Accessibility reads: Thursday, September 26
Accessibility reads: Thursday, September 26
It’s time for another roundup of the most interesting and important stories that have recently emerged in the accessibility space.
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WCAG 2.1: What is Next for Accessibility Guidelines
Are you staying on top of your digital accessibility game? Don’t be caught by surprise that a new version of W3C’s Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) is on the horizon. In fact, The next “minor” version of WCAG is a proposed recommendation right now!
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What is Section 508 and why does it matter?
Section 508 is a major milestone that helped the U.S. Federal Government prioritize and transform their accessibility practice.
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Deque adds IntelliJ and WebStorm plugins to axe DevTools Linter
We’ve just tripled our Integrated Development Environment (IDE) support! Axe DevTools Linter is available as a plugin for IntelliJ & WebStorm.
Axe Reports 2.0: Make better data-driven accessibility decisions at scale
Axe Reports 2.0: Make better data-driven accessibility decisions at scale
Review trends, organize data, and drill deep into dimensions with axe Reports 2.0, Deque’s enterprise-ready digital accessibility tool.
Accessibility reads: September 13. Elections, Olympics, and more!
Accessibility reads: Friday, September 13
Catch up on some of the most interesting and important stories that have recently emerged in the accessibility space.
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Debunking the Myth: Accessibility and React
Despite the myth, React does have a lot of accessibility built-in. Here are some tips to help you achieve the most accessible React application possible!
So you're telling me I can't use MY screen reader and I have to learn to use YOUR random toolbar?
Not All Accessibility Overlays Are Created Equal
Accessibility overlays can be a great tool to achieve compliance now. However, there are two different types of overlays: tool-based or Custom JavaSript.
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7 tactics that benefit both accessibility and SEO
Read this guide to learn about specific areas of optimization that legitimately benefit from both SEO and Accessibility best practices.
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iOS Color Contrast Best Practice: Increase Contrast
Learn how to check if your app responds to iOS Increase Contrast and some best practices for supporting it.
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Testing Color Contrast in Mobile Apps
How do we make sure that the color palette chosen for your mobile app results in a good user experience, even for those with low vision and color blindness?
WCAG Update
WCAG 2.2 Removes 4.1.1 Parsing and How axe-core is Impacted
Earlier this year, for the first time ever the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) proposed to remove a success criterion from WCAG 2. Success Criterion…