Webinar: Pieces of an Accessibility Audit
Wes Estes: Semantics, Design Patterns, and Attributes; Oh My! Presented on June 26, 2025 at 12pm ET.
https://www.tpgi.com/webinar-pieces-of-an-accessibility-audit-semantics-design-patterns-and-attributes-oh-my/
Industry Considerations: How to Make an Accessible Kiosk
Ryan Jones: Updated from a blog posted on November 16, 2017.
https://www.tpgi.com/considerations-for-making-an-accessible-kiosk/
3 Ways to Improve the Passenger Experience at Airport Kiosks
Melissa Morse: Accessible input hardware, JAWS, supply chain collaboration.
https://www.tpgi.com/3-ways-improve-passenger-airport-kiosk-experience/
Digital Publishing WAI-ARIA Module 1.1
W3C Recommendation 12 June 2025: DPUB-ARIA defines a set of ARIA roles to help assistive technology users navigate structural divisions of long-form digital documents, such as eBooks.
https://www.w3.org/TR/dpub-aria-1.1/
Digital Publishing Accessibility API Mappings 1.1
W3C Recommendation 12 June 2025: DPUB-AAM defines how user agents (such as eBook readers) map the DPUB-ARIA markup to platform accessibility APIs.
https://www.w3.org/TR/dpub-aam-1.1/
Call for Proposals – NYPL’s Accessible Technology Conference 2025: Connect, Innovate, Act
New York Public Library: Submit Your Proposal by Tuesday, July 1
A Striking Moment in American Activism
John Hendrickson: A new documentary revisits a pivotal week at Gallaudet University in 1988.
This future must include us all, even Figma
Thomas Rumbold: To my mind, Figma’s big announcement is unfortunately, not really a big announcement at all.
https://terminal.ahumanfuture.co/posts/2025-05-12/this-future-must-include-us-all-even-figma/
When AI Erased My Disability
Jessica Smith: But there was one glaring omission—the AI gave me two arms instead of one.
https://time.com/7291170/ai-erased-my-disability-essay/
‘Accessibility at the Edge’ W3C CG Is an Overlay Smoke Screen
Adrian Roselli: Update 6 June 2025. My fear is that overlay companies have found a new angle to legitimize their business model.
Podcast: The European Accessibility Act; The Audio Description Association
Léonie Watson talks to the BBC.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002cdh4
Does our website have until 2030 to become accessible?
Chris Yoong: TL;DR – No.
https://chrisyoong.com/blog/eaa-does-our-website-have-until-2023
Mission Impossible – Accessibility Job Roles
Craig Abbott: a professional critique of a publicly available job advertisement.
https://www.craigabbott.co.uk/blog/mission-impossible-accessibility-job-roles/
Accept, leave or reform the unsustainable
Per Axbom: The vulnerable people in the tech world are no secret.
Testing Methods: Info and Relationships
Dennis Deacon: information, structure, and relationships presented through content and user interface elements must also be clear through text or programmatic means.
https://www.dennisdeacon.com/web/accessibility/testing-methods-info-and-relationships/
Germany: Reports show disgraceful record on digital accessibility
Eric Eggert: 188 reports, of which 187 received a "fail" rating.
https://yatil.net/blog/barrieren-gutachten
Pride, shame, and accessibility
Heydon Pickering: keynote at the National Congress Of Digital Accessibility (NCDT).
https://heydonworks.com/article/pride-shame-and-accessibility/
Accessible Rickrolling
Heydon Pickering: you can’t even automate testing for good writing.
https://heydonworks.com/article/accessible-rick-rolling/
"WCAG 2.2 Guide" Japanese translation
Kazuhiko Tsuchiya: complete Japanese translation of the "WCAG 2.2 Commentary," which I have been working on.
https://accessible-usable.net/2025/06/entry_250614.html
Star rating accessibility
Kazuhiko Tsuchiya: accessibility is often neglected when it comes to star rating UIs.
https://accessible-usable.net/2025/06/entry_250613.html
Tag, you’re it
Léonie Watson in the chain.
WWDC 2025 roundup
Martin Underhill: Liquid Glass has accessibility issues.
https://www.tempertemper.net/blog/wwdc-2025-roundup
Force Focus
Moritz Glantz: A Bookmarklet to Force-Show Keyboard Focus for Accessibility Testing of Websites With Some Oomph.
