Issue #483
Featured: Accessible faux-nested interactive controls
“In web accessibility, a thing you absolutely cannot do is nest one interactive control inside another …”
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News, resources, tools and tutorials
- Every Jira ticket is your accessibility policy (event - meetup.com/a11ynyc)
- How to tell better accessibility stories with data (and AI) (blog post - last-child.com)
- Testing methods: Section headings (blog post - dennisdeacon.com)
- Understanding screen reader speech queues (blog post – maxdesign.com.au)
- Common misconceptions about testing accessibility (blog post – tetralogical.com)
- Making an iOS e-commerce product list accessible to VoiceOver and beyond (blog post – axesslab.com)
- ADA reform and the path to a true win-win for businesses and people with disabilities (blog post – deque.com)
- 2026 Accessibility hiring looks busy, yet the patterns show underlying weakness (blog post - buttondown.com/access-ability)
- Traveling with a service dog: The hidden hurdles: Part 2 (blog post - accessaces.com)
- How I evaluate an ACR (VPAT®) (blog post - adrianroselli.com)
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