Web Design Update: May 24, 2023

[Laura Carlson]

+++ WEB DESIGN UPDATE.
- Volume 21, Issue 48, May 24, 2023.

An email newsletter to distribute news and information about web design and development.

++ISSUE 48 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: EVALUATION & TESTING.
03: EVENTS.
04: HTML.
05: JAVASCRIPT.
06: MISCELLANEOUS.
07: USABILITY.

SECTION TWO:
08: What Can You Find at the Web Design Reference Site?

[Contents ends.]


++ SECTION ONE: New references.

+01: ACCESSIBILITY.

Assistive Technology Demonstrations
By Vision Australia.
"…we're starting a series of informative videos showcasing different assistive technologies. In each video we chat to an assistive technology…"
https://www.visionaustralia.org/business-consulting/digital-access/resources/assistive-technology-demonstrations

Accessible Numbers
By Laura Parker.
"Presenting numbers and data clearly…"
https://accessiblenumbers.com/

Addressing Timeout Modals: Navigating the Nuances for Inclusive Web Design
By Raghavendra Satish Peri.
"If there is one component that most web portals often overlook, it would be the timeout feature in web applications…"
https://www.digitala11y.com/addressing-timeout-modals-navigating-the-nuances-for-inclusive-web-

Be Careful Using 'Menu'
By Adrian Roselli.
"Be careful when using the word menu. Be certain you have chosen the term that accurately describes the control you want…"
https://adrianroselli.com/2023/05/be-careful-using-menu.html

Why is Web Accessibility Important? (Video)
By Amy Albin.
"Accessibility ends with “y”. But it also needs to begin with “why”. Just as important as having the right accessibility techniques is knowing why accessibility is important. Amy Albin (she/her), a member of Vispero’s Human Resources team, an industrial/organizational psychologist and a blind JAWS user, presents reasons for making your software offerings accessible to users with and without disabilities…"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rMRyBskcaA

Supporting A Technical and Cultural Shift To Accessibility, Whatever Your Resources (Video)
By Mark Miller and Matthew Atkinson.
"Learn how you can start small and steady, and build up to making a profound shift towards embedding accessibility in your organization, both in terms of technical process and—most importantly—becoming part of the culture of your teams…"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54azhi5KlPo

WCAG 2.2 'Candidate Recommendation' Draft Updated 17 May 2023
By Shawn Lawton Henry.
"WCAG 2.2 'Candidate Recommendation' was updated on 17 May 2023"
https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-wai-announce/2023AprJun/0002.html

New Success Criteria in WCAG 2.2 (Update - May 2023)
By James Edwards.
"This article is an overview of the new Success Criteria (SC) in WCAG 2.2. We'll be looking at each of the new SCs in turn, describing their requirements in plain language, and discussing how to meet them…"
https://www.tpgi.com/new-success-criteria-in-wcag22/

Are We There Yet? WCAG 2.2 is at the Candidate Recommendation v3
By Glenda Sims.
"…WCAG 2.2 has reached CR for the third time. Reaching CR a third time is unusual, but allowed in the process. This does mean that there was enough feedback and changes from the second CR to warrant this third round, and the process is working as intended…"
https://www.deque.com/blog/wcag-2-2-is-at-the-candidate-recommendation-stage/

Video: Performing an Accessibility Test (3/3) (Video)
By Rachele DiTullio.
"Welcome to the fourth video in this Accessibility Testing series…"
https://racheleditullio.com/projects/accessibility-testing/video-performing-an-accessibility-test-3/

Creating Accessible Word Documents (Course)
By Intopia.
"Become a Microsoft wizard as you master creating accessible content in Word documents…"
https://learn.intopia.digital/courses/creating-accessible-word-documents

How to Make Your PDFs Conform to WCAG 2.1
Easy to Follow Tips for Your PDF Workflow, Part 1
By Tamara Sawyer.
"Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) - most people do not consider documents when they read this phrase. Minnesota does! Our state digital accessibility standard covers more than Section 508 (as amended). It specifically includes WCAG 2.0 A and AA success criteria…"
https://mn.gov/mnit/media/blog/?id=38-577889

Accessibility Daze (Music Video)
By Open Source Raps! (AWOL + Lil Coop).
"…We come from many places with different to celebrate GAAD and accessible technologies…"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4H39HwHJ0g

Creating Accessible iOS Apps: An Action Plan
By Daniel Devesa Derksen-Staats.
"It can be overwhelming getting started with accessibility in Apple iOS. The operating system has so many features, tools, and APIs. This is where the action plan will be helpful. The plan has three main points: VoiceOver, Dynamic Type, and good practices…"
https://equalentry.com/creating-accessible-ios-apps-an-action-plan/

Accessibility Overlays Don't Guarantee Compliance With European Legislation
By European Disability Forum.
"The European Disability Forum (EDF) and International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP) have issued a joint statement clarifying the limitations of a technology known as 'accessibility overlay' - and warned that this technology does not make websites accessible or compliant with European accessibility legislation…"
https://www.edf-feph.org/accessibility-overlays-dont-guarantee-compliance-with-european-legislation/

Joint Dear Colleague Letter on the Online Accessibility of Colleges, Universities, and Other Postsecondary Institutions (PDF)
By Justice Department and the Department of Education.
"We write to make you aware of the Justice Department and Department of Education's ongoing efforts to address barriers that prevent people with disabilities from participating in online services, programs, and activities that colleges, universities, and other postsecondary institutions make available to students and the public…Online accessibility for people with disabilities cannot be an afterthought. The Justice Department and Department of Education will use the ADA and Section 504 as tools to ensure that members of the disability community are able to fully participate in every education
program…"
https://www.justice.gov/crt/case-document/file/1584491/download

Section 508 and New 'Dear Colleagues Letter'
By Ken Nakata.
"In the last week, I've come across a few legal developments that, while they sound amazing, just seem to put us back in a place where common sense could have left us unperturbed…"
https://convergeaccessibility.com/2023/05/22/section-508-and-new-dear-colleagues-letter/


+02: EVALUATION & TESTING.

