Issue #522
Featured: It’s time to retire the concept of decorative images
“WCAG says some images can be hidden from screen readers because they are decorative. We use that label too often. An image may not give us important information, but it can still affect how we understand or feel about a page. We should consider what an image adds before deciding that a screen reader should ignore it.”
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News, resources, tools and tutorials
- Definition of decorative images update (GitHub issue - github.com)
- Decorative images… (blog post - adrianroselli.com)
- Accessible by default: built in, not bolted on (resource - accessible-by-default.dev)
- Simplified layout mode: Slack’s accessible redesign (blog post - equalentry.com)
- Using light-dark() without getting caught out (blog post - tempertemper.net)
- A11y 101 – 3.3.8 Accessible authentication (minimum) (blog post - tarnoff.info)
- Digital accessibility lessons: How one meetup mistake led to better inclusive design (blog post - dennisdeacon.com)
- Designing accessible keyboard focus states with CSS (blog post - hackernoon.com)
- How to test MCP Apps for accessibility, and why it matters (blog post - deque.com)
- As federal deadlines shift, officials say digital accessibility still matters for state governments despite gaps in funding, leadership (article - statescoop.com)
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