Reposted by Assistiv LabsAndrew Hedges 🦔 @segdeha.com · 18/03/2026It’s, uh, been a minute (8 months!) since we last sent out an Assistiv Labs newsletter. At least if you subscribe, you know you won’t get spammed! 😂 041
Assistiv Labs @assistivlabs.com · 18/03/2026📣 Hot off the presses! We just hit “send” on the latest Assistiv Labs newsletter. In this issue: - Innovative ways Zendesk uses our Live Testing platform - CSUN recap - New account options - & more! 💜 the-assist.ghost.io/miss-us/the-assist.ghost.ioMiss us?The Assist is the official newsletter of Assistiv Labs. We build tools to help the people who make the web make it more inclusive. 💙 022
Reposted by Assistiv LabsSara Soueidan @sarasoueidan.com · 22/02/2026#lazyWeb Friends on macOS, what is your favorite tool for testing your work using a Windows screen reader? Do you use a Virtual Machine (VM)? If so, what do you use to run it? Do you use an online tool like @assistivlabs.com ? Bonus points for free tools! 7135
Reposted by Assistiv LabsAccessibility Awareness @a11yawareness.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Lots of great quotable lines from @deque's Axe-con, including this gem from @stephaniewalter.bsky.social: "You can't sprinkle eggs on the cupcake after baking it. Fixing accessibility later is messy, slow, ineffective!" www.deque.com/axe-con/sess... 13822
Reposted by Assistiv LabsPortland Accessibility & UX Meetup @pdxa11yux.bsky.social · 17/02/2026Our February meetup is tonight! Join us at 6:00pm Pacific for a virtual presentation by @devonpersing.bsky.social and @segdeha.com on continuous accessibility. RSVP for the meeting link; details below! #PDXa11yUX #a11y #UX #Meetup #Portland #PDX 044
Reposted by Assistiv LabsDevon Persing @devonpersing.bsky.social · 17/02/2026I hope to see you tonight! 132
Reposted by Assistiv LabsKeith Cirkel @keithamus.social · 13/02/2026Browser developers are working on custom form controls ( `appearance:base`), the next giant task is looming: customisable input type=date/datetime/color pickers. These are huge and have wildly varied UI. Send me your examples, I'd love to see them and build up a body of these pickers. 78830
Reposted by Assistiv LabsDevon Persing @devonpersing.bsky.social · 13/01/2026Looking forward to this! 086
Assistiv Labs @assistivlabs.com · 13/01/2026Don’t miss this online presentation by @devonpersing.bsky.social & @segdeha.com on practical tips for making Continuous Accessibility the default at your organization. 💜 www.meetup.com/portland-acc...meetup.comMaking Accessibility the Default: Continuous Accessibility Practices [virtual], Tue, Feb 17, 2026, 5:45 PM | Meetup**Virtual Event:** Making Accessibility the Default: Continuous Accessibility Practices **Presenters:** Devon Persing and Andrew Hedges Often relegated to episodic efforts 0106
Assistiv Labs @assistivlabs.com · 12/01/2026The Accessibility Team at Zendesk uses our Live Testing system in some interesting ways. • Finding workarounds for users on different screen reader/browser combinations • Confirming correct localization of UI text using JAWS How do you use our platform? assistivlabs.com/articles/zen...assistivlabs.comFrom Mac to Windows: Expanding accessibility testing at Zendesk with Assistiv LabsAt Zendesk, we don’t just see accessibility as a technical or business challenge. We see it as a truly human issue. As a leading provider of customer service software, we’re committed to making sure e... 011
Reposted by Assistiv LabsAndrew Hedges 🦔 @segdeha.com · 10/01/2026Beautiful!!! And we totally need to make that @assistivlabs.com tote bag happen! 💜 www.jessicaoddi.com/work/assisti...jessicaoddi.comAssistiv Labs • jessica oddiDesign identity suite for a company who makes tools for web accessibility testing. With templates and custom assets. 121
Reposted by Assistiv LabsSara Soueidan @sarasoueidan.com · 20/11/2025📣 Hear hear! The biggest savings on the Practical Accessibility course start *today*—for a limited time only. Starting today, you can get the course for 30% off — that's $279 instead of $399. The discounted price excludes sales tax that may be applied depending on where you are buying from.practical-accessibility.todayThe Practical Accessibility CourseA get-right-down-to-it online course for Web designers and developers who want to start creating more accessible Web user interfaces and digital products today 38055
Reposted by Assistiv LabsSara Soueidan @sarasoueidan.com · 14/10/2025In my conversation with @kevinpowell.co a few weeks ago I mentioned that one of the ways to get people to care about #accessibility is to help them understand it better. And one way to help them understand it better is to debunk common accessibility myths. 3365
Reposted by Assistiv LabsEric Bailey @ericwbailey.website · 29/09/2025It dawned on me that I should be be sharing out the accessibility articles I link to at work on social media. Here's a good one from today's RSS feed: www.a11y-collective.com/blog/nvda-ke...a11y-collective.comNVDA Keyboard Shortcuts for Different User NeedsMaster NVDA keyboard shortcuts for web developers. Navigate content, test forms, and build more accessible websites with this essential guide. 03514
Reposted by Assistiv LabsAndrew Hedges 🦔 @segdeha.com · 15/07/2025Code samples! Videos of test runs! What more could a person want?! 💜 041
