Issue #65
Featured: Accessible Accordions
If you ever wondered how to approach an accordian in an accessible way, this is your week. Scott O’Hara and Heydon Pickering both have tutorials on building one that will make your job easier and teach you a thing or two.
Read Collapsible sections and Accessible ARIA accordions.
News, resources, tools and tutorials
- An accessibility reading list (blog post)
- Stop designing for only 85% of users: Nailing sccessibility in design (blog post)
- Screen reader user survey #7 open until Nov. 1st (resource)
- Accessibility spotlight #1: Heathrow’s autism passenger guide (blog post)
- Upgrading DOM hierarchy for sccessibility with sria-owns (blog post)
- A11y Rules podcast episode 13 - Interview with Arthur Gouveia - Part 1 (podcast)
- Considerations around the accessibility of a WinForms Store app (blog post)
- Accessibility legal update with Lainey Feingold (video)
New to A11y
Mandy Michael ask an important question: Is there any value in people who cannot write JavaScript? The answer, of course, is yes, but people often forget the value that comes with really knowing HTML and CSS. It’s a good reminder if you’re new to accessibility since so much groundwork begins with the basics.
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