Issue #375
Featured: Screen reader user survey #10
“The following survey is a follow-up to previous WebAIM Screen Reader User Surveys. This survey is primarily intended to collect new information and track updates/trends from previous surveys. By completing this survey you will help inform development choices for those creating accessible web content and web standards.”
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Sponsored: Live screen reader audit of Pie Calendar WordPress plugin tonight!
If you’ve ever wondered how a screen reader user experiences a calendar, join the WordPress Accessibility Meetup at 7 PM US Central tonight via Zoom for a live accessibility audit of Pie Calendar.
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News, resources, tools and tutorials
- The fashion empire built on stolen ideas (article - newrepublic.com)
- Burnout in the digital accessibility field (blog post - nicsteenhout.substack.com)
- Why carousels don’t work (blog post - antonsten.com)
- The UX of HTML (blog post – htmhell.dev)
- Be My Eyes, Timecrest, and Zanagrams named 2023 AppleVis Golden Apple Award winners (blog post – applevis.com)
- Video subtitles, captions, audio descriptions and transcripts (blog post – darekkay.com)
- Potential problems with accessibility audits and what to do about them (blog post – cerovac.com/a11y
- Developing an accessible SwiftUI design system (blog post – moba11y.com)
- AI is going great for the blind (blog post – robertkingett.com
- Disability advocates breathe a sigh of relief at Supreme Court’s Acheson decision (blog post – 19thnews.org)
- The PDF Accessibility Checker: Strengths and weaknesses (blog post – oidaisdes.org)
- Insights: Mobile accessibility (blog post – makeitfable.com)
- Accessibility overlays (resource) – commission.europa.eu)
- Blind leader wins $2 million settlement over inaccessible California Parks website (press release – trelegal.com)
- Design systems teams: Understand your users so they Can Serve Theirs (blog post) – commission.europa.eu)
New to A11y
Steve Frenzel created a massive template for accessibility guidelines that contains all sorts of links and good information. Use it to create your own accessibility guidelines and resources for your organization.
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