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+++ WEB DESIGN UPDATE.
- Volume 26, Issue 47, May 19, 2026.
An email newsletter to distribute news and information about web design and development.
++ISSUE 47 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: USABILITY.
SECTION TWO:
10: What Can You Find at the Web Design Reference Site?
[Contents ends.]
++ SECTION ONE: New references.
+01: ACCESSIBILITY.
The Global Accessibility Pulse 2026
By Intopia.
"One global question for the 15th GAAD, Thursday 21 May 2026: 'Is the internet more accessible than it was ten years ago?'"
https://intopia.digital/global-accessibility-pulse-2026/
Digital Accessibility for People With Dyscalculia
By Sara Kjellstrand.
"E-commerce is growing rapidly, and more and more everyday services require us to handle prices, discounts, dates and times. But for the approximately 5 percent of the population who have dyscalculia, that kind of numerical information often becomes a barrier at the very first click. That's something we want to change…"
https://stiftelsenfunka.org/research-projects/digital-accessibility-for-people-with-dyscalculia/
Cognitive Accessibility - Insights From an Important Project
By Sara Kjellstrand.
"What makes digital services easy or difficult to use from a cognitive perspective? We have gathered experiences from users through focus groups and workshops. Here are the results so far…"
https://stiftelsenfunka.org/research-projects/increase-cognitive-accessibility-in-digital-interfaces/cognitive-accessibility-insights-from-an-important-project/
Not All Hidden Content Is Equal: How Different Hiding Methods Impact Accessibility
By Akash Shukla.
"…From an accessibility perspective, each hiding method behaves differently; some remove content from assistive technologies entirely, while others keep it available to screen readers…"
https://vispero.com/resources/not-all-hidden-content-is-equal-how-different-hiding-methods-impact-accessibility/
Introduction to Creating Accessible Documents
By Catriona Morrison.
"…In this article, we cover common accessibility barriers, laws, standards, and formats relating to accessible documents…"
https://tetralogical.com/blog/2026/05/13/creating-accessible-documents/
Building a General-Purpose Accessibility Agent-and What We Learned in the Process
By Eric W. Bailey.
"Learn about the experimental general-purpose accessibility agent that GitHub is piloting…"
https://github.blog/ai-and-ml/github-copilot/building-a-general-purpose-accessibility-agent-and-what-we-learned-in-the-process/
Lovable's AI Built a 100% Accessible Site - or Did It?
By Hampus Sethfors.
"We wanted to get an indication of how accessible AI-built sites are at the moment. So I let my colleague Daniel try out a site built with Lovable, using the screen reader on his iPhone. And we recorded it all so you can come along for the ride…"
https://axesslab.com/lovable/
Disability Weekly: Kicking the Accessibility Can with Jack McElaney (Video)
By Peak Performers Staffing Agency.
"Digital accessibility ensures that Americans with disabilities can access and engage with websites. Compliance often gets pushed further down the to-do list, and it's estimated that only ~5% of websites are currently accessible to all People with Disabilities (PWDs)…"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7F2NN5llyA
+02: CASCADING STYLE SHEETS.
The Day CSS Made Me Learn Algebra Again, and I Liked It
By Schalk Neethling.
"…A stray margin had masqueraded as a layout problem for the better part of an hour…"
https://schalkneethling.com/posts/the-day-css-made-me-learn-algebra-and-i-liked-it/
+03: EVALUATION & TESTING.
How to Interpret a Rating Scale Without Historical Data
By Jim Lewis and Jeff Sauro.
"…In this article, we provide a way to interpret five- and seven-point UX rating scales when you don't have enough historical data for custom benchmarks. We use the well-known distribution of the System Usability Scale (SUS) as the basis for our recommendation…"
https://measuringu.com/how-to-interpret-a-rating-scale-without-historical-data/
Are You Doing Tactical or Strategic Research? (Video)
By Nielsen Norman Group.
"This research is too tactical. This research is too strategic. This research is… somewhere in the middle?…"
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/NTiZeSRZzsA
Convenience Sampling: Avoid Bias When Recruiting Study Participant (Video)
By Nielsen Norman Group.
"The participants you recruit for your study matter. Convenience sampling is fast and common in UX research. Learn how to do it effectively and avoid bias in your studies…"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RaXS8S8Qwc
Heuristic 7: Flexibility and Efficiency of Use (Video)
By Hoa Loranger.
"Offer multiple paths to success, depending on the user's skill, goal, and context.…"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmmBLgtkjN4
+04: EVENTS.
A11y Bytes
May 21, 2026.
Melbourne and Sydney, Australia
https://a11ybytes.org/
Attitude Approach Accessibility (Funka Foundation)
May 22, 2026.
