WebAIM September 2023 Newsletter

Read this newsletter online at https://webaim.org/newsletter/2023/september

Feature

Four Reasons to Give WCAG AAA a Second Look

There's a lot of good accessibility and usability buried within AAA. Here are four AAA success criteria that deserve consideration.

Upcoming WebAIM Events

• Document Accessibility Course - October cohort is now open for registrations
• Virtual Strategic Web Accessibility Workshop - October 25-26 & November 1-2
• Virtual Web Accessibility Training - November 15-16

Resources

September accessibility focus: Tables and lists

Both tables and lists structure content and make it easier for users to read text and understand data. They also are an alternative way to represent data in most charts and graphs.

Inclusive Design 24

The video recordings from the 24 presentations from the Inclusive Design 24 conference are now available.

Yes, Digital Product Owners: Accessibility is your accountability, too.

Accessibility isn't an engineering problem at all. The broader challenge of building inclusive digital experiences is more fundamental.

Building a Core Accessibility Team: The Keys to the Kingdom

We'll explore how a core accessibility team can be an essential component of creating inclusive digital experiences.

Federal agencies should not follow DOJ's lead right now

The new DOJ Title II web accessibility NPRM is controversial. If federal agencies really want to follow DOJ's lead, they should wait for the dust to settle.

Web Components Accessibility FAQ

I'll ask a question regarding the accessibility of web components, and then I’ll answer it.

Quick and very dirty target size checker

This browser bookmarklet quickly indicates target areas and identifies targets that may fail to meet WCAG 2.2's new/upcoming Target Size (Minimum) requirements.

Quick Tip: Organizational Leadership Vision and Commitment

Having organizational leadership actively advance accessibility is critical to moving from reacting to accessibility bugs after they're live to addressing accessibility from the start. The leadership team needs an appropriate understanding of how accessibility fits into overall technology strategy so that it can advance things like policy, planning, hiring, and resource acquisition to help make accessibility an organizational norm.

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