Issue #437
Featured: Another web access overlay company sued by a small business
“Another class action lawsuit has been filed by a small business that purchased an overlay monthly subscription, yet still got hit with a lawsuit claiming its website was not accessible. This suit against UserWay by a small online florist, described below, is similar in scope to the class action lawsuit filed against AccessiBe, another overlay vendor, by a small skin care dermatology practice.”
Read more of Another web access overlay company sued by a small business.
Sponsored: WordPress cookie banner accessibility lies
Your WordPress cookie banner may not be as legally compliant as you think. In this article, Amber Hinds compares claims and accessibility of popular cookie solutions: Usercentrics, Complianz, GDPR Cookie Compliance and Real Cookie Banner.
Read more of WordPress cookie banner accessibility lies.
News, resources, tools and tutorials
- Benchmarking usability and the cognitive a11y frontier (event - meetup.com)
- Atkinson Hyperlegible Next expands on low vision accessibility (blog post - printmag.com)
- The European Accessibility Act for websites and apps (blog post - martijnhols.nl)
- It’s right there in the back of the book (blog post – rightbadcode.com)
- Top lawyers in 16 states push back on anti-DEIA Executive Orders (blog post - lflegal.com)
- What the assault on public education means for kids with disabilities (article / paywall – newyorker.com)
- A11y 101: 1.3.3 Sensory Characteristics (blog post – tarnoff.info)
- Common accessibility challenges when navigating tables (blog post – blog.usablenet.com)
- Deque and IAAP announce the “Fund the Future” Certification Scholarship Fund (blog post – deque.com)
- Page bloat update: How does ever-increasing page size affect your business and your users? (blog post - speedcurve.com)
- Testing 10 JavaScript Frameworks on Their HTML Defaults (blog post - meiert.com)
- History’s largest and most famous disability access ramp (blog post - exurbe.com)
- A lawsuit threatens the disability protections I’ve known my whole life (blog post - time.com)
- Reimagining fluid typography (blog post - oddbird.net)
Sponsored classifieds
Prioritize accessibility from design and remediation to automated maintenance with Accessible Web RAMP. Start your free 14-day trial of our accessibility testing software today!
New to A11y
Taeke Reijenga over at A11y Collective write a good introductory post on how to write a legal website accessibility statement. As with anything in the legal realm, consult legal professionals. That said, I appreciate the examples gathered here because they can help you get a good start.
Suggestions and corrections
Have a suggestion for something to be included in Accessibility Weekly? Did I make a mistake that doesn't belong on the Internet? You can either reply to this email or send a note to hello@a11yweekly.com.
Sponsorships and donations
You can sponsor Accessibility Weekly! For details, check out the sponsor page. If you or your company is interested, send a note to hello@a11yweekly.com.
If you enjoy the newsletter, consider making a donation.