Issue #435
Featured: Grouping forms with fieldset and legend
“In this post, we explore how to use the fieldset and legend elements to group and label form elements effectively, creating a more accessible and well-structured experience.”
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News, resources, tools and tutorials
- Best practices for EU web accessibility compliance monitoring (blog post - a11y-collective.com)
- A common misstep when facing accessibility litigation threats (blog post - buttondown.com/access-ability)
- New DOJ Title II web accessibility guidance (blog post - convergeaccessibility.com)
- Portland Trail Blazers make games more accessible to blind and low vision fans (news article – katu.com)
- Before you buy an accessibility audit (blog post - cerovac.com/a11y)
- Why the ‘none of the above’ checkbox pattern worries me (blog post – adamsilver.io)
- Generating image descriptions and alt-text with AI (blog post – dri.es)
- The DOJ provides practical guidance on how to implement a digital accessibility program (blog post – adatitleiii.com)
- Which VoiceOver? (blog post – adrianroselli.com)
- AI agents that do tasks for you will need accessibility as well (blog post - equalentry.com)
- How to declare your page’s language
(blog post - blog.pope.tech) - Signed away (blog post - thebaffler.com)
- Six questions for Eric Eggert (blog post - frontenddogma.com)
- On diversity (blog post - aaron-gustafson.com)
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