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+++ WEB DESIGN UPDATE.
- Volume 26, Issue 46, May 12, 2026.
An email newsletter to distribute news and information about web design and development.
++ISSUE 46 CONTENTS.
SECTION ONE: New references.
What's new at the Web Design Reference site?
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/
New links in these categories:
01: ACCESSIBILITY.
02: CASCADING STYLE SHEETS.
03: EVENTS.
04: HTML.
05: MISCELLANEOUS.
06: USABILITY.
SECTION TWO:
07: What Can You Find at the Web Design Reference Site?
[Contents ends.]
++ SECTION ONE: New references.
+01: ACCESSIBILITY.
Good Designers, Bad Websites: A Proposal
By Alan Dalton.
"I want to discuss accessibility because it is the most important thing for making websites. Other A List Apart articles give you innovation and insight. This article will give you homework. These are just my personal views, but they're pretty good…"
https://alistapart.com/article/good-designers-bad-websites-a-proposal/
How Alt Text Accessibility Supports Low-Vision Users
By David Gevorkian.
"…Without it, images become barriers rather than information…"
https://beaccessible.com/post/alt-text-accessibility/
Don't Forget to Translate Your Alt Text
By Craig Abbott.
"If your website has multiple language versions, you've probably put a lot of work into getting the translations right. But there's one thing that consistently slips through the net, even on well-built, carefully translated sites. Alt text…"
https://www.craigabbott.co.uk/blog/2026/dont-forget-to-translate-your-alt-text/
Evolved Antennas, LLM-Generated Code, and a Potential Antifuture
By Eric W. Bailey.
"…Inaccessible output by default is a case of implicit and unwitting control, in that it shapes who can-and cannot-use the web…"
https://ericwbailey.website/published/evolved-antennas-llm-generated-code-and-a-potential-antifuture/
A11y 101: 3.1.2 Language of Parts
By Nat Tarnoff.
"My last post was on 3.1.1 Language of the page. We talked about telling the screen reader the main language of the page. It's like setting the thermostat for the whole house. But what if you have a guest room where the temperature needs to be different? Or a kitchen where the oven is on? That's 3.1.2: Language of Parts.…"
http://tarnoff.info/2026/05/11/a11y-101-3-1-2-language-of-parts/
User Impact of Inaccessible PDFs (Video)
By Pope Tech.
"This video shows how inaccessible PDFs create barriers for screen reader and keyboard-only users by comparing an untagged PDF with a properly structured, accessible PDF using VoiceOver on a Mac…"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYhd3W8XPr0
How to Export a Google Doc to a PDF
By Elle Smith.
"A PDF that looks good isn't always a PDF that works…"
https://blog.pope.tech/2026/05/04/how-to-export-a-google-doc-to-a-pdf/
Accessible Name - Make It or Break with Malin Hammarberg (Video)
By Funka Foundation.
"…In this webinar we look at where accessible names come from, how aria-label is misused with the best of intentions, and the consequences. With real life examples from audits and clear guidance for both designers and developers…"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7Q16JDvKCE
Accessibility Best Practices for Your Open Source Project
By @nayafia, @bkeepers, @stephbwills, and @mlinksva.
"Practical, actionable steps to make your open source project usable by everyone, especially people with disabilities…"
https://opensource.guide/accessibility-best-practices-for-your-project/
AI Doesn't Fix Accessible Systems. It Depends on Them.
By Anna E. Cook.
"…AI does not repair broken systems. It multiplies them…"
https://annaecook.com/writing/2026/ai-doesnt-fix-accessible-systems-it-depends-on-them
HHS' Office for Civil Rights Extends Web and Mobile Accessibility Compliance Deadline
By U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
"…Under the revised timeline:Recipients with 15 or more employees will now have until May 11, 2027, to comply. Recipients with fewer than 15 employees will now have until May 10, 2028, to comply…"
https://www.hhs.gov/press-room/hhs-extends-mobile-and-web-accessibility-deadline.html
Here We Go Again, Again, Again
By Nat Tarnoff.
