WebAIM October 2024 Newsletter

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Features

Responsive Design and Reflow

This new WebAIM article explores how reflow impacts accessibility and how to test it.

25 Accessibility Tips to Celebrate 25 Years

A compilation of the 25 tips WebAIM shared this month to celebrate our 25-year anniversary.

Web Accessibility In Mind Conference Videos

The recordings from the recent WebAIM Conference are now available.

Upcoming WebAIM Events

• WebAIM is again hosting an *in-person* web accessibility workshop - December 10-11 in Logan, Utah
• Document Accessibility Course - November cohort is now open for registrations
• Accessibility in Technology Procurement and Use - December 2

Resources

The value of accessibility annotations in inclusive design

Accessibility annotations are a powerful tool that can transform a design from merely functional to truly inclusive.

Making Accessibility Accessible

Accessibility has a steep learning curve, but I hope these tools give you a better idea where you can start.

How To Manage Dangerous Actions In User Interfaces

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

WCAG and accessibility beyond naive misconceptions

Like some essential integration tests can be much better than no tests, we should not dismiss accessibility only because we are far from perfection.

Alt text for avatars or user photos

User photos and avatars are informational images. Do use clear and concise alternate text to describe them. Otherwise blind screen reader users won't have access to the same information as sighted people.

How A Bottom-Up Design Approach Enhances Site Accessibility

Bottom-up philosophies are crucial in modern site-building. A detail-oriented approach makes it easier to serve a more diverse audience along several fronts. Making the most of this opportunity will both extend your reach to new niches and make the web a more equitable place.

Practical Accessibility Tips You Can Apply Today

Kevin Andrews shares practical advice on marking up three common UI patterns the right way. Whether you're new to accessibility or just need a refresher, these tips will help you build more inclusive interfaces.

How to identify a Toxic Accessibility Culture, and what you can do about it

There are several signs specific to accessibility where even if the organizational culture is generally good, the accessibility culture may be bad or toxic.

Reminder – automatic accessibility testing can detect inaccessibility but can’t detect accessibility

We need to be aware of the limitation of the tools to be able to use them properly and to prevent any bias.

Understanding VPATs and ACRs: Key Insights

Nat Tarnoff provides a primer on and answers questions about VPATs and ACRs.

Quick Tip: Reflow

Users with low vision may rely on web page magnification to enlarge text that would otherwise be too small for them to read. Users with cognitive or learning disabilities such as dyslexia may also benefit from magnification. For these users, it is essential that no content is lost when they zoom the page, and that they don't need to scroll horizontally to read the content.

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