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For people who don't use screen readers, it can be difficult to understand how screen readers work. If you're interested in learning how people use screen readers, check out this demo from Marc Sutton and The University of California San Francisco.

youtu.be/dEbl5jvLKGQ
Screen Reader Demo for Digital Accessibility
YouTube video by UCSF Documents & Media Photography
youtu.be
March 8, 2025 at 11:08 PM
So excited about #axecon today. Ready to learn everything I can about digital accessibility!
February 25, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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So straightforward, so good. An ALT text decision tree.

www.w3.org/WAI/tutorial... #a11y
An alt Decision Tree
Accessibility resources free online from the international standards organization: W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI).
www.w3.org
January 23, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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I wrote the rules of ARIA, their intention was not to discourage, but to encourage developers to understand the benefits of the built-in semantics, accessibility and behaviours already available in native HTML

www.tpgi.com/html5-access...
HTML5 Accessibility Chops: notes on using ARIA - TPGi
I have jotted down some notes on ARIA concepts and usage that may be useful for developers. Note: this information is now being actively maintained as part of Using ARIA...
www.tpgi.com
January 10, 2025 at 6:32 AM
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"[Overreliance on #JavaScript frameworks to build web contents] can leave developers confused, [accessibility] consultants struggling to help, and people with disabilities still having to deal with inaccessible websites daily."

www.tpgi.com/mind-the-rem...

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Mind The (Remediation) Gap - TPGi
When auditors provide advice on accessibility issues, it's primarily about the HTML used. But do frontend developers actually know HTML these days?
www.tpgi.com
December 19, 2024 at 3:27 PM