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+++ WEB DESIGN UPDATE.
- Volume 25, Issue, March 4, 2025.
An email newsletter to distribute news and information about web
design and development.
++ISSUE 36 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: EVALUATION & TESTING.
04: EVENTS.
05: HTML.
06: MISCELLANEOUS.
07: NAVIGATION.
08: TOOLS
09: TYPOGRAPHY.
10: USABILITY.
SECTION TWO:
11: What Can You Find at the Web Design Reference Site?
[Contents ends.]
++ SECTION ONE: New references.
+01: ACCESSIBILITY.
What Is Audio Description?
By Elisa Lewis.
"Imagine trying to enjoy a TV show, movie, or live performance, but
not being able to see it. It would be challenging to gain a complete
understanding of what is happening…"
https://www.3playmedia.com/blog/what-is-audio-description/
A11y 101: 1.3.5 Identify Input Purpose
By Nat Tarnoff.
"…When you allow users to paste and use autocomplete on their end, you
help those with disabilities. And the security gaps get smaller as the
user is more independent."
https://tarnoff.info/2025/03/03/a11y-101-1-3-5-identify-input-purpose/
In Defense of Text Labels
By Christopher Butler.
"Why Icons Alone Aren't Enough…"
https://www.chrbutler.com/in-defense-of-text-labels
Why Icon-Only Design Is Failing Users: The Case for Text Labels
By Louise North.
"Icons may look sleek, but they often create confusion and increase
cognitive load, especially in complex applications. Text labels, on
the other hand, provide clear, unambiguous communication, making them
a far superior choice for usability and accessibility in design."
https://webdesignerdepot.com/why-icon-only-design-is-failing-users-the-case-for-text-labels/
Views on Views
By Hidde de Vries.
"If WCAG 3 would adopt the word 'view' instead of 'web page', the
standard would be more useful in non-web contexts like native apps,
documents and XR…"
https://hidde.blog/views/
Discussion on Defining "View":
https://github.com/w3c/wcag3/discussions/286
Creating Inclusive Websites with Plain Language (Video)
By Jay Brite and Jackie Pysarchuk.
"Discover plain language and writing for the web techniques to enhance
accessibility and user experience. The presentation will cover best
practices, showcase examples where we transformed highly specialized
content into plain language, and discuss ways to balance multiple
access needs.…"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cTirNXP_Ig
Jay and Jackie's Slides (PDF):
https://www.deque.com/axe-con/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Creating-Inclusive-Websites-with-Plain-Language_a11y.pdf
Practical Approaches to Digital Accessibility (Video)
By Eric Zirlinger.
"In this session, we will explore practical approaches and essential
strategies for creating accessible digital experiences. As digital
accessibility continues to be a key component of inclusive design,
this session will provide actionable insights on how to implement
accessibility principles without compromising creativity or user
experience…"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8aOrm6dQU8
Eric's Slides (PDF):
https://www.deque.com/axe-con/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Practical-strategies-for-digital-accessibility_a11y.pdf
Panel: Digital Accessibility in Higher Education (Video)
By Mark Nichols, Eudora Struble, and Al Nemec.
The panel discussion focuses on the impact of recent Title II and
Section 504 regulation updates on universities, with insights from
experts at Virginia Tech, Wake Forest University, and the University
of Wisconsin, Madison. The panelists discussed their institutions'
approaches to compliance and the broader implications for
accessibility in higher education.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHNWEMRqfYg
2024 Web Almanac: Uncovering Global Accessibility Insights With Axe (Video)
By Mike Gifford.
"Discover the state of web accessibility through the lens of the 2024
Web Almanac, the most comprehensive annual review of digital
inclusivity…"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edpjQLSGHSY
Values
By Eric Eggert.
"…The reality is: These percentages, hundredths of percentages, that
is what web accessibility people should care about. This is where it
matters. Promising 100% coverage or close to it, siphoning funds off
real accessibility changes, will lock out people quickly…I think the
misstep in tone in any presentation, especially with 'AI', is to not
acknowledge the threats that concern disabled people and the community
that supports them…"
https://yatil.net/blog/values
Be Wary of Accessibility Guarantees from Anyone
By Adrian Roselli.
"…anyone promising you that a total solution to digital accessibility
is coming, and they are the ones bringing it, may be lying…"
https://adrianroselli.com/2025/03/be-wary-of-accessibility-guarantees-from-anyone.html
The Digital Accessibility Legal Landscape (Video)
By Lainey Feingold.