The Hawthorne Effect or Observer Bias in User Research
By Mayya Azarova.
"Individuals often modify their behavior if they know they are being observed. That phenomenon became known as the Hawthorne effect or the observer bias. We can mitigate this effect by building rapport, designing natural tasks, and spending more time with study participants."
https://www.nngroup.com/videos/content-inventory-audit/

How To: Content Inventory and Audit (Video)
By Anna Kaley.
"Content inventories and audits shift a team's mindset from content quantity to content quality. They reveal relationships between content to resolve problems and support new content creation."
https://www.nngroup.com/videos/content-inventory-audit/

How to Increase Website Findability Using A/B Testing Strategies
By Kesar Rana.
"A/B testing is like putting out two dishes at a dinner party; whichever is consumed the most is likely the tastiest. The same goes for web pages-the more popular version is likely the one most viewers will find the most attractive. This guide will explore A/B testing strategies for improving website findability…"
https://www.loop11.com/how-to-increase-website-findability-using-a-b-testing-strategies/


+03: EVENTS.

How to Perform an Accessibility Audit
May 30, 2023.
Online
https://www.accessibilityassociation.org/s/webinar-details?id=a0A4z000015FEDrEAO

From Barriers to Breakthroughs: My Journey in Digital Accessibility
June 6, 2023.
New York, New York, U.S.A.
https://www.meetup.com/a11ynyc/events/293573826/

Get Started with WCAG 2.2 with Patrick H. Lauke and Graeme Coleman
June 14, 2023.
Online
https://tetralogical.com/news/2023/05/22/wcag-2-2-webinar/

UX Fall Camp
November 4, 2023.
Online and Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
https://chicagocamps.org/event/ux-camp-fall-2023/

World Usability Day
November 9, 2023.
Global
https://worldusabilityday.org/


+04: HTML.

Semantics and the popover Attribute: What to Use When?
By Hidde de Vries.
"With the new popover attribute in HTML, we can put elements in the top layer and allow them to disappear with 'light dismiss'. This attribute adds behaviour, not semantics: you're supposed to add your own when it makes sense. In this post, we'll look at different semantics that could make sense for your popover-behaved elements…"
https://hidde.blog/popover-semantics/


+05: JAVASCRIPT.

Getting an Item an Array With a Negative Index With Modern JavaScript
By Chris Ferdinandi.
"Today, we're going to look at the Array.prototype.at() method: what it does, how it works, and why you might want to use it over simple bracket notation…"
https://gomakethings.com/getting-an-item-an-array-with-a-negative-index-with-modern-javascript/

Working with URLs with Vanilla JavaScript
By Chris Ferdinandi.
"This week, we'll be looking at how to work with URLs and URL query string parameters with vanilla JS…"
https://gomakethings.com/working-with-urls-with-vanilla-javascript/


+06: MISCELLANEOUS.

Against Disability Education
By Robert Kingett.
"I've been thinking a lot about accessibility, and inclusion, lately, especially because events like Global Accessibility Awareness Day and White Cane Day and all the other events that are supposed to be for the advancement of Blind and Disabled people just, well, don't do anything to make friends of mine aware of my challenges… My challenge to everyone, on this awareness day and all others, is to understand what Disabled people must go through by listening to our debates. Read our social media rants. Learn how to create and use tools we use daily. Go beyond education and immerse yourself in our world. Learn from us. Learn what it's like to be trapped in an inaccessible world and figure out how you'd navigate it if you had no other choice."
https://blindjournalist.wordpress.com/2023/05/18/against-disability-education/

Global Accessibility Anger Day
By Eric Bailey.
"For each and every Global Accessibility Awareness Day (#GAAD) post a company puts out today, ask…"
https://ericwbailey.website/published/global-accessibility-anger-day/

ChatGPT is Not 'Artificial Intelligence.' It's Theft
By Jim McDermott.
"…They steal material from creators (that is, they use it without permission), cut that material into parts so small that no one can trace them and then repurpose them to form new products…"
https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2023/05/15/chatgpt-artificial-intelligence-theft-245283


+07: USABILITY.

How Inclusive Web Design Affects User Experience
By David Gevorkian.
"The web and the internet are some of the most important resources that have helped man in virtually every aspect of life - education, entertainment, information, relationships, healthcare, government, finance, etc…"
https://www.digitala11y.com/how-inclusive-web-design-affects-user-experience/

Avoiding Dark Patterns in Web Design
By Paul Boag.
"Combat deceptive design, create a better web experience. Learn ethical alternatives: reduce cognitive load, establish trust, address user objections, and save time…"
https://frontendmasters.com/blog/dark-patterns/


[Section one ends.]


++ SECTION TWO:

+08: 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

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Laura L. Carlson
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University of Minnesota Duluth
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