"Don't stop. The HHS Office for Civil Rights was due to implement rules enforcing WCAG 2.1 A and AA as the required standard for any digital asset from an organization receiving HHS funding starting Monday May 11, 2026. As expected following the shift for ADA Title II, HHS just delayed the rule…"
http://tarnoff.info/2026/05/07/here-we-go-again-again-again/
Turning a Website Accessibility ADA Demand Letter into a Competitive Advantage
By Allyant.
"…We learned that automated tools only flag a small percentage of accessibility issues. Without manual testing, including testing done by people with disabilities, critical barriers can easily go undetected…"
https://allyant.com/resources/case-studies/turning-a-website-accessibility-ada-demand-letter-into-a-competitive-advantage/
+02: CASCADING STYLE SHEETS.
In-N-Out-Styling (Video)
By Chris Coyier.
"There are a looooot of ways how we can design for the web. In this video, long time CSS evangelist Chris Coyier talks about how you can style things on their way into view on a webpage, and on their way out. Of course, there are plenty of practical take-aways as well…"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIH1GKAMN5w
+03: EVENTS.
Lovable's AI Built a 100 Percent Accessible Site - or Did It?
May 13, 2026.
Online
https://axesslab.com/webinar-lovables-ai-built-a-100-accessible-site-or-did-it/
Inclusive by Design: Using WCAG to Improve Usability For Everyone
May 19, 2026.
Online
https://vispero.com/lp/using-wcag-to-improve-usability-for-everyone/
Marking the 15th Global Accessibility Awareness Day
May 21, 2026.
New York, New York, U.S.A.
https://events.humanitix.com/15th-gaad-nyc
15th Global Accessibility Awareness Day - London
May 21, 2026.
London, England, United Kingdom
https://tickets.gaad.foundation/e/6
15th Global Accessibility Awareness Day - Bengaluru
May 21, 2026.
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
https://tickets.gaad.foundation/e/5
Solving for the Edges with Gerard K. Cohen
May 27, 2026.
Online
https://a11ytalks.com/posts/2026-may
+04: HTML.
Screen Reader HTML Support - Lookup
By Steve Faulkner.
"Wondering how screen readers support HTML? Screen Reader HTML Support - Lookup updated 7th May 2026…"
https://tetralogical.github.io/screen-reader-HTML-support/lookup/lookup.html
Roving-tabindex
By Jake Lazaroff.
"A simple HTML web component that implements the roving tabindex pattern for building accessible menus and grids. Use it with any framework or just plain HTML"
https://github.com/jakelazaroff/roving-tabindex
+05: MISCELLANEOUS.
Amy (Hupe) Warms to the Fireside
By Steve Faulkner.
"This is the first real conversation I have had with Amy, and it was a cracker…"
https://html5accessibility.com/stuff/2026/05/11/amy-warms-to-the-fireside/
Why Are Palantir and OpenAI Scared of Alex Bores? (Video)
By Ezra Klein.
"…In this conversation, we discuss how Bores went from working for Palantir to running a campaign that would regulate the A.I. industry, the major issues he thinks A.I. policy needs to address, and his response to the attacks against him…"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znKb71kLG5c
+06: USABILITY.
Why Communication Breaks When Your Systems Don't Work
By Meryl K. Evans.
"…you don't solve communication friction by rewriting the message. You solve it by redesigning the workflow that produces the message."
https://meryl.net/communication-workflow-accessibility/
UX Writing: FAQs from Practitioners
By Anna Kaley.
"Get answers to frequently asked questions about UX writing from attendees of NN/G's Writing Compelling Digital Copy course."
https://www.nngroup.com/articles/ux-writing-faqs/
Status Trackers: 6 Guidelines for Discoverability and Clarity (Video)
By Megan Brown.
