Issue #496
Featured: Applying accessibility fixes with stealth for the greater good
“At some point I got very invested in accessibility, because it was the missing link for me in my profession. Suddenly, the things I built not only looked good, but they also worked as expected when using a keyboard and a screen reader. Slowly, practicing web development with accessibility in mind became the new normal for me. Unfortunately though, accessibility is still far from normal in the tech industry.”
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News, resources, tools and tutorials
- Tech4Good Awards 2026 (award - tech4goodawards.com)
- A11y 101: 2.5.3 Label in name (blog post - tarnoff.info)
- Accessibility is the foundation (blog post - juliasolorzano.com)
- This, Still not for everyone (blog post - matthiasott.com)
- Testing methods: Language of parts (blog post - dennisdeacon.com)
- Is aria-label allowed on static elements? (blog post – maxdesign.com.au)
- If you thought the speed of writing code was your problem - you have bigger problems (blog post – andrewmurphy.io)
- Accessibility snapshot testing in iOS (blog post - dev.to/steady506)
- Getting past the FUD: A day-one compliance strategy for the new ADA Title II web accessibility rule (blog post – convergeaccessibility.com)
- Designing for people with low vision (blog post - tetralogical.com)
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