Issue #477
Featured: Dealbreaker bugs in native popovers
“One of my clients decided to write a custom popover component that uses native popovers under the hood. We built the component and were happy with it. They were about to ship it until we realised there was an accessibility bug so severe that it was a dealbreaker for us.”
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News, resources, tools and tutorials
- Testing methods: Link purpose (in context) (blog post - dennisdeacon.com)
- Accessibility and usability: Inline field validation vs. constantly active submit button (blog post - buttondown.com/access-ability)
- EAA deadlines, why you probably can’t wait another 5 years! (blog post - axesslab.com)
- Tooltip components should not exist (blog post - tkdodo.eu)
- AI for good accessibility (presentation – alastairc.uk)
- A practical guide to Flutter accessibility – Part 1: The basics (blog post – thedroidsonroids.com)
- Practical guide to mobile accessibility testing (blog post – abra.ai)
- Automated accessibility testing for React - Tools and best practices you can use (blog post – howtotestfrontend.com)
- Global Digital Accessibility Salary Survey (GDASS) (survey - gaad.foundation)
- Can you make toast messages accessible? (blog post - adamsilver.io)
- The accessibility problem with authentication methods like CAPTCHA (blog post - smashingmagazine.com)
- Intopia launches Assistive Technology Survey 2025 (survey - intopia.digital)
- IDREFs: What they are and how to use them (blog post - htmhell.dev)
New to A11y
Nimer Jaber writes about a special, unadvertised feature of living with a disability. What’s that? “It’s the mandatory, non-optional “Expert Mode.” You don’t choose it; it chooses you.” Some call this the disability tax because people with disabilities have to do the extra work to make things happen. It’s a good concept to understand.
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