- How Vispero Helped a Global Retailer Mature Its Accessibility Program
Vispero: A global retailer recognized the need for a consistent, sustainable approach to digital accessibility. - A global retailer recognized the need for a consistent, sustainable approach to digital accessibility.
Vispero: When websites and apps are built to work seamlessly with screen readers and magnifiers, accessibility stops being an abstract mandate and becomes a measurable, brand benefit. - What is Assistive Technology for Blind and Low Vision Users?
Vispero: Assistive technology (AT) serves as a critical bridge to participation, independence, and opportunity. - Webinar: Assessing the European Accessibility Act
Vispero: David Swallow explores What is the Impact Several Months Later? - First Public Working Draft: SHACL 1.2 Rules
W3C: The Data Shapes Working Group has published a … document [ that ] describes Shapes Constraint Language (SHACL) Rules. - Splinter.js — I made a more accessible text splitting tool
Andy Clarke: My goal is make a text splitter which is more accessible than others I’ve found. - Not Just Awareness, please.
Christiane Link: Disability awareness training typically focuses on understanding disability from a medical or charitable perspective. - How to Check If a PDF Is Accessible: Complete Guide for Designers
Colleen Gratzer: Find out 5 reliable ways to check a PDF for accessibility. - Getting a close button to hang off of a dialog
Darin Senneff: Have you ever had to implement a modal dialog with a close button designed to hang off of the corner? - Testing Methods: On Focus
Dennis Deacon: ensures that when interactive elements … receive focus, they do not trigger unexpected changes of context. - Testing Methods: Pronunciation
Dennis Deacon: ensures that meaning is not lost in pronunciation. - Testing Methods: Reading Level
Dennis Deacon: digital content must be understandable to its intended audience. - Testing Methods: Abbreviations
Dennis Deacon: ensures that all users can understand abbreviated content in digital materials. - Testing Methods: Unusual Words
Dennis Deacon: ensuring that all users can comprehend content, regardless of their language proficiency, cognitive abilities, or prior knowledge. - Testing Methods: Language of Parts
Dennis Deacon: the effective handling of multilingual content within a single page or document. - Testing Methods: Language of Page
Dennis Deacon: the ability for a page’s default human language to be programmatically determined. - My interview for the Autism Stories podcast is online
Diana Khalipina: I want to say thank Doug Blecher for inviting me. - Web accessibility trends for 2026
Diana Khalipina: Here are six research-supported trends shaping the year ahead. - Is your festive newsletter accessible?
Diana Khalipina: Here’s how to send a newsletter that feels festive and readable for everyone. - 10 unexpected facts about web accessibility
Diana Khalipina: one of them isn’t entirely correct. Could you guess which one? - Why edtech MUST be accessible
Diana Khalipina: when we make edtech accessible, we are shaping the way an entire generation learns. - Tooltip Components Should Not Exist
Dominik Dorfmeister: I’m not saying tooltips themselves should not exist. They are a valuable tool when applied “correctly”. - Meeting WCAG is an achievement
Eric Eggert: Meeting WCAG lays the basis, the foundational layer for accessibility to happen at all. - Better Than Nothing
Grace Dow: Being disabled shouldn’t mean being forced into poverty or following antiquated rules. - Accessibility is for everyone – because at some point, we are all disabled
Helena Ferry: If you think accessibility is for “other people”, think again. - Reusable components as a foundation for accessibility
Helena Ferry: When accessibility is built directly into your design system or component library, inclusion becomes part of your product’s identity. - Accessibility is a human right, cruelty a human wrong
Jeffrey Zeldman: Calibri is easier than Times New Roman for folks with certain visual disabilities to read. - A new attempt at ADA reform to protect small businesses
Karl Groves: after more than a decade of these predatory lawsuits, people are looking for change. - A Practical Guide to Flutter Accessibility – Part 1: The Basics
Karol Wrótniak: Learn how to build accessible Flutter apps using built-in tools. - Future Fashion & Inclusive Design
Laura Wissiak: Reflections from London Fashion Week 2025, where inclusivity took center stage. - Accessibility as a Core Requirement
Michael Harshbarger: Accessibility belongs with core non-functional requirements. - Accessibility Estimates & Delivery Confidence
Michael Harshbarger: how PERT, Agile practices, and real accessibility issues work together. - APCA + WCAG 2 Contrast Checker
Mike Gifford: Enter colors using any modern CSS color format supported by your browser. This tool evaluates WCAG 2.x & APCA Lc contrast ratios. - A11y 101: 2.4.11 Focus Not Obscured (Minimum)
Nat Tarnoff: some portion of the focused item must still be visible when focused if something covers it. - The
<time>element should actually do something
Nolan Lawson: couldn’t find any browser or assistive technology that actually makes use of the<time>element. - “It is a theatre of contradictions”
Peter Torres Fremlin: Disability day, climate change, and curated news from 38 countries. - What does “hidden” actually mean in Accessible Name computation?
