Issue #474
Featured: Accessible names and labels: Understanding what works and what doesn’t
“This article explores how to correctly define and associate labels and accessible names for UI elements to ensure that all users, including those relying on assistive technologies, can understand the purpose of each control.”
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News, resources, tools and tutorials
Federal pro se ADA Title III and FHA lawsuit numbers surge, likely powered by AI (blog post - adatitleiii.com)
A bridge made of ableism. (blog post - sightlessscribbles.com)
Creating accessible documents and slides (video - youtube.com)
Your accessibility score is lying to you (blog post - chrisyoong.com)
The fundamentals problem (blog post – chrbutler.com)
AI and alt text (video – youtube.com)
Explaining the accessible benefits of using semantic HTML elements (blog post – css-tricks.com.com)
Aria-labels and privacy: A word of caution (blog post – rightbadcode.com)
Why you need to close open objects when users navigate away (blog post - buttondown.com/access-ability)
Pre-order “Digital Accessibility Ethics” (blog post - adrianroselli.com)
The edge cases that break hearts (and products) (blog post - nngroup.com)
New to A11y
Nat Tarnoff writes about how you should use more than tab in screen readers. Nat walks you through the different modes a screen reader can work in, allowing its users to navigate web pages and applications in different ways. Take it one thing at a time when you’re learning.
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