"Digital accessibility is a civil right of disabled people, making the
difference between inclusion and exclusion. This talk will be a
lightening overview of what's happening in the United States legal
space: lawsuits, negotiations, state and federal laws, regulations,
and government agency guidance. It will also touch on the growing
global digital accessibility legal framework, how ethics fits in, and
offer resources to help you stay current. This is a talk for everyone:
whatever your role let's put the law in our pockets to help build an
inclusive digital world."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=165oVyIdfRQ
Lainey's Slides (PDF):
https://www.deque.com/axe-con/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/The-Digital-Accessibility-Legal-Landscape_a11y.pdf
Minnesota Court Rules Websites Are Public Accommodations Under ADA
By Andrew E. Tanick.
"Joining a number of courts across the country that have ruled
similarly, the District Court for District of Minnesota held recently
that the Americans with Disabilities Act's (ADA) prohibition against
discrimination in 'places of public accommodation' applies to
websites…"
https://ogletree.com/insights-resources/blog-posts/minnesota-court-rules-websites-are-public-accommodations-under-ada/
The First Title II Web Accessibility Case After DOJ's Rule is from Louisiana?
By Ken Nakata.
"Wow, February was a busy month! I'll start with some of the new
cases-- starting with a Title II case and then two cases that chip
away at the nexus standard. Then, I'll talk about two more states that
are proposing digital accessibility laws and we'll wrap up with a
dubious bill to limit abusive web accessibility litigation…"
https://convergeaccessibility.com/2025/03/03/legal-update-february-2025/
Overlay Timeline
By Overlay Timeline.
"A reverse-chronological record of headlines, lawsuits, and commentary
about accessibility overlays and the companies who make them."
https://overlaytimeline.com/
+02: CASCADING STYLE SHEETS.
A Solution for the Visual and Source Order Disconnect (Video)
By Rachel Andrew.
"At axe-con 2021 I spoke on the subject 'Grid, content re-ordering,
and accessibility', showing demos of how easy it was to cause a
disconnected tab order when positioning items using grid layout. The
advice back then was to avoid reordering at all, even though this
meant avoiding some features of grid layout. A solution to this
problem is now being designed! In this talk I'll introduce the
reading-flow property, and then work being done to solve this problem
through the CSS Working Group.…"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toEzdBfQldc
Rachel's Slides (PDF):
https://www.deque.com/axe-con/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/A-solution-for-the-visual-and-source-order-disconnect_a11y.pdf
Decoding CSS Selectors: :has(:not) vs :not(:has)
By Kilian Valkhof.
"CSS functions like :is(), :not() and :has() are powerful tools that
make it much easier to select elements specifically. We've written
before about how ::where() :is() and :has() make your life easier, as
well as how they handle specificity…"
https://polypane.app/blog/decoding-css-selectors-has-not-vs-not-has/
Debugging CSS Anchor Positioning
By oddbird.
"It is frustrating to track down why an anchor isn't being found.
James and Miriam talk with Tab Atkins-Bittner about ways to
troubleshoot CSS Anchor Positioning issues, and dive into the details
to get a better understanding of how Anchor Positioning works…"
https://www.oddbird.net/2025/02/20/winging-it-16/
+03: EVALUATION & TESTING.
Streamlining the SUPR-Qm: The SUPR-Qm V2
By James Lewis and Jeff Sauro.
"The SUPR-Qm is a standardized questionnaire for the assessment of the
UX of mobile apps. In this paper, we describe our analysis of
large-sample datasets to (1) replicate the Rasch model reported in the
initial publication of the SUPR-Qm in 2017, (2) identify redundant
items from the original 16-item SUPR-Qm that could be removed to
create a streamlined 5-item version (SUPR-Qm V2), (3) demonstrate the
stability of the SUPR-Qm and SUPR-Qm V2 over two multiyear periods in
which data were collected for 155 mobile apps across 23 industries,
and (4) develop interpretive norms (including curved grading scales)
for the SUPR-Qm and SUPR-Qm V2…"
https://uxpajournal.org/streamlining-the-supr-qm-the-supr-qm-v2/
User Personas: Designing for Users With Disabilities (Video)
By Madison Russell and Nicola Richardson.
