June 10, 2024 • Issue #400

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Featured: What’s wrong with VPATs?

"A discussion of some problems with VPATs and ACRs and their role in the procurement process for government and large organizations. From that discussion, I’ll also put forward the kind of accessibility documentation that I think would be more valuable when purchasing a product."

Read more of What’s wrong with VPATs?.

Sponsored: Opinion - Why accessible websites are critical to diversity, equity, and inclusion

Digital accessibility advances Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) by embracing the widest possible user group, recognizing and respecting a broad array of abilities and needs, and reflecting a conscious approach to inclusion.

Explore how Mangrove thinks about the interconnectedness of DEI and accessibility.

News, resources, tools and tutorials

• Accessibility overlays are not for disabled people (blog post) - tempertemper.net)
• My approach to alt text (blog post - adrianroselli.com)
• Applying the four principles of accessibility (blog post) - adactio.com)
• Mobile tabs, Part 2 – React Native (blog post) - tpgi.com)
• Mobile tabs, Part 3 – Flutter (blog post) - tpgi.com)
• Engineering for slow internet (blog post – brr.fyi)
• Want to convey how bad a user experience is? Talk about the user's emotion (newsletter issue) – dataanddesign.substack.com
• Legal update: May 2024 (blog post – convergeaccessibility.com)
• Not so short note on aria-label usage – Big table edition (blog post – html5accessibility.com
• The Goldilocks zone: Achieving an accessible digital future in the AI age (blog post – deque.com)
• The unclear case of usability widgets on your website (blog post – erikkroes.nl
• Ask us anything - Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2024) (webinar/video – youtube.com)
• Workplace discrimination: Another terrible thing Windows Recall might enable (blog post – ericwbailey.website
• Improving web accessibility with Web Platform Tests) (blog post – webkit.org

New to A11y

An interesting read on how the Gestalt design system approaches accessibility through documentation. Pinterest's uses Gestalt as its design system, and it's always good to take inspiration in a space that's so important to scaling accessibility.