Issue #246
Featured: Another big win in the Domino’s Pizza accessibility saga
A judge rules that Domino’s violated the Americans with Disabilities Act because its website was not fully accessible to a blind customer.
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News, resources, tools and tutorials
- Gender-inclusive design is the only way (blog post – uxdesign.cc)
- Overreliance on overlays is counter to enculturation of accessibility (blog post – nfb.org)
- National convention sponsorship statement regarding AccessiBe (press release - nfb.org)
- How a CodePen support ticket turned into a great conversation) (blog post - equalentry.com)
- Log jams (talk - daverupert.com)
- Automating screen reader testing On macOS using Auto VO (blog post - smashingmagazine.com)
- An inclusive approach to video production (blog post - tetralogical.com)
- Using CSS to enforce accessibility (blog post - adrianroselli.com)
New to A11y?
Mark Steadman muses on JavaScript frameworks and the lost art of HTML, saying “We are in the midst of a very large problem in the web development field, where HTML is being left in the rearview mirror in place of JavaScript.”. Later Steadman calls HTML the fundamental language of the web. The post ends with pratical tips on increasting your HTML knowledge. My favorite is taking 10 minutes a day to teach yourself semantic HTML.
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