"Using real examples from the team at Elsevier, learn how to create
your own collection of accessibility personas. We will share the value
they bring, how to involve persons with disabilities in user research,
and how to tailor personas to your domains and distribute them across
an organization.…"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TphSSQKElzQ
Madison and Nicola's Slides (PDF):
https://www.deque.com/axe-con/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/User-Personas-designing-for-users-with-disabilities_a11y.pdf
Incorporating Accessibility into SEQ Usability Testing: Designing for
Inclusive Experiences
By Rebecca Topps and Alison Williams.
"Join Rebecca and Alison as they explore their approach to integrating
accessibility into SEQ (Single Ease Question) usability testing at
Atlassian…"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRbxLxe2WCg
Rebecca and Alison's Slides (PDF):
https://www.deque.com/axe-con/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Incorporating-Accessibility-into-SEQ-Usability-Testing_a11y.pdf
The Hawthorne Effect: 5 Guidelines to Avoid it (Video)
By Rachel Banawa.
"The Hawthorne effect is a phenomenon where people change their
behavior because they know they are being observed. Here are 5
guidelines for" mitigating the Hawthorne effect in user research.
https://www.nngroup.com/videos/the-hawthorne-effect/
+04: EVENTS.
Graphs and Charts: Meeting WCAG 2.2 Level AA Requirements
March 5, 2025.
Online
https://accessingenuity.com/pages/webinar/graphs-charts-meeting-wcag-2-2-level-aa-requirements-digital-accessibility-webinar
Expert Insights: Digital Accessibility with Sheryl Burgstahler
March 11, 2025.
Online
https://www.pce.uw.edu/events/03-11-2025-expert-insights-digital-accessibility-info-meeting-online
Accessibility and Inclusive UX with Vitaly Friedman
May 7-15, 2025.
Online
https://smashingconf.com/online-workshops/workshops/accessibility-inclusive-vitaly-friedman/
UX Virtual Training
May 31-June 13, 2025.
Online
https://www.nngroup.com/training/june/
The ADA and Your Content: How To Be Compliant
June 4, 2025.
Online
https://www.prsa.org/event/2025/06/04/default-calendar/the-ada-and-your-content-how-to-be-compliant-wbnr2508
HotCarbon Workshop on Sustainable Computer Systems
June 4, 2025.
Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
https://hotcarbon.org/cfp
Web Directions Code Leaders
June 11, 2025.
Melbourne, Australia
https://webdirections.org/leaders
+05: HTML.
When to Use Lists for Better Accessibility
By Scott Vinkle.
"When creating HTML content, using lists appropriately is crucial for
accessibility, especially for screen reader users. Here's a breakdown
of when to use different types of lists and why…"
https://scottvinkle.me/blogs/work/when-to-use-lists-for-better-accessibility
Is the Button Focusable?
By Manuel Matuzović.
"Let's play a game. I'll hide a button using different techniques in
HTML and CSS, and you have to guess whether it's still focusable."
https://matuzo.at/blog/2025/is-the-button-focusable
+06: MISCELLANEOUS.
It Is Designed to Break Your Heart: Cultivating a Harm Reduction
Mindset as an Accessibility Practitioner (*Content Warning) (Video)
By Eric W. Bailey.
"…(this presentation contains material that may be triggering or
upsetting. It includes references to substance abuse, compulsive
behaviors, depression, and self-harm)…Working in digital accessibility
requires so much. From design, to code, to theory, to practice.
There's also minding arcane, technical details, all the way up to the
holistic big picture. Then factor in concerns like history, politics,
law, and armchair psychology. For many of us, it is also deeply
personal work…"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQLRVr9iBp8
Eric's Slides(PDF):
https://www.deque.com/axe-con/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/It-is-designed-to-break-your-heart-Cultivating-a-harm-reduction-mindset-as-an-accessibility-practitioner_a11y.pdf
When Your Role Has You Spinning Plates and All You Can Hear Is the
Sounds of Smashing Crockery (Video)
By Neil Milliken.
"This talk is for the people trying to grapple with the responsibility
of being in charge of accessibility programs in large and complex
environments. It will talk about the enormity of the scope and how to
prioritize given the mismatch in most organisations between what is
needed to be done and the resources available.…"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xo24R6sxOv0
Burnout, Bullsh*t, and Broken Systems: Surviving Digital Accessibility
in the Trenches (*Content Warning) (Video)
By Kevin Andrews.
"…(this presentation contains material that may be triggering or
upsetting. It includes references to potentially sensitive topics such
as ableism, workplace bullying, harassment, and discrimination.)
