Issue #506
Featured: The case for an accessibility designer vibe coding when all his coworkers are also vibe coding
“While the industry races the clock to figure out how to make all this productive or profitable, the question I keep asking myself is: Am I letting my own personal beliefs and biases affect the outcome I ultimately want? For me, the desirable outcome is enabling disabled people to use technology where they previously could not.”
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Sponsored: Do accessibility overlays actually work? Let’s install one and find out
Wednesday July 1 at 1pm PT, AAArdvark founder Natalie MacLees installs a real accessibility overlay on a test site and puts it through the same testing any real user would, keyboard first, then a screen reader. You will see what the widget changes, what it leaves broken underneath, and where it gets in the way, plus what the 2026 lawsuit data and the FTC have to say about the compliance promise. If you have been pitched an overlay, are already paying for one, or just want an honest answer before you buy, this one is for you.
Watch the "Do accessibility overlays actually work? livestream
News, resources, tools and tutorials
- The worldviews we build with: Why good design starts in the spirit (event - meetup.com/a11ynyc)
- Testing methods: Consistent help (blog post - dennisdeacon.com)
- The impact of AI on digital accessibility, part II (blog post - onsman.com)
- AT for iPhone: Full keyboard access (blog post - racheleditullio.com)
- Accessibility and AI (blog post - erikkroes.nl)
- Why the accept attribute degrades file upload UX (blog post - adamsilver.io)
- Will agentic browsing scoring actually help accessibility for people? (blog post - cerovac.com)
- Social accessibility: Surpassing physical design to true inclusion (blog post - equalentry.com)
- Email accessibility report, 2026 (report - emailmarkup.org)
- The web is being made accessible for AI, not people (blog post - techpolicy.press)
- Context-aware headings in HTML (blog post - matuzo.at)
- NFB sues DOJ and HHS over deadline extensions: What it means for your ADA Title II and Section 504 compliance program (blog post - deque.com)
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In my perfect world, we could use the web for most documents. But that’s not reality yet. Portable documents exist, and knowing how todesign accessible documents matters. The basic tips here will help, and I love that it includes some for plain language writing.
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