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Current challenge: writing down a few requirements to make a horizontal timeline interface accessible. We’ll structure it using landmarks, sections, and headlines, first of all, plus buttons and the left/right arrow keys to travel from one point in time to the next.
Still, I’m wondering how a screenreader user might best understand and navigate such an interface. And: is it an ordered list as well? 🤔
#a11y

In case you missed it: Underpaid and Under supported...
Excellent observations, as usual.
#a11y

Under-supported and Underpaid
This was a thread over on Mastodon and it did some numbers (such as zero), but not everyone is over there and I felt like I might reference this again later. Now it is a post (slightly expanded in parts to reduce ambiguity). This image was generated by Midjourney using…

#a11y compliance isn't fully automatable.
For example, substituting comparable navigation modes if the normal ones aren't necessarily accessible, or using multiple modes to differentiate controls (e.g. size or shape in addition to color)
- Paulo Fernandes #phptek

The WebAIM Million report 2024 is out.
95.9% of home pages had detected WCAG 2 failures, which is a slight improvement over 2023, while the number of overall errors per page increased notably by 13.6 %.
#accessibility #a11y

Any idea how to make <details> render as open in CSS (need it for print)?
#webdev #a11y #accessibility

The WebAIM Million report 2024 is out.
95.9% of home pages had detected WCAG 2 failures, which is a slight improvement over 2023, while the number of overall errors per page increased notably by 13.6 %.
#accessibility #a11y

In case you missed it: Underpaid and Under supported...
Excellent observations, as usual.
#a11y

Under-supported and Underpaid
This was a thread over on Mastodon and it did some numbers (such as zero), but not everyone is over there and I felt like I might reference this again later. Now it is a post (slightly expanded in parts to reduce ambiguity). This image was generated by Midjourney using…

If you have a decorative image, omit alt text and your screen reader will skip it. If you want people to see your image via screen readers, use alt text. - Paulo Fernandes #a11y #phptek

What level of hallucination is acceptable for blind users of AI-based smart glasses? #AI #blind #a11y

It's cool that you're involving the community in this thing (subtooting yes, but it's a general #a11y point) but when the voting interface is "Drag next selection here" and there's no keyboard prompt or alternative, I realise that you meant the other parts of the community, not me.

Currently, there are #a11y topics all around me – in every client project. Things might be about to change for the better, at last… 🤞
And wait until, in June 2025, the European Accessibility Act bomb explodes. 😉

If you have a decorative image, omit alt text and your screen reader will skip it. If you want people to see your image via screen readers, use alt text. - Paulo Fernandes #a11y #phptek

How to become a better #UI designer in one step
#design #accessibility #a11y

*Remove* alt tags for decorative images. Alt="" is the worst thing you could do - Paulo Fernandes #phptek #a11y

It's cool that you're involving the community in this thing (subtooting yes, but it's a general #a11y point) but when the voting interface is "Drag next selection here" and there's no keyboard prompt or alternative, I realise that you meant the other parts of the community, not me.

Interesting discussion about EN 301549 11.7 "User preferences" in relation to forced-colors, prefers-color-scheme:
https://labs.etsi.org/rep/HF/en301549/-/issues/23#note_6647

Re-examine appropriateness of 11.7 for websites and mobile applications (#23) · Issues · Human Factor TC / EN 301 549 · GitLab
This same question has been raised twice: Pär Lannerö: Apropos Table A.1, could you please explain why clause "11.7 User preferences” is included and how it...

There is a lot of conflicting information out there when it comes to the best text to background contrast ratio for optimal accessibility. Generally, higher contrast is better, of course, but for people with dyslexia, a too bright background (e.g. black text on white) can also appear dazzling and thus harder to read.
Do you know of any reliable and “quotable” resources on this topic?
#a11y

Another reason why you should share the things you learn on your personal site: you can always look it up later yourself! 😎
From the archives:
Generating Accessibility Test Results for a Whole Website With Pa11y CI
#accessibility #a11y

✍️ It's Friday, and what better way to wind down then with some "light" reading about #accessibility legislation!
Okay, I lied, this is a **whopper** of an article 😅 But this month's #IndieWeb Carnival was a good excuse to finally ship it, so here we are.
If you've also been annoyed by the lack of deep-dives into the upcoming European Accessibility Act, this may fill a void.
(If anyone notices anything wrong or incomplete, *please* let me know 🙏)
#a11y #EAA #IANAL