Issue #478
Featured: You can’t make something accessible to everyone
“This post’s title is unpleasant, but it’s important to acknowledge the reality of the human condition and limitations in technologies. Even purpose-built assistive tech.”
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Sponsored: Dark mode is now available in AAArdvark
We just launched dark mode for AAArdvark because the tools we use for testing for accessibility should be accessible too. Dark mode reduces eye strain for users with light sensitivity, helps those with certain types of visual impairments, and provides essential accommodation for people with migraine disorders or traumatic brain injuries. Your accessibility work shouldn’t hurt to look at for hours. Try it out and let us know what you think.
Experience AAArdvark in dark mode.
News, resources, tools and tutorials
- Testing methods: Multiple ways (blog post - dennisdeacon.com)
- From reactive to proactive: Building a sustainable accessibility program (blog post - equalentry.com)
- Legal update: November 2025 (blog post - convergeaccessibility.com)
- Common misconceptions about disability (blog post - tetralogical.com)
- How to avoid boiling the accessibility ocean (blog post – buttondown.com/access-ability)
- Should pagination take you to a new page? (blog post – tempertemper.net)
- Web performance calendar (blog post – calendar.perfplanet.com)
- How button traits can make a chaotic iOS app accessible (blog post – axesslab.com)
- How Rosa Parks’ legacy inspired a new fight over who could ride the bus (article - 19thnews.org)
- ‘Sloppy’ code and accessibility issues: The trouble with Trump’s silicon valley-inspired web design project (article - notus.org)
- Designing for stress and emergency (blog post - smashingmagazine.com)
- Understanding aria-live timing: A two-layer model (blog post - maxdesign.com.au)
- Accessible by design: The role of the ‘lang’ attribute (blog post - htmhell.dev)
- Five reasons why WCAG AA compliance does not mean your website is accessible (blog post - craigabbott.co.uk)
New to A11y
Peter Torres Fremlin, the editor of Disability Debrief, has put together an interesting issue recently around how self-advocacy is hard work for those with a disability. Disability Debrief is a weekly newsletter for the disability community and disability curious. Check it out if you want to learn more.
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