How to Build WAI-ARIA Modal Alert Dialogs: A11y Support Series
In part 2 of his a11y support series, Paul Adam details how to build an accessible widget with ARIA Modal Alert Dialogs.
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Accessibility Legislation & Regulation Roundup – A LOT Happened in Just July
Let's look at the regulatory and legislative movements and pending deadlines around the world for digital accessibility compliance.
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Design Systems Teams: Understand Your Users So They Can Serve Theirs
For a design system to be consumable and gain traction, teams should understand their users while focusing on usability and accessibility simultaneously. The accessibility information included in the system will be useless if it’s not targeted and appropriate to the audience.
One fish jumping away from group into a new bowl with an accessibility icon in it (Change Management illustration for part 3)
Change Management for Accessibility: Plan Do Check Act (PDCA) Model
Let's review the plan, do, check, act (PDCA) change management model for accessibility, which includes monitoring and adjusting steps to help foster organizational change.
Screenshots of the new color contrast analyzer tool in the axe DevTools extension showing (1) the tool has found color contrast issues that need further review, (2) the tool using machine learning to see if any issues can be resolved automatically, and (3) the results: some issues were resolved, some were move to automatic issues, and some still need to be manually reviewed.
Axe DevTools Extension Update: New Color Contrast Analyzer
With this release, Pro users can now leverage the power of our machine learning algorithms to determine if any “needs review” color contrast issues are, in fact, are issues or not.
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SEO and Accessibility Are Symbiotic
Let's explore how making websites accessible for screen readers is very similar to making websites accessible for crawlers.
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Deque’s fourth annual axe-con does it again with nearly 30k digital accessibility champions in attendance
Axe-con took place virtually February 20-22, 2024 with over 75 experts from companies such as Adobe, ADP, Amazon, GitHub, Hilton, HSBC, PNC, Proctor and Gamble, Ubisoft, and more to share their expertise.
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Name/Role/Value – Whose Role Is It Anyway?
Leverage the testing results and data you already have on hand to identify micro-education moments for your team. Use this to quickly solve issues to root cause and improve quality, which in turn will allow you to scale quickly.
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Building Accessible Android Apps with Jetpack Compose: How Accessibility Service Interacts with Jetpack Compose
In part one of this blog series on building accessible android apps with Jetpack Compose, you'll learn how Accessibility Services in Android interacts with Jetpack Compose as compared to Imperative or XML type of views.
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Design Your New [Year’s] Measurements for Success
Start off the new year designing strong goals that will allow you to tell a positive story about the success of your accessibility program.
WCAG 3.0
What to Expect From The First Public Working Draft of WCAG 3.0
Take a closer look at what the W3C is proposing to change in the first public working draft of the Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 3.0.
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Accessibility for Mobile Web: Fixing Pinch to Zoom
Let's review what happens to accessibility when you disable pinch to zoom on iOS and Android devices.