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Adrian Roselli, pH0 @aardrian.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Limited scope testing of 15 largest web shops in The Netherlands, from start to finish, and IKEA surged to the lead over Apple from last year (though Apple regressed, too). EAA may be helping overall. “Onderzoek toegankelijkheid webwinkels 2026” (Dutch) level-level.com/onderzoek-to...
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Onderzoek toegankelijkheid webwinkels 2026 - Level Level Accessibility
Een jaar na de European Accessibility Act onderzochten we de 300 grootste Nederlandse webwinkels. De technische scores stijgen, maar kunnen mensen met een beperking ook écht zelfstandig bestellen?
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The A11y Collective @a11y-collective.com · 09/04/2026
"WordPress Accessibility Day is open to anybody who wants to share information about how WordPress and Accessibility intersect. Never spoken before? That’s fine! Don’t hesitate to submit your first talk today!" wpaccessibility.day/2026/speakin... #a11y #accessibility
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Speaking at WP Accessibility Day - WordPress Accessibility Day 2026
Apply to speak at WordPress Accessibility Day 2025! Call for speakers is open until June 9th, 2025 - share your knowledge!
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The A11y Collective @a11y-collective.com · 02/04/2026
What can web developers do to (stealthily) battle entrenched ableism? piccalil.li/blog/applyin... #a11y #accessibility
piccalil.li
Applying accessibility fixes with stealth for the greater good
This is not an article that Steve, the author, thinks should exist in a healthy industry, but the shape of our industry — especially right now — makes this sort of article very necessary and…
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The A11y Collective @a11y-collective.com · 19/03/2026
The #NoMouse Challenge is a global effort to raise awareness about accessible web design. nomouse.org #a11y #accessibility
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The #NoMouse Challenge
The #NoMouse Challenge is a global effort to raise awareness about accessible web design. Just follow these three simple steps:
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The A11y Collective @a11y-collective.com · 12/03/2026
Some considerations from @ericwbailey.website before you feed the entirety of the ARIA Authoring Practices Guide to your AI agent that helps you with coding. ericwbailey.website/published/he... #accessibility #a11y
ericwbailey.website
Here’s how to instruct a LLM to reference the ARIA Authoring Practices Guide
The deck is a bit stacked, folks.
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The A11y Collective @a11y-collective.com · 09/03/2026
Traveling with the train as a blind person. "You very much take a gamble on every journey you take, and actually, that's scary." www.bbc.com/news/article... #a11y #accessibility
bbc.com
'Train travel can be scary as a blind passenger'
Visually impaired travellers say there are issues with the reliability of pre-booked assistance.
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The A11y Collective @a11y-collective.com · 05/03/2026
"A year-long journey exploring iOS accessibility, one day at a time. Each post shares practical insights, tips, and techniques to make your iOS apps more accessible." accessibilityupto11.com/365-days-ios... #a11y #accessibility
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#365DaysIOSAccessibility
A year-long journey exploring iOS accessibility, one day at a time, with practical tips and implementation ideas.
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The A11y Collective @a11y-collective.com · 02/03/2026
So cool! “As someone with no usable sight, I am all about feeling the energy in the room and hearing people ‘umming’ and ‘ahhing’ as a model walks by. I can [...] create a picture of each look in my mind.” www.theguardian.com/fashion/2026... #a11y #accessibility
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Touch, sound and style: how London fashion week is opening up to visually impaired guests – photo essay
From live audio descriptions to fabric swatch booklets, designers including Chet Lo are rethinking the catwalk experience for blind and low-vision clothes-lovers
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The A11y Collective @a11y-collective.com · 26/02/2026
Adrian Roselli dives into the seedy world of accessibility overlays once more. adrianroselli.com/2025/07/acce...
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#Accesstive Will Get You Sued
I can’t actually assert the Accesstive overlay will result in a lawsuit, though there is a trend of overlays attracting lawsuits. Attorneys say overlays don’t protect from lawsuits, either.…
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The A11y Collective @a11y-collective.com · 23/02/2026
"There’s a subtle thing at play here, and it mostly revolves around the notion that adding something demonstrates effort and value. For focus order, you’ll actually want to suppress that urge and just let things be." ericwbailey.website/published/yo...
ericwbailey.website
You probably shouldn’t be annotating focus order
Sometimes not doing something is the right move.
