Issue #465
Featured: Why does big tech not run accessibility bug bounties?
“The biggest names in tech, from Google to Netflix, invest millions in security bug bounty programs. They pay ethical hackers, also known as researchers, to find vulnerabilities, Netflix can pay upto $25,000 for a critical bug viewing it as a smart business move to prevent security vulnerabilities in their software, systems, or websites. So why not for Accessibility bugs?”
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News, resources, tools and tutorials
- How to minimize legal risks in accessibility compliance (blog post - tarnoff.info)
- Testing methods: Contrast (enhanced) (blog post - dennisdeacon.com)
- My approach to manual web accessibility testing (blog post - scribe.rip/design-globant)
- When accessibility isn’t easy: Website features that need extra love (event - a11ytalks.com)
- Understanding focus indicators for web accessibility (blog post – a11y-collective.com)
- Screenreader HTML support look up app (blog post – html5accessibility.com)
- Making content accessible for people with limited English proficiency (blog post – equalentry.com)
- An accessible guide to WCAG 3.3.8: Authentication without frustration (blog post – auth0.com)
- How to make complex data accessible for users with disabilities (blog post - blog.pope.tech)
- Disability inclusion requires more than a lanyard (blog post - buttondown.com/access-ability)
- WCAG 3 September 2025 update (blog post - whollyaccessible.org)
- How to stand out when anyone can build anything (blog post - antonsten.com)
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