Issue #394
Featured: Images as the first thing in a button or link
“An accessibility problem I encounter regularly is where the text of an interactive element like a button or link is preceded with an image, and the image is accessible.”
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News, resources, tools and tutorials
- Long alt (blog post) - adrianroselli.com)
- ta11y: Learn about accessibility (resource) - ta11y.org)
- States can make digital accessibility easier for municipalities (part 2) (blog post - convergeaccessibility.com)
- Write alt text like you’re talking to a friend (blog post - cloudfour.com)
- What even are dragging movements? (blog post – sparkbox.com)
- Personalize to prioritize: Strategies to grow your accessibility program (video/talk) – a11ytalks.com
- What iOS accessibility notifications do (blog post – moba11y.com)
- How to check and fix PDF accessibility issues (blog post – blog.pope.tech)
- Conducting accessibility research in an inaccessible ecosystem (blog post – smashingmagazine.com
- Neurodiversity and UX: Essential resources for cognitive accessibility (blog post – stephaniewalter.design)
- A complete guide to web performance budgets (blog post – speedcurve.com
- 301,549 ways to improve accessibility: EN 301 549 (blog post – deque.com)
New to A11y
Bogdan Cerovac councils you that your design system should be accessible too. I often start broader, organizational accessibility efforts in the design system because you can create quick wins and spread accessibility far. You’ll never regret spending time on accessibility for a design system.
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