Accessibility Weekly #196: Equal Entry Website Called Out as Inaccessible

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August 10, 2020 • Issue #196

Featured: Equal Entry website called out as inaccessible

Heather Burns shares some tips for how to take accessibility feedback seriously, even when it's your job.

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News, resources, tools and tutorials

Q&A with Sara Hendren (blog post – disabilityvisibilityproject.com)
Inclusve Design 24 schedule finalized for Sept. 17, 2020 (event – inclusivedesign24.org)
Solid Start (resource – solidstart.info)
W3C publishes Cognitive Accessibility Task Force publication (blog post – jebswebs.net)
Co-creator of Apple VoiceOver talks importance of accessibility tech (blog post – cultofmac.com)
PDF accessibility tools & resources roundup (blog post – digitala11y.com)
Netflix sets premiere date for 'Deaf U' docuseries from Nyle DiMarco (blog post – tvinsider.com)
Here’s what Tammy Duckworth, Joe Biden’s potential VP pick, can teach the fashion industry (blog post – vogue.com)
Improving the usability and accessibility of a healthcare website by being mindful of reading level (blog post – thoughtbot.com)

New to A11y

Laura Kalbag gives a five-minute talk on accessibility in 2020, highlighting how COVID-19 has made the need for accessible technology more pressing. This can serve as a nice pep talk before you dig into your work for the week. You make accessible happen.

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Accessibility Weekly #196: Equal Entry Website Called Out as Inaccessible

Featured: Equal Entry website called out as inaccessible

Sponsored: On-demand remediation of PDF documents

News, resources, tools and tutorials

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