Navigating the world of digital accessibility often feels like a
never-ending uphill battle, especially when large organizations
provide inadequate resources for meaningful change…"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqukKzKN9Go
Kevin's Slides (PDF):
https://www.deque.com/axe-con/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Burnout-Bullsh_t-and-Broken-Systems_-Surviving-Digital-Accessibility-in-the-Trenches-_Content-Warning_a11y.pdf
What It Really Takes: Building an Accessibility-First Corporate Culture (Video)
By Lesley Hanlin.
"'What it really takes: Building an Accessibility-first Corporate
Culture' will highlight the critical steps for disrupting the DNA of a
large corporation in order to embed accessibility. This discussion
will explore strategies for making accessibility a core value, setting
clear and measurable goals across the enterprise through
cross-departmental collaboration. Further, it will emphasize the
importance of viewing accessibility as a key driver of innovation and
inclusivity, ensuring that everyone experiences equal access to
digital properties…"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGv9LNk_xFM
Lesley's Slides (PDF):
https://www.deque.com/axe-con/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/What-it-really-takes-Building-an-Accessibility-first-Corporate-Culture_a11y.pdf
Gregg Vanderheiden Responds to Jim Thatcher Lifetime Achievement Award (Video)
By Gregg Vanderheiden.
"Thank you very much for this honor. Now, not everyone here knew Jim
Thatcher, so I'd like to say a couple words about him first…"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WFmQgezTrw
What Do Developers Want in a Design Handoff? We Asked Them.
By Nick Moore.
"Many of the most persistent development problems are hiding under
'that's just how it is.'…"
https://zeroheight.com/blog/what-do-developers-want-in-a-design-handoff-we-asked-them/
+07: NAVIGATION.
There's No Such Thing as 'Menubar Navigation'
By Martin Underhill.
"There's a problem markup and interaction pattern I encounter again
and again. Developers search the web with the intention of creating
the most accessible navigation, and often end up on this example of
navigation from the W3C. But this is not how navigation should work…"
https://www.tempertemper.net/blog/theres-no-such-thing-as-menubar-navigation
Skip Links: What, Why, and How
By Martin Underhill.
"If you're like me an you're a bit of a hybrid mouse/keyboard user,
you might have noticed something as you browse the web: pressing the ⇥
(tab) key when you land on a website sometimes causes a
previously-hidden 'Skip to main content' (or words to that effect)
link to appear…"
https://www.tempertemper.net/blog/skip-links-what-why-and-how
+08: TOOLS.
Guidedogs
By Access Hound.
"Try our Guidedogs now! Get 15 free consultations with our guidedogs
to help you improve your accessibility writing…"
https://guidedogs.accesshound.com/describe-now
+09: TYPOGRAPHY.
Typographer vs. Accessibility (Video)
By Oliver Schöndorfer.
"…In a fun, engaging session, Oliver takes an often overwhelming and
fuzzy topic for creatives and breaks it down. You will walk away
inspired with practical guidelines on how you can set the text of your
next design project beautifully accessible, to reach and convince more
people…"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeUxSkabdYM
Oliver's Slides (PDF):
https://www.deque.com/axe-con/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Typographer-vs.-Accessibility_a11y.pdf
+10: USABILITY.
Design For Everyone (Video)
By Laura Kalbag.
"In this talk, Laura will explore the pitfalls of designing in the
tech industry today, how we can design more accessibly, and how we can
respect our users' rights. She'll walk through practical guidelines
and personal and collective approaches we can use to design better for
everyone.…"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lh4S6GODlDg
Laura's Slides (PDF):
https://www.deque.com/axe-con/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Design-for-Everyone_a11y.pdf
But…Why? (Video)
By Melanie Sumner.
"…In this talk, Melanie will unpack some common UI patterns frequently
missing critical elements for digital accessibility. She'll explain a
few key details about accessible names and share actionable steps to
improve the accessibility of common patterns."
https://www.deque.com/axe-con/sessions/but-why/
Melanie's Slides (PDF):
https://www.deque.com/axe-con/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/But-Why_a11y.pdf
User-Interface Elements: Glossary
By Raluca Budiu and Kara Rivenbark.
"Use this glossary to quickly clarify definitions for key graphical
user-interface elements and controls."
https://www.nngroup.com/articles/ui-elements-glossary/
[Section one ends.]
++ SECTION TWO:
+11: 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.]