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The A11y Collective @a11y-collective.com · 19/02/2026
"Accessibility is really similar to recycling [...]. Most people agree that they are both net positives for the world, so many folks want to try their best at it, even if it requires them to take on a bunch of work they might not necessarily be prepared for." www.nicchan.me/blog/wishces...
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Wishcessibility - Nic Chan
No recycling was contaminated in the creation of this post.
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The A11y Collective @a11y-collective.com · 16/02/2026
Full-day workshop, Monday, April 13, 2026, Amsterdam (NL). In this workshop, you will learn how to build common UI patterns with accessibility baked right into them from the start. smashingconf.com/amsterdam-20... Sara Soueidan is a great, extremely knowledgable teacher. #a11y #accessibility
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The Front-End Accessibility Workshop — SmashingConf Amsterdam
Accessibility doesn't have to be hard or time-consuming. Once you learn how to think and code inclusively, writing accessible markup becomes second nature, and part of your everyday coding workflow.…
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The A11y Collective @a11y-collective.com · 12/02/2026
"What America by Design reveals about how public platforms fail when maintenance, governance, and accountability are treated as optional" Great post by Anna E. Cook (@annaecook.com). annaecook.com/writing/2026... #a11y #accessibility
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Accessible design is digital infrastructure — Anna E. Cook
What America by Design reveals about how public platforms fail when maintenance, governance, and accountability are treated as optional and how we can do better no matter our job title.
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The A11y Collective @a11y-collective.com · 09/02/2026
"To provide accessibility professionals with an easy-to-access defense, I have identified common accessibility tasks and tagged them with one of four statuses." www.linkedin.com/pulse/ai-eli... Good, helpful article. The generated illustration makes me sad tho.
linkedin.com
AI will Eliminate the Need for Accessibility Professionals?  I think not.
Every day, there are more articles about AI replacing people in tech. Accessibility testers, who are very often viewed as “unnecessary overhead,” are not escaping this treatment.
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The A11y Collective @a11y-collective.com · 02/02/2026
We at the A11Y Collective are all for simple solutions that make use of semantic HTML elements. These are often accessible out of the box. Loved this article about the madness of rewriting basic HTML elements from scratch for a React UI library: paulmakeswebsites.com/writing/shad...
paulmakeswebsites.com
The Incredible Overcomplexity of the Shadcn Radio Button
Radio buttons are built into web browsers. Why are we using a UI library that wraps another UI library that rebuilds radio buttons from scratch? Why does rendering a radio button require multiple…
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The A11y Collective @a11y-collective.com · 29/01/2026
Book tip: Inclusive Design for Accessibility: A practical guide to digital accessibility, UX, and inclusive web and app design. "This book is for digital designers, developers, UX professionals, product managers, and business leaders committed to inclusive design." www.packtpub.com/en-us/produc...
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Inclusive Design for Accessibility | Web Development | Paperback
A practical guide to digital accessibility, UX, and inclusive web and app design. Top rated Web Development products.
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Accessibility Awareness @a11yawareness.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Sharing a meme on social media? Don't forget to include alt text! This resource from Veronica With Four Eyes (Veronica Lewis) will help you. veroniiiica.com/2018/11/29/h...
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How To Write Alt Text For Memes | Veroniiiica
My favorite tips for how to write alt text for memes, reaction images, and other types of social media comedy content, written by someone with low vision
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The A11y Collective @a11y-collective.com · 22/01/2026
Accessible, but not boring! An article about the new design systen of finance app Wise: medium.com/transferwise...
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Accessible but never boring (Part 1)
Rebranding the Wise design system for everyone.
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The A11y Collective @a11y-collective.com · 12/01/2026
"Components don’t just improve your design and development workflows; they can actually have a massive impact on product accessibility. Let’s examine five key aspects we can test and document during development." zeroheight.com/blog/5-acces...
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5 accessibility checks to run on every component - zeroheight
Hidde de Vries explains how to test components for accessibility, from keyboard support to screen readers and zoom.