"Use these 6 guidelines to create status trackers that are easier for your users to find, access, and understand…"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiSNAXoaOh8
Are You Designing For Users or Investors? (Video)
By Erika Hall.
"…because we're business model first or device first, or we have this new thing that we have to shove into literally everything that instead of conversational design, actually we're doing investor-centered design."
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/PDIYeAOtEvg
[Section one ends.]
++ SECTION TWO:
+07: What Can You Find at the Web Design Reference Site?
Accessibility Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/accessibility.html
Association Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/associations.html
Book Listings.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/books.html
Cascading Style Sheets Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/css.html
Color Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/color.html
Drupal Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/drupal.html
Evaluation & Testing Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/testing.html
Event Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/events.html
HTML Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/html.html
Information Architecture Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/architecture.html
JavaScript Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/javascript.html
Miscellaneous Web Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/misc.html
Navigation Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/navigation.html
PHP Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/php.html
Sites & Blogs Listing.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/sites.html
Standards, Guidelines & Pattern Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/standards.html
Tool Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/tools.html
Typography Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/type.html
Usability Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/usability.html
WebWaste & Sustainability Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/webwaste.html
XML Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/xml.html
[Section two ends.]
++END NOTES.
+ SUBSCRIPTION INFO.
WEB DESIGN UPDATE is available by subscription. For information on how to subscribe and unsubscribe please visit:
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The Web Design Reference Site also has a RSS 2.0 feed for site updates.
+ TEXT EMAIL NEWSLETTER (TEN).
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Until next time,
Laura L. Carlson
Information Technology Systems and Services
University of Minnesota Duluth
Duluth, MN U.S.A. 55812-3009
mailto:lcar...@d.umn.edu
[Issue ends.]
- Volume 26, Issue 46, May 12, 2026.
An email newsletter to distribute news and information about web design and development.
++ISSUE 46 CONTENTS.
SECTION ONE: New references.
What's new at the Web Design Reference site?
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/
New links in these categories:
01: ACCESSIBILITY.
02: CASCADING STYLE SHEETS.
03: EVENTS.
04: HTML.
05: MISCELLANEOUS.
06: USABILITY.
SECTION TWO:
07: What Can You Find at the Web Design Reference Site?
[Contents ends.]
++ SECTION ONE: New references.
+01: ACCESSIBILITY.
Good Designers, Bad Websites: A Proposal
By Alan Dalton.
"I want to discuss accessibility because it is the most important thing for making websites. Other A List Apart articles give you innovation and insight. This article will give you homework. These are just my personal views, but they're pretty good…"
https://alistapart.com/article/good-designers-bad-websites-a-proposal/
How Alt Text Accessibility Supports Low-Vision Users
By David Gevorkian.
"…Without it, images become barriers rather than information…"
https://beaccessible.com/post/alt-text-accessibility/
Don't Forget to Translate Your Alt Text
By Craig Abbott.
"If your website has multiple language versions, you've probably put a lot of work into getting the translations right. But there's one thing that consistently slips through the net, even on well-built, carefully translated sites. Alt text…"
https://www.craigabbott.co.uk/blog/2026/dont-forget-to-translate-your-alt-text/
Evolved Antennas, LLM-Generated Code, and a Potential Antifuture
By Eric W. Bailey.
"…Inaccessible output by default is a case of implicit and unwitting control, in that it shapes who can-and cannot-use the web…"
https://ericwbailey.website/published/evolved-antennas-llm-generated-code-and-a-potential-antifuture/
A11y 101: 3.1.2 Language of Parts
By Nat Tarnoff.
"My last post was on 3.1.1 Language of the page. We talked about telling the screen reader the main language of the page. It's like setting the thermostat for the whole house. But what if you have a guest room where the temperature needs to be different? Or a kitchen where the oven is on? That's 3.1.2: Language of Parts.…"
http://tarnoff.info/2026/05/11/a11y-101-3-1-2-language-of-parts/
User Impact of Inaccessible PDFs (Video)
By Pope Tech.