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[Issue ends.]
- Volume 25, Issue, March 4, 2025.
An email newsletter to distribute news and information about web
design and development.
++ISSUE 36 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: EVALUATION & TESTING.
04: EVENTS.
05: HTML.
06: MISCELLANEOUS.
07: NAVIGATION.
08: TOOLS
09: TYPOGRAPHY.
10: USABILITY.
SECTION TWO:
11: What Can You Find at the Web Design Reference Site?
[Contents ends.]
++ SECTION ONE: New references.
+01: ACCESSIBILITY.
What Is Audio Description?
By Elisa Lewis.
"Imagine trying to enjoy a TV show, movie, or live performance, but
not being able to see it. It would be challenging to gain a complete
understanding of what is happening…"
https://www.3playmedia.com/blog/what-is-audio-description/
A11y 101: 1.3.5 Identify Input Purpose
By Nat Tarnoff.
"…When you allow users to paste and use autocomplete on their end, you
help those with disabilities. And the security gaps get smaller as the
user is more independent."
https://tarnoff.info/2025/03/03/a11y-101-1-3-5-identify-input-purpose/
In Defense of Text Labels
By Christopher Butler.
"Why Icons Alone Aren't Enough…"
https://www.chrbutler.com/in-defense-of-text-labels
Why Icon-Only Design Is Failing Users: The Case for Text Labels
By Louise North.
"Icons may look sleek, but they often create confusion and increase
cognitive load, especially in complex applications. Text labels, on
the other hand, provide clear, unambiguous communication, making them
a far superior choice for usability and accessibility in design."
https://webdesignerdepot.com/why-icon-only-design-is-failing-users-the-case-for-text-labels/
Views on Views
By Hidde de Vries.
"If WCAG 3 would adopt the word 'view' instead of 'web page', the
standard would be more useful in non-web contexts like native apps,
documents and XR…"
https://hidde.blog/views/
Discussion on Defining "View":
https://github.com/w3c/wcag3/discussions/286
Creating Inclusive Websites with Plain Language (Video)
By Jay Brite and Jackie Pysarchuk.
"Discover plain language and writing for the web techniques to enhance
accessibility and user experience. The presentation will cover best
practices, showcase examples where we transformed highly specialized
content into plain language, and discuss ways to balance multiple
access needs.…"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cTirNXP_Ig
Jay and Jackie's Slides (PDF):
https://www.deque.com/axe-con/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Creating-Inclusive-Websites-with-Plain-Language_a11y.pdf
Practical Approaches to Digital Accessibility (Video)
By Eric Zirlinger.
"In this session, we will explore practical approaches and essential
strategies for creating accessible digital experiences. As digital
accessibility continues to be a key component of inclusive design,
this session will provide actionable insights on how to implement
accessibility principles without compromising creativity or user
experience…"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8aOrm6dQU8
Eric's Slides (PDF):
https://www.deque.com/axe-con/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Practical-strategies-for-digital-accessibility_a11y.pdf
Panel: Digital Accessibility in Higher Education (Video)
By Mark Nichols, Eudora Struble, and Al Nemec.
The panel discussion focuses on the impact of recent Title II and
Section 504 regulation updates on universities, with insights from
experts at Virginia Tech, Wake Forest University, and the University
of Wisconsin, Madison. The panelists discussed their institutions'
approaches to compliance and the broader implications for
accessibility in higher education.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHNWEMRqfYg
2024 Web Almanac: Uncovering Global Accessibility Insights With Axe (Video)
By Mike Gifford.
"Discover the state of web accessibility through the lens of the 2024
Web Almanac, the most comprehensive annual review of digital
inclusivity…"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edpjQLSGHSY
Values
By Eric Eggert.
"…The reality is: These percentages, hundredths of percentages, that
is what web accessibility people should care about. This is where it
matters. Promising 100% coverage or close to it, siphoning funds off
real accessibility changes, will lock out people quickly…I think the
misstep in tone in any presentation, especially with 'AI', is to not
acknowledge the threats that concern disabled people and the community
that supports them…"
https://yatil.net/blog/values
Be Wary of Accessibility Guarantees from Anyone
By Adrian Roselli.
"…anyone promising you that a total solution to digital accessibility
is coming, and they are the ones bringing it, may be lying…"
https://adrianroselli.com/2025/03/be-wary-of-accessibility-guarantees-from-anyone.html
The Digital Accessibility Legal Landscape (Video)
By Lainey Feingold.
