WebAIM February 2025 Newsletter

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Feature

Global Digital Accessibility Salary Survey Results

The results of the WebAIM and GAAD salary survey are now available. A summary of the findings is also available.

Upcoming WebAIM Events

• Document Accessibility Course - March cohort is now open for registrations.
• Accessibility in Technology Procurement and Use - March 25
• Virtual Web Accessibility Training - April 8-9

Resources

How to Use ARIA Alert Effectively

Boost web accessibility with ARIA alerts. Learn best practices, avoid pitfalls, and ensure compatibility across browsers and assistive tech.

Tooltips are presentational

The ARIA tooltip role is functionally useless and semantically meaningless. The only legitimate use-case for tooltips is to show information that’s already accessibly defined. So tooltips only benefit sighted users, and are therefore presentational.

Accessibility tooling and good intentions

Your accessibility tooling deserves the same first class treatment as the rest of your stack.

Foundations: grouping forms with <fieldset> and <legend>

In this post, we explore how to use the <fieldset> and <legend> elements to group and label form elements effectively, creating a more accessible and well-structured experience.

Effective Steps for Conducting a Thorough ADA Audit

Unlock the secrets of ADA audits. Learn expert steps, tools, and techniques to ensure compliance and avoid legal risks. Elevate your accessibility game.

Before you buy an accessibility audit

Save yourself time and resources and prepare before you buy an accessibility audit with these tips.

Comparing local large language models for alt-text generation

I tested 12 LLMs — 10 running locally and 2 cloud-based — to assess their accuracy in generating alt-text for images.

How to declare your page's language

This instructional video teaches why page language matters, how to declare the page's language in the HTML, and what language subtags are.

Another Web Access Overlay Company Sued by a Small Business

Class action lawsuit alleges violations of Delaware Consumer Fraud Act and other laws

Why state and local governments are failing at digital accessibility

This blog post reviews some of the challenges causing state and local governments to fail at digital accessibility and what they should consider when looking for digital accessibility services.

Quick Tip: Be Cautious with All-caps Text

Using all capitalized text can create accessibility issues, particularly for individuals with dyslexia or visual impairments, as it reduces readability and makes words harder to distinguish by shape. Screen readers may also misinterpret fully capitalized words, reading them letter by letter instead of as whole words. Additionally, all-caps text can slow down reading speed and comprehension for many users, making it less accessible for a broad audience.

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