Issue #405
Featured: New class action lawsuit against AccessiBe
“On June 24, 2024 Tribeca Skin Care, a small skin care dermatology practice in New York City, filed a class action lawsuit against overlay company AccessiBe. Relying on AccessiBe’s promises about accessibility and ADA compliance, Tribeca purchased a 1-year subscription to AccessiBe’s “AccessWidget” at an annual subscription fee of $490 in August 2022. The subscription was renewed in August 2023.”
Read more of New class action lawsuit against AccessiBe.
Sponsored: How you write matters for accessibility
If you want to start to make your site more accessible without a ton of heavy lifting, the content you share is a great place to begin.
Read on for Mangrove’s steps and tips on writing for accessibility.
News, resources, tools and tutorials
- W3C Group draft note: Ethical web principles (resource - w3.org)
- YouTube embeds are bananas heavy and it’s fixable (blog post - frontendmasters.com)
- Notes on implementing dark mode (blog post - brandur.org)
- Does WCAG 2.2 Level A apply to native apps? (blog post - html5accessibility.com)
- Peaky WCAG (Level AA) bang for your app a11y buck (blog post – html5accessibility.com)
- How to transform your approach to digital accessibility from a reactive break-fix cycle to a proactive shift left approach (blog post - deque.com)
- Orozco v. Garland establishes a new pathway for challenging inaccessible technology beyond the confines of the interactive process for federal employees with disabilities (blog post – browngold.com)
- Don’t use web•dev for accessibility info (blog post – adrianroselli.com)
- A quick-ish accessibility review: shadcn/ui charts (blog post – ashleemboyer.com)
- Generative AI is a climate disaster (blog post – disconnect.blog
- Auditing accessibility of mobile apps – 2024 update (blog post – cerovac.com/a11y
- Accessible PDF forms online – There’s a catch (blog post – tpgi.com)
- Fifteen page speed optimizations that sites ignore (at their own risk) (blog post – speedcurve.com)
- Exploring the challenges in creating an accessible sortable list (drag-and-drop) (blog post – github.blog
- How to check and document design accessibility in your mockups (blog post – stephaniewalter.design)
New to A11y
Freyja Haraldsdóttir lists 22 random things that make me tired as a disabled woman. A short, but impactful read worth your time.
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