"Digital accessibility is a civil right of disabled people, making the
difference between inclusion and exclusion. This talk will be a
lightening overview of what's happening in the United States legal
space: lawsuits, negotiations, state and federal laws, regulations,
and government agency guidance. It will also touch on the growing
global digital accessibility legal framework, how ethics fits in, and
offer resources to help you stay current. This is a talk for everyone:
whatever your role let's put the law in our pockets to help build an
inclusive digital world."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=165oVyIdfRQ
Lainey's Slides (PDF):
https://www.deque.com/axe-con/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/The-Digital-Accessibility-Legal-Landscape_a11y.pdf
Minnesota Court Rules Websites Are Public Accommodations Under ADA
By Andrew E. Tanick.
"Joining a number of courts across the country that have ruled
similarly, the District Court for District of Minnesota held recently
that the Americans with Disabilities Act's (ADA) prohibition against
discrimination in 'places of public accommodation' applies to
websites…"
https://ogletree.com/insights-resources/blog-posts/minnesota-court-rules-websites-are-public-accommodations-under-ada/
The First Title II Web Accessibility Case After DOJ's Rule is from Louisiana?
By Ken Nakata.
"Wow, February was a busy month! I'll start with some of the new
cases-- starting with a Title II case and then two cases that chip
away at the nexus standard. Then, I'll talk about two more states that
are proposing digital accessibility laws and we'll wrap up with a
dubious bill to limit abusive web accessibility litigation…"
https://convergeaccessibility.com/2025/03/03/legal-update-february-2025/
Overlay Timeline
By Overlay Timeline.
"A reverse-chronological record of headlines, lawsuits, and commentary
about accessibility overlays and the companies who make them."
https://overlaytimeline.com/
+02: CASCADING STYLE SHEETS.
A Solution for the Visual and Source Order Disconnect (Video)
By Rachel Andrew.
"At axe-con 2021 I spoke on the subject 'Grid, content re-ordering,
and accessibility', showing demos of how easy it was to cause a
disconnected tab order when positioning items using grid layout. The
advice back then was to avoid reordering at all, even though this
meant avoiding some features of grid layout. A solution to this
problem is now being designed! In this talk I'll introduce the
reading-flow property, and then work being done to solve this problem
through the CSS Working Group.…"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toEzdBfQldc
Rachel's Slides (PDF):
https://www.deque.com/axe-con/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/A-solution-for-the-visual-and-source-order-disconnect_a11y.pdf
Decoding CSS Selectors: :has(:not) vs :not(:has)
By Kilian Valkhof.
"CSS functions like :is(), :not() and :has() are powerful tools that
make it much easier to select elements specifically. We've written
before about how ::where() :is() and :has() make your life easier, as
well as how they handle specificity…"
https://polypane.app/blog/decoding-css-selectors-has-not-vs-not-has/
Debugging CSS Anchor Positioning
By oddbird.
"It is frustrating to track down why an anchor isn't being found.
James and Miriam talk with Tab Atkins-Bittner about ways to
troubleshoot CSS Anchor Positioning issues, and dive into the details
to get a better understanding of how Anchor Positioning works…"
https://www.oddbird.net/2025/02/20/winging-it-16/
+03: EVALUATION & TESTING.
Streamlining the SUPR-Qm: The SUPR-Qm V2
By James Lewis and Jeff Sauro.
"The SUPR-Qm is a standardized questionnaire for the assessment of the
UX of mobile apps. In this paper, we describe our analysis of
large-sample datasets to (1) replicate the Rasch model reported in the
initial publication of the SUPR-Qm in 2017, (2) identify redundant
items from the original 16-item SUPR-Qm that could be removed to
create a streamlined 5-item version (SUPR-Qm V2), (3) demonstrate the
stability of the SUPR-Qm and SUPR-Qm V2 over two multiyear periods in
which data were collected for 155 mobile apps across 23 industries,
and (4) develop interpretive norms (including curved grading scales)
for the SUPR-Qm and SUPR-Qm V2…"
https://uxpajournal.org/streamlining-the-supr-qm-the-supr-qm-v2/
User Personas: Designing for Users With Disabilities (Video)
By Madison Russell and Nicola Richardson.
