Issue #180
Featured: Accessible HTML elements
Amber Wilson highlights a handful of useful HTML elements that improve a page’s accessibility.
Read Accessible HTML elements.
News, resources, tools and tutorials
- The problem with snackbars and what to use instead (blog post – adamsilver.io)
- Why videos on GOV.UK use the YouTube video player (blog post – accessibility.blog.gov.uk)
- Inclusive Design 24 call for presentations (event – inclusivedesign24.org)
- How to create a “skip to content” link (blog post – css-tricks.com)
- A11y Axioms (resource – github.com/accessibility)
- Blind Abilities presents: Corona Virus from a blindness perspective (blog post – blindabilities.com)
- Heading off confusion: When do headings fail WCAG? (blog post – developer.paciellogroup.com)
- Element.focus vs aria-activedescendant (blog post – zellwk.com)
New to A11y
Daniel Schulz says during times like these, it’s more important than ever to make our applications as accessible as possible. The post about seven habits to get into an accessible mindset will help you do just that. My fvorite tip? Talk to your users.
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