Russ Weakley: clearly see which elements are treated as hidden and which ones still count toward the accessible name. - Using the browser console for accessibility testing
Russ Weakley: use a few simple scripts to inspect accessibility features on any page. - How does the Shadow DOM appear in the accessibility tree?
Russ Weakley: The Shadow DOM is a way for web components to keep some of their internal structure private. - What is an “accumulated text bucket”?
Russ Weakley: a container the browser fills with bits of text from different sources before deciding what the final name should be. - Don’t Fall Into the “Accessibility Grade/Score” Trap
Sheri Byrne-Haber: these scores tell a fraction of the story, and often the wrong fraction. - Cynthia Shelly – Fireside Chat 29th November 2025
Steve Faulkner: Cynthia has had a long career in accessibility, she worked at Microsoft on the initial Edge browser engine. - Coding Resources I Recommend for Beginners
Taylor Arndt: Learning to code can feel intimidating when you first start, especially if you rely on accessibility tools. - Accessible by Design: The Role of the ‘lang’ Attribute
Todd Libby: I am here to discuss the importance of the language attribute in your code. - Johnny Ball helps older adults unlock time through tech
AbilityNet: Broadcaster and BBC TV presenter has joined forces with AbilityNet and BT Group to help older and disabled people master basic digital skills. - Flutter 3.38.0: How an accessibility upgrade broke Android headings
Abra: Headings were no longer being announced as headings by TalkBack on Android. - ADA Title II Readiness
Allyant: A Practical Guide to Achieving Digital, Document, and Alternative Format Communications Compliance. - Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)
Allyant: What is WCAG? - Section 508 Compliance
Allyant: What is Section 508 Compliance? - EAA Compliance
Allyant: What is EAA Compliance? - Inaccessible Fuel and Charging Stations
Axess Lab: Wheelchair user insights and the EAA - ADA’s New 2026 Deadline
Axess Lab: What Tech Vendors Need To Know - VPAT – Volountary Product Accessibility Template
Axess Lab: The Voluntary Product Accessibility Template is a document outlining how well your product complies with accessibility regulations. - W3C Web Accessibility Initiative
Centre for Accessibiity Australia: 2025 Year in Review - Podcast: Are You Fixing the Wrong Thing?
Chax Chat: Are you spending hours “fixing” things in a PDF that your screen reader users will never notice? - WordPress Alt Text Best Practices
Equalize Digital: one of the simplest tools for improving web accessibility, but it’s also one of the most misunderstood. - Understanding WCAG 1.2.4 Captions (Live) (Level AA) for WordPress
Equalize Digital: ensures that users who are deaf or hard of hearing can still follow along with real-time events. - Automated Accessibility Testing for React
HowToTestFrontEnd: Tools and Best Practices you can use. - Five Ways to Advance Digital Accessibility in 2026
Level Access: Preparing your digital accessibility program for 2026? - Podcast: UDOIT, Accessibility, and Higher Ed Innovation
IAAP: A Conversation with Mogan Busch, CPACC. - Video: Designing accessible animation and movement on your website
Pope Tech: design strategies for accessible animation and movement on your website. - Video: WAVE extension updates
Pope Tech: The Summary and Details tabs were combined; you can retest a page without the page reloading; the Details tab includes the AIM Score. - New Special Issue of Disability Studies Quarterly: Mad Studies
Society for Disability Studies: The interdisciplinary field of mad studies emerged out of the anti-psychiatry, Mad liberation and Mad pride movements. - Video: Which website builder ranks best in accessibility?
Squarestylist: how popular website builders—Shopify, Showit, Squarespace, Webflow, and Wix—perform in terms of accessibility. - Common misconceptions about WCAG
TetraLogical: the way the guidelines are discussed often leads to mixed assumptions about what they cover. - Shopify Accessibility Lessons from a Small Business Saturday Purchase
UsableNet: walk through the stages of that shopping journey and describe what worked and what didn’t from an accessibility perspective. - Webinar: Common Mistakes
US Access Board: Easily Missed or Misunderstood Accessible Design Requirements. - Podcast: Making digital accessibility a reality
WP Builds: Interview with Anne-Mieke Bovelett and Nathan Wrigley. - What’s New in Google TalkBack 16.2
Accessible Android: The rollout typically takes one to two weeks to complete. Let’s take a look at what’s new. - CSS Wrapped 2025
Chrome: 22 powerful new CSS features that landed in Chrome this year. - 2025 – A year in recap – Windows Accessibility
Windows: we reflect on how our products are evolving based on feedback and insights from the disability community. - Beyond the Machine
Frank Chimero: Creative agency in the AI landscape - The only winning move is not to play
Gregg Bernstein Let’s not debase ourselves as user researchers further. - The Machine-Testable Future
John Alsopp: Why AI’s Transformative Impact May Be More Narrow Than We Think. - It’s Uncomfortable To Sit With “I Don’t Know”
Jim Nielsen: I, for one, often feel increasingly unsure of everything I thought I knew.
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