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The A11y Collective @a11y-collective.com · 08/01/2026
Sometimes you just need to let it all out: "I’m frustrated, and I’m angry at the state of accessibility on the web. I’m usually not much one for profanity, but I’m f*****g pissed off." vale.rocks/posts/access... #a11y #accessibility
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You Can't Opt-Out of Accessibility
Shiny exclusion all the way down.
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The A11y Collective @a11y-collective.com · 05/01/2026
Vox media have published their acc essibility guidelines. Good stuff! "Making work accessible creates a better experience across the board. Use this checklist to help build accessibility into your process no matter your role or stage in a project." accessibility.voxmedia.com #a11y #accessibility
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Vox Product Accessibility Guidelines
As journalists, advertisers, producers, and creators, content is at our core at Vox Media. We want to ensure that everyone—regardless of ability, situation, or context—can access it.
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The A11y Collective @a11y-collective.com · 01/01/2026
An interview with Sharron Rush, Executive Director of Knowbility, about her 25+ years of work in the digital accessibility space. accessibilitycraft.com/148-from-adv... #a11y #accessibility
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148: From Advocacy to Action: Sharron Rush on 25+ Years of Digital Inclusion, Poppi "Naughty or Nice" Duo - Accessibility Craft
We interview Sharron Rush, Executive Director of Knowbility, about her 25+ years of work in the digital accessibility space.
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The A11y Collective @a11y-collective.com · 29/12/2025
"A video player is the heart of any TV experience. It’s where content, business goals, and human needs collide — and where accessibility failures are most visible." medium.com/design-bootc... #a11y #accessibility
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The anatomy of an accessible video player (on TV)
A video player is the heart of any TV experience. It’s where content, business goals, and human needs collide — and where accessibility…
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The A11y Collective @a11y-collective.com · 25/12/2025
"Screen readers don’t always announce what’s visually on screen. This article explores that gap - through the medium of burritos." htmhell.dev/adventcalend... #a11y #accessibility
htmhell.dev
Don't leave the screen reader hungry - HTMHell
A collection of bad practices in HTML, copied from real websites.
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The A11y Collective @a11y-collective.com · 22/12/2025
"When you design for cognitive accessibility, you reduce friction for everyone. Interfaces become clearer, faster to use, and more intuitive, which directly improves conversion, satisfaction, and retention." makeitfable.com/tutorial/cog... #a11y #accessibility
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Cognitive accessibility toolkit
This toolkit will help you make the most of cognitive accessibility research with Fable Engage.
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The A11y Collective @a11y-collective.com · 19/12/2025
Yes it's an ad for Big Tech, but it's really beautifully done and artful. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmFP... #a11y #accessibility
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Accessibility | I’m Not Remarkable | Apple
Apple products are designed for every student. Accessibility features like Magnifier on Mac, Accessibility Reader, Braille Access, VoiceOver, Sound & Name Recognition, and Live Captions can improve…
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The A11y Collective @a11y-collective.com · 18/12/2025
A presentation by Alastair Campbell (@alastairc.uk) on AI and accessibility. Very well presented and in depth. Slides and (text-)commentary, with a supplimentary video at the top. alastairc.uk/presentation...
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Artificial Intelligence for good | AlastairC
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Geri Reid @gerireid.com · 18/12/2025
Delighted to contribute to the HTMLHell advent calendar. I explained how screen readers don’t always announce what’s visually on screen - through the medium of burritos: www.htmhell.dev/adventcalend... Thanks to experts @matuzo.at and @hidde.blog for making sure the burrito was structurally sound.
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Don't leave the screen reader hungry - HTMHell
A collection of bad practices in HTML, copied from real websites.
