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12/19/2024
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Accessibility Weekly #427: The Myth of Accessible Components

December 16, 2024 • Issue #427 View this issue online or browse the full issue archive. Featured: The myth of 'accessible components and done' "Think you've solved all your
12/10/2024
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Accessibility Weekly #426: Don’t Use aria-label on Static Text Elements

December 9, 2024 • Issue #426 View this issue online or browse the full issue archive. Featured: Don't use aria-label on static text elements "Don't use the aria-label or aria-labelledby
12/2/2024
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Accessibility Weekly #425: If Not React, Then What?

December 2, 2024 • Issue #425 View this issue online or browse the full issue archive. Featured: If not React, then what? "Frameworkism isn't delivering. The answer isn't a different tool,
11/25/2024
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Accessibility Weekly #424: Prioritizing Web Accessibility Remediation

November 25, 2024 • Issue #424 View this issue online or browse the full issue archive. Featured: Using severity ratings to prioritize web accessibility remediation "So, you've found your
11/18/2024
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Accessibility Weekly #423: Beautiful Focus Outlines

November 18, 2024 • Issue #423 View this issue online or browse the full issue archive. Featured: Beautiful focus outlines "Unfortunately, focus outlines are often overlooked in web design.
11/11/2024
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Accessibility Weekly #422: Designing Against the Deaf Tax

November 11, 2024 • Issue #422 View this issue online or browse the full issue archive. Featured: Designing against the deaf tax "'Your baby has failed' isn't a phrase any parent wants
11/4/2024
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Accessibility Weekly #421: Accessibility and Inclusive Design Manual

November 4, 2024 • Issue #421 View this issue online or browse the full issue archive. Featured: Accessibility and inclusive design manual "We decided to run a discovery to explore perceived
10/28/2024
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Accessibility Weekly #420: The Accessibility Operations Guidebook

October 28, 2024 • Issue #420 View this issue online or browse the full issue archive. Featured: The Accessibility Operations Guidebook is out "The accessibility field has a burnout problem.
10/21/2024
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Accessibility Weekly #419: Understanding VPATs and ACRs

October 21, 2024 • Issue #419 View this issue online or browse the full issue archive. Featured: Understanding VPATs and ACRs: Key insights "This week I had a bunch of requests from clients
10/20/2024
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Accessibility Weekly #418: When Team Opinions Differ

October 14, 2024 • Issue #418 View this issue online or browse the full issue archive. Featured: A11y at work: When team opinions differ "Sometimes working with a larger team means that you'll
10/9/2024
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Accessibility Weekly #417: Alt Text for Avatars

October 8, 2024 • Issue #417 View this issue online or browse the full issue archive. Featured: Alt text for avatars or user photos "User photos and avatars are informational images. Do use clear
9/30/2024
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Accessibility Weekly #416: Developing Anti-SLAPP Policies for A11y Slack

September 30, 2024 • Issue #416 View this issue online or browse the full issue archive. Note: Next week's issue may be a day or so late because I'll be unplugging on vacation. Thanks for
9/23/2024
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Accessibility Weekly #415: Accessibility Preferences & Ableism

September 23, 2024 • Issue #415 View this issue online or browse the full issue archive. Featured: Accessibility preference settings, information architecture, and internalized ableism "The talk
9/16/2024
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Accessibility Weekly #414: My Grief with “In Brief”

September 16, 2024 • Issue #414 View this issue online or browse the full issue archive. Featured: My grief with “In Brief” "Just to preemptively state it: I appreciate what the Accessibility
9/8/2024
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Accessibility Weekly #413: Accessibility is Expensive

September 9, 2024 • Issue #413 View this issue online or browse the full issue archive. Featured: Accessibility is expensive "As someone who has cerebral palsy, accessibility is important to me.
9/4/2024
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Accessibility Weekly #412: Combating Access Trauma

September 3, 2024 • Issue #412 View this issue online or browse the full issue archive. Featured: Combating access trauma "The first thing I heard was, 75655356878796656432190.JPG. I immediately
8/26/2024
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Accessibility Weekly #411: WCAG’s A and AA distinction

August 26, 2024 • Issue #411 View this issue online or browse the full issue archive. Featured: WCAG's A and AA distinction is mostly academic Eric Eggert explains one way to think about what makes
8/20/2024
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Accessibility Weekly #410: Is This Accessible?

August 19, 2024 • Issue #410 View this issue online or browse the full issue archive. Featured: Things to do before asking “Is this accessible?” "It is not uncommon for someone to message, call,
8/12/2024
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Accessibility Weekly #409: The Inclusive UX Research Playbook

August 12, 2024 • Issue #409 View this issue online or browse the full issue archive. Featured: The Inclusive UX Research Playbook "Because all of us will encounter disabling experiences at some
8/6/2024
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Accessibility Weekly #408: All Accessibility is Political

August 5, 2024 • Issue #408 View this issue online or browse the full issue archive. Featured: All accessibility is political: Understanding the intersection of accessibility, disability, and politics