July 31, 2023 • Issue #355

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Featured: Do we need WCAG 3 (now)?

"It feels wasteful that we are training people and companies on WCAG 2.2 in the next five years, only to then pivot to the shiny new thing. Which in practice will not be a significant improvement for disabled people, apart from the new less black-and-white cognitive requirements6"

Read more of Do we need WCAG 3 (now)?.

Sponsored: Consumer Duty implies digital accessibility: Are you ready for the deadline?

On July 31, 2023, the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) new Consumer Duty policy comes into force in the United Kingdom (UK). This standard protects all consumers across financial services and implies digital accessibility.

Learn more about this upcoming UK deadline.

News, resources, tools and tutorials

• Web Accessibility in Mind Conference (event - conference.webaim.org)
• Thoughts on California AB 1757 (blog post - convergeaccessibility.com)
• Designing for accessibility: Creating inclusive and user-centric products (blog post - stephaniewalter.design)
• Blockquotes in screen readers (blog post – adrianroselli.com)
• Web accessibility in high-risk segments (blog post – karlgroves.com
• Justice Department advances proposed rule to strengthen web and mobile app access for people with disabilities (press release – justice.gov)
• What it takes to minimize your risk for an ADA lawsuit, 33rd-anniversary edition (blog post – deque.com
• Hearing aids may cut risk of cognitive decline by nearly half (article – washingtonpost.com)
• I made a site leveraging AI: How accessible was it? (blog post – dev.to/steady5063
• Toggles suck! (blog post – axesslab.com)
• Accessibility legislation & regulation roundup – A lot happened in just July (blog post – deque.com
• Accessible animated GIF Alternatives (blog post – cloudfour.com)
• Making co-design more inclusive by overcoming language barriers (blog post – openpolicy.blog.gov.uk
• Reddit testing verification mark and new accessibility features (blog post – tech.co

New to A11y

The BBC accessibility team has written on how to document the screen reader user experience, which covers a ton of ground for designers. It includes tips plus a process to follow. It may not all fit into your workflow, but I bet you'll find something to make your designs better.