WebAIM December 2024 Newsletter

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Happy New Year!

The WebAIM team wishes you a happy, prosperous, and accessible 2025!

Upcoming WebAIM Events

• Document Accessibility Course - January cohort is now open for registrations
• Accessibility in Technology Procurement and Use - January 14
• Virtual Web Accessibility Training - January 29-30

Resources

AI and Accessibility: Ethical Considerations and Solutions

Unlock the potential of AI for accessibility. Explore applications, address ethical considerations, and learn best practices for inclusive AI development.

When to Use Audio Description on Your Content

Audio description (AD) is one essential aspect of the upcoming requirements, and we’re here to help when it comes to narrowing down the what, when, and how of effectively implementing AD.

HTMHell Advent Calendar 2024

The 2024 collection of articles on security, accessibility, UX, and performance.

Please keep your HTML tables clean and lean, if you really need to use them

Tables are sometimes critical for understanding, and even if HTML supports quite complex tables we should keep them as simple as possible.

Putting AI to the (Accessibility) Test

Let's find out how AI can help you as an accessibility tester.

The Complete Guide to ARIA Live Regions for Developers

Master ARIA live regions for inclusive web experiences. Discover implementation best practices and practical examples.

Websites Are Not Places of Public Accommodation Subject to Title III of the ADA, Federal Court in New York Rules

The chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York held that websites and virtual-only businesses are not subject to the requirements of Title III of the ADA.

The Myth of 'Accessible Components and Done'

Think you've solved all your accessibility problems by using an accessible component library? Think again.

Act Now: Understanding New PreK-12 Digital Accessibility Requirements

A recorded webinar with related resources from the National Center on Accessible Digital Educational Materials & Instruction (NCADEMI). Learn how ADA Title II applies to preK-12 educational agencies and specific actions schools should be taking.

Web Almanac: Accessibility

A summary of accessibility tests across the web.

How to include web accessibility in your content writing process

Including web accessibility in your publishing process is proactive. It means fixing issues before they're problems for your users.

Colleges Must Fix Millions of Web Pages. It's About Damn Time.

Ashlee M Boyer's response to The Chronicle of Higher Education's article on upcoming accessibility requirements.

Quick Tip: Vestibular Disorders

Animating or moving content may cause nausea or dizziness in some people. Vestibular Disorders are caused by parts of the inner ear and brain that process the sensory information involved with controlling balance and eye movements. The following can result in difficulties for users with vestibular disorders:

• High contrast graphics with tight parallel lines.
• Animated scrolling that lasts longer than perhaps 1/4 second.
• Parallax or reverse parallax - simultaneous foreground and background scrolling in different directions or at different speeds.
• Moving images beneath static text.

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