WebAIM February 2024 Newsletter

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Feature

Screen Reader User Survey #10 Results

JAWS and Chrome continue to lead, while accessibility confidence declines: Results of the 10th WebAIM Screen Reader User Survey are in, including these and other notable items. This survey is supported in part by BrowserStack.

Upcoming WebAIM Events

• Document Accessibility Course - March cohort is now open for registrations
• Virtual Web Accessibility Training - March 12-13
• Virtual Strategic Web Accessibility Workshop - March 13–14 & 27–28

Resources

Can generative AI help write accessible code?

Generative AI is capable of great good and great harm. We need to be smart about the way we use Generative AI.

February Accessibility Focus: Structure and Navigation

How to create accessible page structures and navigation including errors to avoid and best practices to adopt.

My WebAIM 10th SR User Survey Takeaways

A rambling collection of thoughts from reading through the WebAIM Screen Reader User Survey #10 Results.

Reasonable Wcag Additions

Melanie Sumner provides 5 recommendations for additions to WCAG.

Mobile Accessibility Barriers For Assistive Technology Users

Accessibility goes beyond making products user-friendly. It can significantly impact the quality of life for people with disabilities. Kate Kalcevich shares lessons she learned from assistive technology users — challenges and barriers they encounter on mobile devices.

I worry our Copilot is leaving some passengers behind

I'm worried the global, net effect of Copilot might be that it's making accessibility on the web even worse than it already is.

Opportunities for AI in Accessibility

As with any tool, AI can be used in very constructive, inclusive, and accessible ways; and it can also be used in destructive, exclusive, and harmful ones. And there are a ton of uses somewhere in the mediocre middle as well.

Doing what's required: Indicating mandatory fields in an accessible way

It is important to make users aware of required fields upfront. But what is the best and most accessible way to indicate required fields?

Quick Tip: Providing Reasonable Sign Language Interpretation Accommodations

When needed by virtual meeting participants, sign language interpretation should be provided. Should sign language be provided for all meetings that might have a participant that needs interpretation? Because of the cost associated with interpretation, it's reasonable to ask that meeting participants request this accommodation beforehand, then provide it if requested. If there is a high likelihood that participants may need interpretation, it may be better to provide it by default.

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