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The A11y Collective @a11y-collective.com · 15/12/2025
Many comforts of modern life started out as accessibility features. www.irishtimes.com/health/your-... #a11y #accessibility
irishtimes.com
Society has taught us to believe that the disabled person must follow the able-bodied
If it was common knowledge that so many efficiency hacks were created for people with disabilities, they might not be as popular
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The A11y Collective @a11y-collective.com · 11/12/2025
If the whole universe of accessibility topics to consider when creating a dashboard would be reduced to just one – it would be contrast and readability. chartplanet.net/accessibilit... #a11y #accessibility
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If you want just one trick to make your dashboards more accessible – try this - chart planet
I will cover one thing you have to consider when choosing colour to make reports more accessible. In the end, I will provide one technique how to utilize it beyond just accessibility – for better…
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Eevis Panula @eevis.codes · 09/12/2025
First issue of Inclusive Android Apps is live! 🚀 This one's about how Row layouts break when users increase text size - and why FlowRow is a good fix. Read it: buttondown.com/inclusive-an... #AndroidDev #AndroidAccessibility #a11y #InclusiveAndroidApps
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Inclusive Android Apps #1: The Problem of Rows Breaking with Large Text
Troubleshooting Android's Row for better app accessibility with larger texts
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The A11y Collective @a11y-collective.com · 08/12/2025
"CAPTCHAs were meant to keep bots out, but too often, they lock people with disabilities out, too." www.smashingmagazine.com/2025/11/acce... #a11y #accessibility
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The Accessibility Problem With Authentication Methods Like CAPTCHA — Smashing Magazine
CAPTCHAs were meant to keep bots out, but too often, they lock people with disabilities out, too. From image classification to click-based tests, many “human checks” are anything but inclusive.…
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The A11y Collective @a11y-collective.com · 04/12/2025
The International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP) has updated their terminology: Continuing Accessibility Education Credits (CAECs) are now simply called Education Credits. All info for our students is collected on this page: www.a11y-collective.com/iaap-educati...
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IAAP Education Credits
Our accessibility courses have been pre-approved by the IAAP and qualify for your Education Credits (previously CAECs).
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The A11y Collective @a11y-collective.com · 27/11/2025
How long must an alt-text be? Is there a character limit? Chris Yoong dispels some of the myths around alternative texts. chrisyoong.com/blog/the-100...
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100, 150, or 200? Debunking the Alt text character limit
The arbitrary limit can be built into input fields and automated tooling
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The A11y Collective @a11y-collective.com · 24/11/2025
A common strategy for one-time-password fields is to use six separate inputs. This makes for a subpar user experience. Read this article by @tylersticka.com for a simpler approach, complete with working code examples. cloudfour.com/thinks/simpl...
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Simple One-Time Passcode Inputs
Fully functional OTP entry may be easier than you think.
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Accessibility Awareness @a11yawareness.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
You don't necessarily want to use the exact same alt text each time a specific image is used. Alt text must consider the context of the image and why it's being included on a site, post, article, etc. In other words, alt text depends on where you're including the image and why.
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The A11y Collective @a11y-collective.com · 20/11/2025
Date inputs are not trivial, even though there's a dedicated input type for them. David Bushell (@dbushell.com) collects different approaches on one beautiful page: pikaday.dbushell.com
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Pikaday
A friendly guide to front-end date pickers!
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Laura Kalbag @laurakalbag.com · 19/11/2025
The good people at @deque.com have put my #axe-con 2025 presentation, Design for Everyone, live for all! (With captions and ASL.) This is one of my favourite talks. It covers accessible and rights-respecting design, sort of a culmination of many of my other talks. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAL7...
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Design For Everyone with Laura Kalbag | Axe-con 2025
YouTube video by Deque Systems
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The A11y Collective @a11y-collective.com · 17/11/2025
Sure, you can disable heavy animations by listening to a site visitors' prefers-reduce-motion preference. But maybe you don't need animations in the first place? This is a thoughtful interface design deep-dive: emilkowal.ski/ui/you-dont-...
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You Don't Need Animations
Why you are animating more often than you should.
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The A11y Collective @a11y-collective.com · 13/11/2025
A main navigation alone is not enough: "Not everyone uses the stairs. Not everyone remembers the room. We use physical signage to direct users and we provide ramps and elevators. Sitemaps and search are our digital equivalents." tarnoff.info/2025/10/27/a...
tarnoff.info
A11y 101: 2.4.5 Multiple Ways
In the physical world we understand that not everyone can climb 20 flights of stairs, so under the ADA we created rules to overcome these situations. Buildings now have commitments they need to mak…
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The A11y Collective @a11y-collective.com · 06/11/2025
A useful article about accessible forms. Many code examples. Thorough explanations. Good stuff! blog.pope.tech/2025/09/30/a... #accessibility #a11y
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Accessible form validation with examples and code - Pope Tech Blog
An accessible form validation design with code.
