Accessibility Weekly #197: A11y is Web Accessibility

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Accessibility Weekly

August 17, 2015 • Issue #197

Featured: A11y is web accessibility

Eric Bailey tackles the often raised concern: "The term 'a11y' isn’t very accessible."

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News, resources, tools and tutorials

Deep dive: Data visualization

Trying a new, semi-regular type of section out. A set of links focused on one topic. Data visualization links curated by Amy Cesal.

New to A11y

Amberley Romo created A11y Coffee "because I wanted a single, consolidated resource to send when someone asks 'what is web accessibility and how do I get started?'" And this will get you going quick with well-sourced information and actions you can take to make your work more accessible.

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