Tooltips for emoji… I love this!
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Accessible Emoji, Tweaked
Duplicate IDs in Responsive Webpage
A little experiment:
The purpose of this page is to demonstrate that duplicate IDs can have real consequences even when only one view can ever be visible at any given time.
A Cautionary Tale: DOJ Intervenes in Another Web Accessibility Lawsuit
Supermarket chain Winn Dixie claims that Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act doesn’t apply online in Gil v. Winn Dixie and the U.S. Department of Justice steps in to set them straight:
In response to Winn-Dixie’s position that Title III applies only to its physical location. DOJ cited the language of the ADA which says that “Title III applies to discrimination in the goods and services ‘of’ a place of public accommodation, rather than being limited to those goods and services provided ‘at’ or ‘in’ a place of public accommodation.” DOJ also argued Title III’s application to the website at issue is consistent with every other court decision to have addressed the coverage of websites with a nexus to brick and mortar locations.
Writing for 9 Year Olds? Six Expert Tips for Creating Great Accessible Web Content for Everyone
This brief post includes some great tips on writing for readers, regardless of their actual age or reading level.
NVDA 2016.4 Now Available
A new version of the NVDA screen reader came out just before the holidays and features better Windows 10 integration (including better Edge support).
Web Accessibility Tutorials
A great set of tutorials from the Web Accessibility Initiative. I can’t wait to see this grow!
Guidelines for Inclusive Language
Why should you care?
Inclusive language acknowledges diversity, conveys respect to all people, is sensitive to differences, and promotes equal opportunities.
Good stuff!
The :focusring Selector Is Coming to CSS
This will be based on the Mozilla feature.
HTML 5.2: The Address Element
Wait, what? Physical addresses in the address
element?!
WAI-ARIA Basics
A quick and dirty overview of how to make Accessible Rich Internet Applications.