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The A11y Collective @a11y-collective.com · 03/11/2025
"In terms of increasing accessibility at scale, teaching LLMs to improve accessibility is akin to killing a fly with a bazooka." hidde.blog/teaching-llm...
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Yes, let's teach LLMs accessibility, but also provide the companies using them with better strategies
Some thoughts on teaching LLMs accessibility.
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The A11y Collective @a11y-collective.com · 30/10/2025
Daniela Kubesch wrote her Master's Thesis on "The Impact of Web Accessibility Overlays on the Usability and User Experience for People with Permanent Visual Impairments". Now we can say "Scientific research has shown that accessibility overlays are ineffective." overlays.dnikub.dev
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The Impact of Web Accessibility Overlays | Master's Thesis by Daniela Kubesch
This thesis, published in 2024, investigates the impact of accessibility overlays on the usability and user experience (UX) for individuals with permanent visual impairments. The conducted research…
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The A11y Collective @a11y-collective.com · 27/10/2025
Oh, look a cute mini axe-con. "An axe-con Mini is all the excitement, insight, and expertise of axe-con, contained in a single, compact event." The first edition on Oct 30 has the topic "Removing friction from accessible development" and boasts some great speakers. www.deque.com/axe-con/mini...
deque.com
axe-con mini Digital Accessibility Conference | Deque
Join us to learn how to remove friction from accessible development. Hosted on October 30, this axe-con mini is completely free and virtual.
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The A11y Collective @a11y-collective.com · 23/10/2025
"Screen readers are familiar to many in digital, but how they work in practice can be less clear. In this post, we shed some light on the topic." tetralogical.com/blog/2025/10...
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Common misconceptions about screen readers - TetraLogical
Screen readers are familiar to many in digital, but how they work in practice can be less clear. In this post, we shed some light on the topic.
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The A11y Collective @a11y-collective.com · 20/10/2025
"Every developer knows <input>. It’s the workhorse of the web. But <output>? Most have never touched it. Some don’t even know it exists." Den Odell enlightens us about this underused gem of an element: denodell.com/blog/html-be...
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HTML’s Best Kept Secret: The output Tag
Make your dynamic content accessible by default with the HTML tag that time forgot.
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The A11y Collective @a11y-collective.com · 16/10/2025
If you "work in a large and chaotic system where code you write is copied, consumed, customized, and maintained away from your control by many other people, then it is a matter of when and not if a forced-color-adjust: none style will cause high contrast mode bugs." sarahmhigley.com/writing/forc...
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forced-color-adjust: none is an unavoidable foot gun | Sarah Higley
A very long treatise on why text backplates were a bad idea. Most of the time.
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The A11y Collective @a11y-collective.com · 13/10/2025
This is great! www.atomica11y.com "With atomic criteria, designers and developers produce accessible deliverables from the start." There are lists of acceptance criteria you can copy into your project management system.
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Accessibility criteria & checklists - [Updated 2025] Atomic Accessibility
Are you designing a UI? Writing a new Web feature? Native app for iOS or Android?
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The A11y Collective @a11y-collective.com · 09/10/2025
A long read, but well worth it. Accessibility is "[...]a hugely complex problem space, existing at the intersection of user experience, specialised technical knowledge, and understanding of [how] users are able to interact with software interfaces." alice.boxhall.au/articles/a-t...
alice.boxhall.au
A threat model for accessibility on the web - Alice
A explanation of the primary threat to accessibility on the web, and a call to action for the web standards community
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The A11y Collective @a11y-collective.com · 06/10/2025
WP Accessibility Day approaches! Register now -> 2025.wpaccessibility.day
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WordPress Accessibility Day 2025 - WordPress Accessibility Day 2025
WordPress Accessibility Day is a free 24-hour global event dedicated to addressing website accessibility in WordPress. October 15-16, 2025.
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