” with some actual guidance for web developer training schools and bootcamps. Do not treat accessibility as its own topic A few years ago, I wrote a series of blog posts under the theme Selling Accessibility. The content for many of those posts was driven by interviewsContinueContinue reading “Effectively including accessibility into web developer training – Karl Groves”
Airline Web Accessibility: Post US DOT Deadline Round Up
Round the world in 8 Days We are pleased to say we can conclude our round the world airline accessibility review, having looked at the six airlines (one from each continent) to see how they have approached the new US … Continued Curated by (Lifekludger) Read full article at Source: Airline Web Accessibility: Post USContinueContinue reading “Airline Web Accessibility: Post US DOT Deadline Round Up”
7 Accessibility Sins I’m Tired of Pointing Out to UI/UX Designers
Dear UI/UX designer, I’m tired of seeing these mistakes over and over again coming out from UI/UX designers I’ve worked with. Some are exceptionally talented, producing beautiful web or app designs… Curated by (Lifekludger) Read full article at Source: 7 Accessibility Sins I’m Tired of Pointing Out to UI/UX Designers | μεταcole
Web Accessibility and Keeping Others in Mind – snack o’clock
Website accessibility has been on my mind recently. A few years back, one of the biggest trends on the web was subtlety. Medium gray text on light gray backgrounds, super-thin fonts, etc. all looked quite elegant to designers, but in … Continue reading → Curated by (Lifekludger) Read full article at Source: Web Accessibility andContinueContinue reading “Web Accessibility and Keeping Others in Mind – snack o’clock”
In Plain Sight — Shopify UX — 1
In Plain Sight: Text, Contrast, and Accessibility This is the first post in a series on accessibility from Shopify UX’s team. We’re publishing posts every two weeks. You can check out the introduction here. Contrast is one of the basic elements of graphic design. It lets us tell things apart. Yet in UI design, atContinueContinue reading “In Plain Sight — Shopify UX — 1”
How to implement SVG icons | Creative Bloq
Web developer Shehzad Azram shows how SVG icons could help solve accessibility issues, and reveals how to implement one. Things have come a long way from the days when we used plain vector art images as icons. Yet there are still a number of accessibility issues when it comes to icons. Thankfully, SVGs could goContinueContinue reading “How to implement SVG icons | Creative Bloq”
We’re Just Temporarily Abled : Designing for the Future : Designing for the Future
We aren’t just designing accessible products and websites for a subgroup of people who we may or may not know, who have permanent visual or motor issues. We’re designing these sites and products for our future selves as well. A few years ago, I had the opportunity to attend and present at a great conferenceContinueContinue reading “We’re Just Temporarily Abled : Designing for the Future : Designing for the Future”
Danger! Testing Accessibility with real people — Medium
As four people who are blind and care deeply about making the web more accessible, we strongly believe user testing should include people with disabilities. But when the results are misinterpreted, it can be dangerous. It can foster action that appears to benefit people with disabilities but ultimately do as much harm as good. …ContinueContinue reading “Danger! Testing Accessibility with real people — Medium”
Event Websites Need to Have Accessibility Info – Scrappy Deviation
I’ve done a few reviews of events now, and I intend to do more in the future. Some have focused specifically on accessibility issues, while others have included them along with other discussions of the events. On both of the event reviews I have done on The Orbit I noted that the events DID haveContinueContinue reading “Event Websites Need to Have Accessibility Info – Scrappy Deviation”
Census 2016 – Accessibility and special needs | Australian Bureau of Statistics
What help is available for people with a disability, illness or injury? If you need assistance completing your Census form, we encourage you to seek help from someone you trust. This could be a family member, friend, carer or neighbour. In some locations, such as hospitals and nursing homes, Field Officers will be employed toContinueContinue reading “Census 2016 – Accessibility and special needs | Australian Bureau of Statistics”
Accessible SVGs | CSS-Tricks
An excellent, fully detailed article on making SVG graphics accessible. Scalable Vector Graphic (SVG) is emerging as the preferred graphic format to use on the web today. Are you abandoning the icon font or replacing old pg, gif and png graphics for the well-supported SVG, too? Let’s see how this will impact users of assistive technologyContinueContinue reading “Accessible SVGs | CSS-Tricks”
Universal design for organisations – digital accessibility video – MAA
Through an alliance with Australian Network on Disability (AND), Media Access Australia (MAA) contributed and helped organise the digital accessibility stream of AND’s annual conference, which was held in Sydney on 17 May 2016. Presentation video https://youtu.be/kCaRJCAxrNY Presentation video transcriptRather than hear from Media Access Australia about our services and approach to managing digital accessibilityContinueContinue reading “Universal design for organisations – digital accessibility video – MAA”