"This video shows how inaccessible PDFs create barriers for screen reader and keyboard-only users by comparing an untagged PDF with a properly structured, accessible PDF using VoiceOver on a Mac…"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYhd3W8XPr0
How to Export a Google Doc to a PDF
By Elle Smith.
"A PDF that looks good isn't always a PDF that works…"
https://blog.pope.tech/2026/05/04/how-to-export-a-google-doc-to-a-pdf/
Accessible Name - Make It or Break with Malin Hammarberg (Video)
By Funka Foundation.
"…In this webinar we look at where accessible names come from, how aria-label is misused with the best of intentions, and the consequences. With real life examples from audits and clear guidance for both designers and developers…"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7Q16JDvKCE
Accessibility Best Practices for Your Open Source Project
By @nayafia, @bkeepers, @stephbwills, and @mlinksva.
"Practical, actionable steps to make your open source project usable by everyone, especially people with disabilities…"
https://opensource.guide/accessibility-best-practices-for-your-project/
AI Doesn't Fix Accessible Systems. It Depends on Them.
By Anna E. Cook.
"…AI does not repair broken systems. It multiplies them…"
https://annaecook.com/writing/2026/ai-doesnt-fix-accessible-systems-it-depends-on-them
HHS' Office for Civil Rights Extends Web and Mobile Accessibility Compliance Deadline
By U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
"…Under the revised timeline:Recipients with 15 or more employees will now have until May 11, 2027, to comply. Recipients with fewer than 15 employees will now have until May 10, 2028, to comply…"
https://www.hhs.gov/press-room/hhs-extends-mobile-and-web-accessibility-deadline.html
Here We Go Again, Again, Again
By Nat Tarnoff.
"Don't stop. The HHS Office for Civil Rights was due to implement rules enforcing WCAG 2.1 A and AA as the required standard for any digital asset from an organization receiving HHS funding starting Monday May 11, 2026. As expected following the shift for ADA Title II, HHS just delayed the rule…"
http://tarnoff.info/2026/05/07/here-we-go-again-again-again/
Turning a Website Accessibility ADA Demand Letter into a Competitive Advantage
By Allyant.
"…We learned that automated tools only flag a small percentage of accessibility issues. Without manual testing, including testing done by people with disabilities, critical barriers can easily go undetected…"
https://allyant.com/resources/case-studies/turning-a-website-accessibility-ada-demand-letter-into-a-competitive-advantage/
+02: CASCADING STYLE SHEETS.
In-N-Out-Styling (Video)
By Chris Coyier.
"There are a looooot of ways how we can design for the web. In this video, long time CSS evangelist Chris Coyier talks about how you can style things on their way into view on a webpage, and on their way out. Of course, there are plenty of practical take-aways as well…"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIH1GKAMN5w
+03: EVENTS.
Lovable's AI Built a 100 Percent Accessible Site - or Did It?
May 13, 2026.
Online
https://axesslab.com/webinar-lovables-ai-built-a-100-accessible-site-or-did-it/
Inclusive by Design: Using WCAG to Improve Usability For Everyone
May 19, 2026.
Online
https://vispero.com/lp/using-wcag-to-improve-usability-for-everyone/
Marking the 15th Global Accessibility Awareness Day
May 21, 2026.
New York, New York, U.S.A.
https://events.humanitix.com/15th-gaad-nyc
15th Global Accessibility Awareness Day - London
May 21, 2026.
London, England, United Kingdom
https://tickets.gaad.foundation/e/6
15th Global Accessibility Awareness Day - Bengaluru
May 21, 2026.
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
https://tickets.gaad.foundation/e/5
Solving for the Edges with Gerard K. Cohen
May 27, 2026.
