Accessibility Weekly #206: Writing Even More CSS while Respecting User Preferences

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October 19, 2020 • Issue #206

Featured: Writing even more CSS with accessibility in mind, part 2: Respecting user preferences

Manuel Matuzovic goes deep into user preferences and how to respect them when writing CSS.

Read Writing even more CSS with accessibility in mind, part 2: Respecting user preferences.

News, resources, tools and tutorials

Finding accessibility jobs in specialized companies and the mainstream (blog post – marcysutton.com)
Tips for accessible virtual meetings: At a glance (video – youtube.com)
Dialog focus in screen readers (blog post – adrianroselli.com)
Almost 50% Got This accessibility question wrong! (video – youtube.com)
How To make publishing platforms more accessible (part 2) (blog post – developer.paciellogroup.com)
Alternative text for CSS generated content (blog post – adrianroselli.com)
An opinionated guide to accessibility testing (blog post – iainbean.com)

New to A11y

Dr. Michele A. Williams has a video introduction to web accessibility that you should check out. It includes an introduction of assistive technology, the definition of accessibility, the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), and other considerations.

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Accessibility Weekly #206: Writing Even More CSS while Respecting User Preferences

Featured: Writing even more CSS with accessibility in mind, part 2: Respecting user preferences

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