WebAIM - WebAIM September 2024 Newsletter

WebAIM September 2024 Newsletter

Read this newsletter online at https://webaim.org/newsletter/2024/september

Features

Celebrating WebAIM's 25th Anniversary

WebAIM is turning 25! We celebrate our long history and look forward to another 25 years of improving the web for individuals with disabilities.

Introducing NCADEMI: The National Center on Accessible Digital Educational Materials & Instruction 

In partnership with our colleagues at the Institute for Disability Research, Policy & Practice at Utah State University, we're launching a new technical assistance center to improve digital accessibility in preschool through high school graduation.

Upcoming WebAIM Events

Resources

Briefly on conflicts between aesthetics and accessibility requirements

I really do believe that accessible design can also be beautifully aesthetic.

Accessibility Is Everyone's Responsibility

Everyone, no matter their job, has a part to play in making places and services accessible and welcoming for all.

Tools and Techniques to Create Accessible Accordion Components

Improve your web accessibility with this comprehensive guide on tools and techniques for creating user-friendly accordion components.

Introduction to XR Accessibility

Extended Reality (XR) provides immersive experiences through detailed visual, audio, and multi-media content. When using these different types of content, we need to consider how we can communicate the same information to people with disabilities.

Understanding AccName: Part One

Melanie Sumner provides an overview of the Accessible Name and Description Computation specification.

Dear 3rd party vendor: How to check 3rd party vendors for accessibility plus an email template

In this article, we'll focus on what you should ask for and what red flags to pay attention to. At the end is an email template you can use to start the accessibility conversation with your 3rd party vendors.

Legal Update: August 2024

An overview of current digital accessibility legal cases.

How I audit

I really really REALLY hate getting generic accessibility audit reports that companies pay a lot of money for but don’t produce useful results.

Why is reaching WCAG level AAA not recommended?

Don't get too concerned about the differences between WCAG on levels A and AA and instead use the energy to go beyond and implement AAA.

Quick Tip: Text Sizing

When testing for compatibility at various zoom levels, in addition to conventional zooming, be sure to try changing only the text size (leaving containers, images, etc. at their native size) to ensure that layout isn't broken.

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