Online
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8rvdX09ySwm124Mur6sTnA#/registration
2026 Accessibility Summit
June 4, 2026.
Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
https://accessibility.huit.harvard.edu/event/2026-accessibility-summit
CSS Day
June 11-12, 2026.
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
https://cssday.nl/
Accessibility Summer Camp
June 12, 2026.
Wichita, Kansas, U.S.A.
https://www.accessibilityict.org/
+05: HTML.
You Don't Know HTML Lists
By Frank M Taylor.
"Native browser semantics bakes that in for you.…"
https://blog.frankmtaylor.com/2026/05/13/you-dont-know-html-lists/
+06: MISCELLANEOUS.
Browsers Treat Big Sites Differently
By Den Odell.
"…Your site might work perfectly not because you wrote good code but because Chrome's behavior aligns with your assumptions…"
https://denodell.com/blog/browsers-treat-big-sites-differently
+07: NAVIGATION.
Use Links, Don't Talk About Them
By Marcin Wichary.
"The classic - but still important - rule of web design says to avoid labeling links 'click here.'…"
https://unsung.aresluna.org/use-links-dont-talk-about-them/
+08: TOOLS.
Accessibility Lens (Chrome Extension)
By Tobias Nyhuus Jensen.
"Inspect headings, landmarks, and other accessibility structures on the current page…"
https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/eddnebfaphoibcpcnpiokjjcgnecfgpb
+09: USABILITY.
Design Debt vs Accessibility Debt (AccessUX)
By AccessUX.
"…Design debt slows teams down. Accessibility debt stops them entirely…"
https://ozewai.org/blog/ozewai-news/design-debt-vs-accessibility-debt-accessux/
Informative Microcopy: Titles, Headings, Cards, and More (Video)
By Kate Moran.
"Every interface is full of small text that users depend on to make decisions - titles, headings, card labels, and more. When that microcopy is vague or generic, users can stall, misclick, or even lose trust in your product…"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVKF8eS4EZM
It's Hard to Justify Tahoe Icons
By Niki Prokopov.
"I was reading Macintosh Human Interface Guidelines from 1992 and found this nice illustration…"
https://tonsky.me/blog/tahoe-icons/
[Section one ends.]
++ SECTION TWO:
+10: 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.]
- Volume 26, Issue 47, May 19, 2026.
An email newsletter to distribute news and information about web design and development.
++ISSUE 47 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: USABILITY.
SECTION TWO:
10: What Can You Find at the Web Design Reference Site?
[Contents ends.]
++ SECTION ONE: New references.
+01: ACCESSIBILITY.
The Global Accessibility Pulse 2026
By Intopia.
"One global question for the 15th GAAD, Thursday 21 May 2026: 'Is the internet more accessible than it was ten years ago?'"
https://intopia.digital/global-accessibility-pulse-2026/
Digital Accessibility for People With Dyscalculia
By Sara Kjellstrand.
"E-commerce is growing rapidly, and more and more everyday services require us to handle prices, discounts, dates and times. But for the approximately 5 percent of the population who have dyscalculia, that kind of numerical information often becomes a barrier at the very first click. That's something we want to change…"
https://stiftelsenfunka.org/research-projects/digital-accessibility-for-people-with-dyscalculia/
Cognitive Accessibility - Insights From an Important Project
By Sara Kjellstrand.
"What makes digital services easy or difficult to use from a cognitive perspective? We have gathered experiences from users through focus groups and workshops. Here are the results so far…"
https://stiftelsenfunka.org/research-projects/increase-cognitive-accessibility-in-digital-interfaces/cognitive-accessibility-insights-from-an-important-project/
Not All Hidden Content Is Equal: How Different Hiding Methods Impact Accessibility
By Akash Shukla.
"…From an accessibility perspective, each hiding method behaves differently; some remove content from assistive technologies entirely, while others keep it available to screen readers…"
https://vispero.com/resources/not-all-hidden-content-is-equal-how-different-hiding-methods-impact-accessibility/
Introduction to Creating Accessible Documents
By Catriona Morrison.
"…In this article, we cover common accessibility barriers, laws, standards, and formats relating to accessible documents…"
https://tetralogical.com/blog/2026/05/13/creating-accessible-documents/
Building a General-Purpose Accessibility Agent-and What We Learned in the Process
By Eric W. Bailey.
"Learn about the experimental general-purpose accessibility agent that GitHub is piloting…"
https://github.blog/ai-and-ml/github-copilot/building-a-general-purpose-accessibility-agent-and-what-we-learned-in-the-process/
Lovable's AI Built a 100% Accessible Site - or Did It?
By Hampus Sethfors.