Quick Tip
Nat Tarnoff: Avoid event listeners on the window object.
https://tarnoff.info/2025/06/13/quick-tip-avoid-event-listeners-on-the-window-object/
Liquid Glass
Nat Tarnoff: Apple, you know better.
https://tarnoff.info/2025/06/11/liquid-glass-apple-you-know-better/
A11y 101: 2.1.1 Keyboard
Nat Tarnoff: Why do we need to make our projects usable with a keyboard?
https://tarnoff.info/2025/06/09/a11y-101-2-1-1-keyboard/
You’re not a front-end developer until you’ve…
Nic Chan: this is all tongue-in-cheek!
https://www.nicchan.me/blog/youre-not-a-front-end-developer-until-youve/
accname unclarified
Steve Faulkner: when should an accessible name provided via aria-label/aria-labelledby replace the child content as the accessible name?
https://html5accessibility.com/stuff/2025/06/12/accname-unclarified/
Accent Color
Donnie D’Amato: Where accent-color is a method for a web designer to set a color for user-interface controls, the AccentColor keyword is a method for a web designer to get the current color given to user interface controls… sort of.
https://blog.damato.design/posts/accent-color/
Exploring the CSS contrast-color() Function… a Second Time
Daniel Schwarz: I’ll explain the shortcomings as well as any improvements.
https://css-tricks.com/exploring-the-css-contrast-color-function-a-second-time/
Design Beyond Barriers
This guide answers all your burning questions about accessibility.
https://designbeyondbarriers.com/
Liquid Glass: Apple vs accessibility
Craig Grannell: Apple may be a leader in accessibility, but it is far from perfect.
https://reverttosaved.com/2025/06/10/liquid-glass-apple-vs-accessibility/
Construction Lines
Lea Verou: What’s next?
https://lea.verou.me/blog/2025/construction-lines/
Accessibility Statements: The good, the bad, and the ugly
Sheri Byrne-Haber: Let’s start with the basic premise that not all accessibility statements are created equally.
https://buttondown.com/access-ability/archive/accessibility-statements-the-good-the-bad-and-the/
WWDC 2025
Taylor Arndt: Accessibility Highlights, Developer Forum Upgrades, and Custom Control Warnings.
https://taylorarndt.substack.com/p/wwdc-2025-accessibility-highlights
Creating accessible emails: step-by-step guide
Caitlin de Rooij: Boost email engagement with our accessibility guide.
https://www.a11y-collective.com/blog/email-accessibility/
Accessible Customer Service: User Feedback Forms
Dara Brewington: Providing accessible customer service with a feedback form is key.
https://accessibleweb.com/tips-tools-tutorials/accessible-customer-service-user-feedback-forms/
No budget, no program, and the EAA deadline looming.
Matthew Luken: Field notes from a real-world client story.
https://www.deque.com/blog/no-budget-no-program-and-the-eaa-deadline-looming/
The European Accessibility Act
Sujasree Kurapati: What APAC needs to know about EAA compliance.
Elevating digital accessibility from optional to essential
Preety Kumar: If we expect digital accessibility to be ubiquitous, we must democratize it.
https://www.deque.com/blog/elevating-digital-accessibility-from-optional-to-essential/
How human-centered design improves accessibility remediation
Sam Proulx: This approach extends to digital products.
6 ways mobile usability fails people with disabilities
Sam Proulx: many mobile apps still trip over the basics of accessible UX.
https://makeitfablestg.wpengine.com/article/mobile-usability-reality-check-for-inclusive-ux/
Level Access Expands in Europe to Meet Growing Demand for Digital Accessibility
Level Access is deepening its investment in Europe.
https://www.levelaccess.com/news/level-access-expands-in-europe-to-meet-growing-demand/
Introduction to WCAG for Educators
What WCAG is and why it matters for educators.
https://www.levelaccess.com/blog/understanding-wcag-for-educators-in-higher-ed/
The customizable select – Part three: Sticky Options
Brecht De Ruyte: after some quick testing I did notice small nuances on how VoiceOver handles the menu items.
https://utilitybend.com/blog/the-customizable-select-part-three-sticky-options
Best Examples of EAA Compliant Websites in 2025
Melwyn Joseph: W3C, Scope UK, Patagonia, CookieYes, Adrian Roselli.
https://www.webyes.com/blogs/best-eaa-compliant-websites/
Creating an Auto-Closing Notification With an HTML Popover
Preethi: HTML popover lacks built-in auto-close functionality, but it’s easy to add. [ Hmmm ]
https://css-tricks.com/creating-an-auto-closing-notification-with-an-html-popover/
How to make your Social Media accounts accessible
Talia Morse: a look at the accessibility side of some key features.
https://a2i.co.uk/blog/accessible-social-media-content/
aria-selected: Practical Examples and Use Cases
Florian Schroiff: Unlock the power of aria-selected with practical examples and best practices.
https://www.a11y-collective.com/blog/aria-selected/
How to Test Your PDFs for Accessibility (Without Being a Technical Expert)
Josh Crawford: Testing PDF accessibility doesn’t always require expensive software or technical expertise.
Design for the edges
Ben Wintner: How accessibility sparks smarter, more universal design.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91350099/design-for-the-edges
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