Making images accessible for people on Twitter | Twitter Help Center
Making images accessible for people on Twitter When you Tweet photos using the Twitter app for iOS or Android, you have the option to compose a description of the images so the content is accessible to people who are visually impaired. This article includes information about how to enable the Compose image descriptions setting andContinueContinue reading “Making images accessible for people on Twitter | Twitter Help Center”
Getting Started with Angular & Accessibility – YouTube
The basics of getting started with accessibility and AngularJS. Includes an introduction to ARIA, keyboard navigation, Angular’s ngAria module, and how thinking about accessibility can lead to better code and an improved user experience for all users. … Curated by (Lifekludger) Read full article at Source
Responses To The Screen Reader Strategy Survey | HeydonWorks
In September of last year, I decided I wanted to hear stories about how screen reader users access The Web. I suspected, as a sighted web user, I made a lot of incorrect assumptions. Accordingly, I composed seven questions to find out about strategies for reading and operation.Following are the raw, unedited responses (minus theContinueContinue reading “Responses To The Screen Reader Strategy Survey | HeydonWorks”
Always use a label — Simple = Human — Medium
Sometimes designers oversimplify a form by removing the labels. The problem is that minimal does not always mean it’s simple — which is certainly the case for labels. Labels, in fact, are an essential part of designing easy-to-use forms. Here’s why: … Curated by (Lifekludger) Read full article at Source: Always use a label — Simple =ContinueContinue reading “Always use a label — Simple = Human — Medium”
On Link Underlines | Adrian Roselli
It is amazing to me how this suggestion causes so much angst and fighting. Designers often argue that they look ugly, some users claim they are distracting, others even claim they reduce accessibility. I’ve tried to gather some information here to allow you to make your own judgment, which may or may not end upContinueContinue reading “On Link Underlines | Adrian Roselli”
Newest Browsers Vivaldi and Brave Missing Key Feature
Two former big bosses of popular browsers are at it again, taking the helm of new browsers. Brendan Eich, literal father of JavaScript, and former co-founder of Mozilla, has recently released Brave, a new browser aimed at increasing privacy and security for its users. Similarly Jon von Tetzchner, former co-founder of the Opera Browser, justContinueContinue reading “Newest Browsers Vivaldi and Brave Missing Key Feature”
Evaluating Cognitive Web Accessibility with WAVE
WAVE is a web accessibility tool that can greatly assist in the evaluation of web content. Rather than providing a complex technical report, WAVE shows the original web page with embedded icons and indicators that reveal the accessibility of that page. Before proceeding, be sure to read the Help page for an overview of usingContinueContinue reading “Evaluating Cognitive Web Accessibility with WAVE”
Design Better Forms — uxdesign.cc – User Experience Design
Excellent resource. Design Better Forms Common mistakes designers make and how to fix them … Curated by (Lifekludger) Read full article at Source: Design Better Forms — uxdesign.cc – User Experience Design
The importance of manual testing alongside automated accessibility tools
There are many free and paid automated tools available to help you identify accessibility issues in your websites, apps and digital channels. Automatic accessibility checking tools are useful to broadly identify problems and start developing a plan to fix them, and engaging human experts throughout this process is important to achieve the best result. Here’sContinueContinue reading “The importance of manual testing alongside automated accessibility tools”
Learning Is For Everyone: Instructional Design For Accessibility (Free Technical Article!) – eLearning Industry
Instructional Design For Accessibility: How To Ensure That Learning Is For Everyone Designing eLearning that is accessible for people with disabilities isn’t easy. The key is to find ways in which basic principles of good web design, along with the principles of Universal Design, can improve access to and the experience of eLearning for all learners,ContinueContinue reading “Learning Is For Everyone: Instructional Design For Accessibility (Free Technical Article!) – eLearning Industry”
How to avoid common UX traps | Webdesigner Depot
If you’re involved in any aspect of a website build, it’s imperative that you avoid common UX problems, if you want to stay in your users’ good books. Let’s take a look at the 4 most common UX traps that designers fall into, and how to avoid them… Curated by (Lifekludger) Read full article atContinueContinue reading “How to avoid common UX traps | Webdesigner Depot”
Designer’s Guide to the Basics of Web Accessibility Design – Hongkiat
In this post, I’ll cover the basics of accessibility design, what it is, what it aims to solve, and steps you can take to get started. Note, this is an incredibly detailed subject, and it will take months or years of practice to fully understand. But the benefits are worth the effort, and all ofContinueContinue reading “Designer’s Guide to the Basics of Web Accessibility Design – Hongkiat”