"We wanted to get an indication of how accessible AI-built sites are at the moment. So I let my colleague Daniel try out a site built with Lovable, using the screen reader on his iPhone. And we recorded it all so you can come along for the ride…"
https://axesslab.com/lovable/
Disability Weekly: Kicking the Accessibility Can with Jack McElaney (Video)
By Peak Performers Staffing Agency.
"Digital accessibility ensures that Americans with disabilities can access and engage with websites. Compliance often gets pushed further down the to-do list, and it's estimated that only ~5% of websites are currently accessible to all People with Disabilities (PWDs)…"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7F2NN5llyA
+02: CASCADING STYLE SHEETS.
The Day CSS Made Me Learn Algebra Again, and I Liked It
By Schalk Neethling.
"…A stray margin had masqueraded as a layout problem for the better part of an hour…"
https://schalkneethling.com/posts/the-day-css-made-me-learn-algebra-and-i-liked-it/
+03: EVALUATION & TESTING.
How to Interpret a Rating Scale Without Historical Data
By Jim Lewis and Jeff Sauro.
"…In this article, we provide a way to interpret five- and seven-point UX rating scales when you don't have enough historical data for custom benchmarks. We use the well-known distribution of the System Usability Scale (SUS) as the basis for our recommendation…"
https://measuringu.com/how-to-interpret-a-rating-scale-without-historical-data/
Are You Doing Tactical or Strategic Research? (Video)
By Nielsen Norman Group.
"This research is too tactical. This research is too strategic. This research is… somewhere in the middle?…"
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/NTiZeSRZzsA
Convenience Sampling: Avoid Bias When Recruiting Study Participant (Video)
By Nielsen Norman Group.
"The participants you recruit for your study matter. Convenience sampling is fast and common in UX research. Learn how to do it effectively and avoid bias in your studies…"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RaXS8S8Qwc
Heuristic 7: Flexibility and Efficiency of Use (Video)
By Hoa Loranger.
"Offer multiple paths to success, depending on the user's skill, goal, and context.…"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmmBLgtkjN4
+04: EVENTS.
A11y Bytes
May 21, 2026.
Melbourne and Sydney, Australia
https://a11ybytes.org/
Attitude Approach Accessibility (Funka Foundation)
May 22, 2026.
Online
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8rvdX09ySwm124Mur6sTnA#/registration
2026 Accessibility Summit
June 4, 2026.
Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
https://accessibility.huit.harvard.edu/event/2026-accessibility-summit
CSS Day
June 11-12, 2026.
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
https://cssday.nl/
Accessibility Summer Camp
June 12, 2026.
Wichita, Kansas, U.S.A.
https://www.accessibilityict.org/
+05: HTML.
You Don't Know HTML Lists
By Frank M Taylor.
"Native browser semantics bakes that in for you.…"
https://blog.frankmtaylor.com/2026/05/13/you-dont-know-html-lists/
+06: MISCELLANEOUS.
Browsers Treat Big Sites Differently
By Den Odell.
"…Your site might work perfectly not because you wrote good code but because Chrome's behavior aligns with your assumptions…"
https://denodell.com/blog/browsers-treat-big-sites-differently
+07: NAVIGATION.
Use Links, Don't Talk About Them
By Marcin Wichary.
"The classic - but still important - rule of web design says to avoid labeling links 'click here.'…"
https://unsung.aresluna.org/use-links-dont-talk-about-them/
+08: TOOLS.
Accessibility Lens (Chrome Extension)
By Tobias Nyhuus Jensen.
"Inspect headings, landmarks, and other accessibility structures on the current page…"
https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/eddnebfaphoibcpcnpiokjjcgnecfgpb
+09: USABILITY.
Design Debt vs Accessibility Debt (AccessUX)
By AccessUX.
"…Design debt slows teams down. Accessibility debt stops them entirely…"
https://ozewai.org/blog/ozewai-news/design-debt-vs-accessibility-debt-accessux/
Informative Microcopy: Titles, Headings, Cards, and More (Video)
By Kate Moran.
"Every interface is full of small text that users depend on to make decisions - titles, headings, card labels, and more. When that microcopy is vague or generic, users can stall, misclick, or even lose trust in your product…"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVKF8eS4EZM
It's Hard to Justify Tahoe Icons
By Niki Prokopov.
"I was reading Macintosh Human Interface Guidelines from 1992 and found this nice illustration…"
https://tonsky.me/blog/tahoe-icons/
[Section one ends.]
++ SECTION TWO:
+10: 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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University of Minnesota Duluth
Duluth, MN U.S.A. 55812-3009
http://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/
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Accessibility Guidelines Working Group
https://www.w3.org/groups/wg/ag/participants
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