Issue #447
Featured: Deque Axe Assistant - First impressions
“I knew if I just waded in and started asking axe Assistant about accessibility, it would look pretty good. ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini are all pretty convincing if you just open up a chat and start asking them stuff. But when you really get into it, asking tough questions or getting super specific, they all just start rambling. So, for axe Assistant, I decided to try and understand […]”
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News, resources, tools and tutorials
- Creating an accessible accordion with HTML description lists (blog post - afixt.com)
- What does it really mean for a site to be keyboard navigable (blog post - smashingmagazine.com)
- Testing methods – Pre-recorded captions (blog post - dennisdeacon.com)
- A11y 101: 1.4.11 Non-text Contrast (blog post – tarnoff.info)
- How keyboard testing improves digital accessibility (blog post – deque.com)
- Designing for everyone: Tools to help you nail accessible color contrast (blog post – spin.atomicobject.com)
- The accessibility clock is ticking for state governments (article – govtech.com)
- To hover or not to hover? Understanding WCAG requirements for UI component states (blog post – mn.gov/mnit)
- Bias in design systems (blog post - bencallahan.com)
- The cite element (blog post - heydonworks.com)
- Four ways I use AI as an accessibility specialist (blog post - scottvinkle.me)
- A decade of employment (blog post - blakewatson.com)
- Accessibility Show with Joe Dolson, Episode 5: Can A.I. create an accessible site? (podcast - wpbuilds.com)
- Creating a more accessible web with Aria Notify (blog post - blogs.windows.com/msedgedev)
- Legal update: April 2025 (blog post - convergeaccessibility.com)
- Potential accessibility issues of floating animations on webpages and mobile apps (blog post - cerovac.com/a11y)
- Tabindex, programmatic focus, and outline styles (blog post - gomakethings.com)
- Are ‘CSS Carousels’ accessible? (blog post - sarasoueidan.com)
- Celebrating with the perfect toast (blog post - tpgi.com)
- Do not publish your designs on the web with Figma Sites… (blog post - adrianroselli.com)
- The true path to garbage code: Figma Sites (blog post - joedolson.com)
- Disability discrimination persists despite growing awareness and advocacy (blog post - sbstatesman.com)
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