"Using real examples from the team at Elsevier, learn how to create
your own collection of accessibility personas. We will share the value
they bring, how to involve persons with disabilities in user research,
and how to tailor personas to your domains and distribute them across
an organization.…"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TphSSQKElzQ
Madison and Nicola's Slides (PDF):
https://www.deque.com/axe-con/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/User-Personas-designing-for-users-with-disabilities_a11y.pdf
Incorporating Accessibility into SEQ Usability Testing: Designing for
Inclusive Experiences
By Rebecca Topps and Alison Williams.
"Join Rebecca and Alison as they explore their approach to integrating
accessibility into SEQ (Single Ease Question) usability testing at
Atlassian…"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRbxLxe2WCg
Rebecca and Alison's Slides (PDF):
https://www.deque.com/axe-con/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Incorporating-Accessibility-into-SEQ-Usability-Testing_a11y.pdf
The Hawthorne Effect: 5 Guidelines to Avoid it (Video)
By Rachel Banawa.
"The Hawthorne effect is a phenomenon where people change their
behavior because they know they are being observed. Here are 5
guidelines for" mitigating the Hawthorne effect in user research.
https://www.nngroup.com/videos/the-hawthorne-effect/
+04: EVENTS.
Graphs and Charts: Meeting WCAG 2.2 Level AA Requirements
March 5, 2025.
Online
https://accessingenuity.com/pages/webinar/graphs-charts-meeting-wcag-2-2-level-aa-requirements-digital-accessibility-webinar
Expert Insights: Digital Accessibility with Sheryl Burgstahler
March 11, 2025.
Online
https://www.pce.uw.edu/events/03-11-2025-expert-insights-digital-accessibility-info-meeting-online
Accessibility and Inclusive UX with Vitaly Friedman
May 7-15, 2025.
Online
https://smashingconf.com/online-workshops/workshops/accessibility-inclusive-vitaly-friedman/
UX Virtual Training
May 31-June 13, 2025.
Online
https://www.nngroup.com/training/june/
The ADA and Your Content: How To Be Compliant
June 4, 2025.
Online
https://www.prsa.org/event/2025/06/04/default-calendar/the-ada-and-your-content-how-to-be-compliant-wbnr2508
HotCarbon Workshop on Sustainable Computer Systems
June 4, 2025.
Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
https://hotcarbon.org/cfp
Web Directions Code Leaders
June 11, 2025.
Melbourne, Australia
https://webdirections.org/leaders
+05: HTML.
When to Use Lists for Better Accessibility
By Scott Vinkle.
"When creating HTML content, using lists appropriately is crucial for
accessibility, especially for screen reader users. Here's a breakdown
of when to use different types of lists and why…"
https://scottvinkle.me/blogs/work/when-to-use-lists-for-better-accessibility
Is the Button Focusable?
By Manuel Matuzović.
"Let's play a game. I'll hide a button using different techniques in
HTML and CSS, and you have to guess whether it's still focusable."
https://matuzo.at/blog/2025/is-the-button-focusable
+06: MISCELLANEOUS.
It Is Designed to Break Your Heart: Cultivating a Harm Reduction
Mindset as an Accessibility Practitioner (*Content Warning) (Video)
By Eric W. Bailey.
"…(this presentation contains material that may be triggering or
upsetting. It includes references to substance abuse, compulsive
behaviors, depression, and self-harm)…Working in digital accessibility
requires so much. From design, to code, to theory, to practice.
There's also minding arcane, technical details, all the way up to the
holistic big picture. Then factor in concerns like history, politics,
law, and armchair psychology. For many of us, it is also deeply
personal work…"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQLRVr9iBp8
Eric's Slides(PDF):
https://www.deque.com/axe-con/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/It-is-designed-to-break-your-heart-Cultivating-a-harm-reduction-mindset-as-an-accessibility-practitioner_a11y.pdf
When Your Role Has You Spinning Plates and All You Can Hear Is the
Sounds of Smashing Crockery (Video)
By Neil Milliken.
"This talk is for the people trying to grapple with the responsibility
of being in charge of accessibility programs in large and complex
environments. It will talk about the enormity of the scope and how to
prioritize given the mismatch in most organisations between what is
needed to be done and the resources available.…"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xo24R6sxOv0
Burnout, Bullsh*t, and Broken Systems: Surviving Digital Accessibility
in the Trenches (*Content Warning) (Video)
By Kevin Andrews.
"…(this presentation contains material that may be triggering or
upsetting. It includes references to potentially sensitive topics such
as ableism, workplace bullying, harassment, and discrimination.)
