August 12, 2024 • Issue #409

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Featured: The Inclusive UX Research Playbook

"Because all of us will encounter disabling experiences at some point in our lives, the intersectionality of disability means that UX research focusing on the diverse and specific needs of people with disabilities provides the opportunity to uncover and remove barriers that impact more people across more identities."

Read more of The Inclusive UX Research Playbook.

Sponsored: Good web design is aesthetically pleasing, great web design incorporates accessibility

Great web design is accessible web design. By following accessible design practices, you elevate your site, make it usable and meaningful for a wider audience, and tap into the significant influence of the disability community.

Mangrove Web recommends integrating these accessible design practices into your website.

News, resources, tools and tutorials

• No no-JavaScript (blog post - dbushell.com)
• Green accessibility for web developers (video/talk - mediaspace.umn.edu)
• European Accessibility Act requires culture to shift! (blog post - cerovac.com/a11y)
• AT is more than screen readers (blog post – adrianroselli.com)
• Understanding the European Accessibility Act (EAA): Ensuring compliance and avoiding penalties (blog post - afixt.com)
• The anatomy of accessible forms: Best practices (blog post – deque.com)
• To equitability and beyond: Embracing equitable design principles (video/talk – youtube.com)
• A guide to planning more accessible events (blog post – qase.io)
• How to provide accessibility in your Android app | Part 4: List, link semantics and testing (blog post – thedroidsonroids.com)
• What a new accessibility class action lawsuit means for agencies (blog post – accessarmada.com)
• Good intentions, poor context (blog post – tpgi.com)
• Rideshare to vote? Not so easy when you’re disabled. (article – motherjones.com)

Sponsored Classifieds

Sam Coney, Digital designer shares his guide for accessible web design. Sam suggests testing tools and websites that are shining examples of A11y in practice.

New to A11y

Craig Abbott reminds you that when it comes to accessibility conformance reports, partially supported is not supported. If you create these reports, honesty matters.