Online
https://a11ytalks.com/posts/2026-may
+04: HTML.
Screen Reader HTML Support - Lookup
By Steve Faulkner.
"Wondering how screen readers support HTML? Screen Reader HTML Support - Lookup updated 7th May 2026…"
https://tetralogical.github.io/screen-reader-HTML-support/lookup/lookup.html
Roving-tabindex
By Jake Lazaroff.
"A simple HTML web component that implements the roving tabindex pattern for building accessible menus and grids. Use it with any framework or just plain HTML"
https://github.com/jakelazaroff/roving-tabindex
+05: MISCELLANEOUS.
Amy (Hupe) Warms to the Fireside
By Steve Faulkner.
"This is the first real conversation I have had with Amy, and it was a cracker…"
https://html5accessibility.com/stuff/2026/05/11/amy-warms-to-the-fireside/
Why Are Palantir and OpenAI Scared of Alex Bores? (Video)
By Ezra Klein.
"…In this conversation, we discuss how Bores went from working for Palantir to running a campaign that would regulate the A.I. industry, the major issues he thinks A.I. policy needs to address, and his response to the attacks against him…"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znKb71kLG5c
+06: USABILITY.
Why Communication Breaks When Your Systems Don't Work
By Meryl K. Evans.
"…you don't solve communication friction by rewriting the message. You solve it by redesigning the workflow that produces the message."
https://meryl.net/communication-workflow-accessibility/
UX Writing: FAQs from Practitioners
By Anna Kaley.
"Get answers to frequently asked questions about UX writing from attendees of NN/G's Writing Compelling Digital Copy course."
https://www.nngroup.com/articles/ux-writing-faqs/
Status Trackers: 6 Guidelines for Discoverability and Clarity (Video)
By Megan Brown.
"Use these 6 guidelines to create status trackers that are easier for your users to find, access, and understand…"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiSNAXoaOh8
Are You Designing For Users or Investors? (Video)
By Erika Hall.
"…because we're business model first or device first, or we have this new thing that we have to shove into literally everything that instead of conversational design, actually we're doing investor-centered design."
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/PDIYeAOtEvg
[Section one ends.]
++ SECTION TWO:
+07: What Can You Find at the Web Design Reference Site?
Accessibility Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/accessibility.html
Association Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/associations.html
Book Listings.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/books.html
Cascading Style Sheets Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/css.html
Color Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/color.html
Drupal Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/drupal.html
Evaluation & Testing Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/testing.html
Event Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/events.html
HTML Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/html.html
Information Architecture Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/architecture.html
JavaScript Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/javascript.html
Miscellaneous Web Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/misc.html
Navigation Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/navigation.html
PHP Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/php.html
Sites & Blogs Listing.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/sites.html
Standards, Guidelines & Pattern Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/standards.html
Tool Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/tools.html
Typography Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/type.html
Usability Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/usability.html
WebWaste & Sustainability Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/webwaste.html
XML Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/xml.html
[Section two ends.]
++END NOTES.
+ SUBSCRIPTION INFO.
WEB DESIGN UPDATE is available by subscription. For information on how to subscribe and unsubscribe please visit:
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/webdev_listserv.html
The Web Design Reference Site also has a RSS 2.0 feed for site updates.
+ TEXT EMAIL NEWSLETTER (TEN).
As a navigation aid for screen readers we do our best to conform to the accessible Text Email Newsletter (TEN) guidelines. Please let me know if there is anything else we can do to make navigation easier. For TEN guideline information please visit:
http://www.headstar.com/ten
+ SIGN OFF.
Until next time,
Laura L. Carlson
Information Technology Systems and Services
University of Minnesota Duluth
Duluth, MN U.S.A. 55812-3009
mailto:lcar...@d.umn.edu
[Issue ends.]
Laura L. Carlson
Information Technology Systems and Services
University of Minnesota Duluth
Duluth, MN U.S.A. 55812-3009
http://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/
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