Navigating the world of digital accessibility often feels like a
never-ending uphill battle, especially when large organizations
provide inadequate resources for meaningful change…"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqukKzKN9Go
Kevin's Slides (PDF):
https://www.deque.com/axe-con/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Burnout-Bullsh_t-and-Broken-Systems_-Surviving-Digital-Accessibility-in-the-Trenches-_Content-Warning_a11y.pdf
What It Really Takes: Building an Accessibility-First Corporate Culture (Video)
By Lesley Hanlin.
"'What it really takes: Building an Accessibility-first Corporate
Culture' will highlight the critical steps for disrupting the DNA of a
large corporation in order to embed accessibility. This discussion
will explore strategies for making accessibility a core value, setting
clear and measurable goals across the enterprise through
cross-departmental collaboration. Further, it will emphasize the
importance of viewing accessibility as a key driver of innovation and
inclusivity, ensuring that everyone experiences equal access to
digital properties…"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGv9LNk_xFM
Lesley's Slides (PDF):
https://www.deque.com/axe-con/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/What-it-really-takes-Building-an-Accessibility-first-Corporate-Culture_a11y.pdf
Gregg Vanderheiden Responds to Jim Thatcher Lifetime Achievement Award (Video)
By Gregg Vanderheiden.
"Thank you very much for this honor. Now, not everyone here knew Jim
Thatcher, so I'd like to say a couple words about him first…"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WFmQgezTrw
What Do Developers Want in a Design Handoff? We Asked Them.
By Nick Moore.
"Many of the most persistent development problems are hiding under
'that's just how it is.'…"
https://zeroheight.com/blog/what-do-developers-want-in-a-design-handoff-we-asked-them/
+07: NAVIGATION.
There's No Such Thing as 'Menubar Navigation'
By Martin Underhill.
"There's a problem markup and interaction pattern I encounter again
and again. Developers search the web with the intention of creating
the most accessible navigation, and often end up on this example of
navigation from the W3C. But this is not how navigation should work…"
https://www.tempertemper.net/blog/theres-no-such-thing-as-menubar-navigation
Skip Links: What, Why, and How
By Martin Underhill.
"If you're like me an you're a bit of a hybrid mouse/keyboard user,
you might have noticed something as you browse the web: pressing the ⇥
(tab) key when you land on a website sometimes causes a
previously-hidden 'Skip to main content' (or words to that effect)
link to appear…"
https://www.tempertemper.net/blog/skip-links-what-why-and-how
+08: TOOLS.
Guidedogs
By Access Hound.
"Try our Guidedogs now! Get 15 free consultations with our guidedogs
to help you improve your accessibility writing…"
https://guidedogs.accesshound.com/describe-now
+09: TYPOGRAPHY.
Typographer vs. Accessibility (Video)
By Oliver Schöndorfer.
"…In a fun, engaging session, Oliver takes an often overwhelming and
fuzzy topic for creatives and breaks it down. You will walk away
inspired with practical guidelines on how you can set the text of your
next design project beautifully accessible, to reach and convince more
people…"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeUxSkabdYM
Oliver's Slides (PDF):
https://www.deque.com/axe-con/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Typographer-vs.-Accessibility_a11y.pdf
+10: USABILITY.
Design For Everyone (Video)
By Laura Kalbag.
"In this talk, Laura will explore the pitfalls of designing in the
tech industry today, how we can design more accessibly, and how we can
respect our users' rights. She'll walk through practical guidelines
and personal and collective approaches we can use to design better for
everyone.…"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lh4S6GODlDg
Laura's Slides (PDF):
https://www.deque.com/axe-con/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Design-for-Everyone_a11y.pdf
But…Why? (Video)
By Melanie Sumner.
"…In this talk, Melanie will unpack some common UI patterns frequently
missing critical elements for digital accessibility. She'll explain a
few key details about accessible names and share actionable steps to
improve the accessibility of common patterns."
https://www.deque.com/axe-con/sessions/but-why/
Melanie's Slides (PDF):
https://www.deque.com/axe-con/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/But-Why_a11y.pdf
User-Interface Elements: Glossary
By Raluca Budiu and Kara Rivenbark.
"Use this glossary to quickly clarify definitions for key graphical
user-interface elements and controls."
https://www.nngroup.com/articles/ui-elements-glossary/
[Section one ends.]
++ SECTION TWO:
+11: 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.]
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