Issue #282
Featured: Support for marking radio buttons required, invalid
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News, resources, tools and tutorials
- Age-positive image library launched to tackle negative stereotypes of later life (resource – ageing-better.org.uk)
- (Not so) short note on being owned (blog post - html5accessibility.com)
- Accessibility and inclusivity in practice (podcast - anchor.fm/inside-shopify-ux)
- Overlay position and recommendations (blog post - accessibilityassociation.org)
- Foundations: Headings (blog post - tetralogical.com)
- Accessibility in JavaScript frameworks part 2: Comparing each framework (blog post - dev.to/steady5063)
- Overlays Underwhelm: A11y NYC (video - adrianroselli.com)
- What makes writing more readable? (blog post - pudding.cool)
- Introducing the Accessibility IMpact (AIM) Score and other WAVE updates (blog post - webaim.org)
- Intopia launches WCAG 2.1 map (blog post - intopia.digital)
- Vision Australia digital access webinar: Typography in inclusive design (video - youtube.com)
- MagentaA11y accessibility acceptance criteria (resource - magentaa11y.com)
New to A11y?
This short post on starting an accessibility book club by Beverley Newing could help you build a culture around accessibility in your organization. Beverley has packed the post with open source resources to help you get going too.
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