Assistiv Labs @assistivlabs.com · 15/07/2025We’ve invested a ton of effort into building out screen reader automation as part of our end-to-end accessibility testing service. And we’ve learned a ton along the way! This article goes deep into the geeky details of why & how to automate screen readers. 🦾 assistivlabs.com/articles/aut...assistivlabs.comAutomating Screen Readers for Accessibility TestingAutomated accessibility testing is an essential component of a successful accessibility strategy, but traditional automated accessibility tools haven’t included screen readers. New tools are being dev... 042
Reposted by Assistiv LabsEric Bailey @ericwbailey.website · 19/06/2025I'll buy an eBook copy of Accessible UX Research for the first five folks who are interested! I'll need an email address to send a copy to when it's published (currently in pre-order). If you're into user research and disability, this book is for you. www.smashingmagazine.com/2025/06/acce...smashingmagazine.comMeet Accessible UX Research, A Brand-New Smashing Book — Smashing MagazineMeet “Accessible UX Research,” our upcoming book to make your UX research inclusive. Learn how to recruit, plan, and design with disabled participants in mind. Print shipping in August 2025. eBook ava... 83415
Assistiv Labs @assistivlabs.com · 18/06/2025Did you know Assistiv Labs offers a free-for-open-source plan? The good folks @wagtail.org use it to test their CMS using Windows screen readers. Our only requirement is the project is under a liberal license (e.g., MIT). Get in touch if this would be helpful to you! www.youtube.com/shorts/sBUfU...youtube.comHow we use Assistiv Labs to test accessibility - thanks to their sponsoring of open source projectsYouTube video by Wagtail 034
Reposted by Assistiv LabsAlena Nikolaeva @alenanik.github.io · 18/06/2025“I’m not talking about “ideal” or “optimized” – the bar is pretty low, so I’m just talking about something that works at all for people with a disability.” 💔 052
Reposted by Assistiv LabsEric Bailey @ericwbailey.website · 16/06/2025ARIA! It exists and on a long enough timeline you'll need to use it. Here's how to get into the right headspace to do so! #a11y www.smashingmagazine.com/2025/06/what...smashingmagazine.comWhat I Wish Someone Told Me When I Was Getting Into ARIA — Smashing Magazine[Accessible Rich Internet Applications (ARIA)](https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/aria/) is an inevitability when working on web accessibility. That said, it’s everyone’s first time learning ... 316045
Assistiv Labs @assistivlabs.com · 27/05/2025Links to recordings of the webinar, with and without audio descriptions, are available in the FAQ section of our page about the end-to-end testing service. assistivlabs.com/use-cases/en...assistivlabs.comEnd-to-end Accessibility Testing - Assistiv LabsInstantly test with real screen readers, magnifiers, and more. Make sure your websites and apps are accessible. 021
Reposted by Assistiv LabsSara Soueidan @sarasoueidan.com · 15/05/2025The course includes: - 15+ hrs of video content (~2 full-day workshops) - 40+ chapters available in both video and text - Accessibility toolkit - Buy once, access forever - Complementary free, 6-months unlimited access to @assistivlabs.com + all up-and-coming updates 142
Reposted by Assistiv LabsAndrew Hedges 🦔 @segdeha.com · 08/05/2025This webinar was by far our most in-depth public discussion of our end-to-end testing service. This should be of interest to any accessibility leaders who are interested in doubling the WCAG coverage of their automated accessibility testing. 042
Assistiv Labs @assistivlabs.com · 08/05/2025Our first webinar is in the books! 🙌 Such a great time talking through our accessibility-first end-to-end testing platform. Thanks to those who showed up live and here’s the recording for anyone else who couldn’t make it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fh6n...youtube.comAccessibility First End-to-end Testing – Webinar – Assistiv LabsYouTube video by Assistiv Labs 142
Reposted by Assistiv LabsAndrew Hedges 🦔 @segdeha.com · 23/04/2025Super excited for this! Should be interesting for the test automation nerds 🤓 but also everyone just looking for a smarter way to validate the #accessibility of their digital products. Join us! 💜 062
Reposted by Assistiv LabsSara Soueidan @sarasoueidan.com · 23/04/2025If you've never used Assistiv Labs I recommend joining this Webinar if you can especially if you have a Practical Accessibility course account and haven't used your complementary Assistiv Labs access yet and are unsure how to use it in your work.👇 1269
Assistiv Labs @assistivlabs.com · 22/04/2025Your friends at Assistiv Labs are hosting our first ever webinar on May 7! 🥳 We’ll be talking about our approach to auditing & monitoring websites for accessibility using our end-to-end testing platform. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... More deets in the following skeets…docs.google.comSign me up!Assistiv Labs will demo our accessibility-first end-to-end testing platform. The webinar will take place on Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at 10:00am Pacific / 1:00pm Eastern / 18:00 UTC. Here’s what we’ll c... 163
Reposted by Assistiv LabsAccessibility Awareness @a11yawareness.bsky.social · 03/04/2025If you’re a design engineer, a designer, a front-end developer, a JavaScript developer, or a back-end developer, Sara Soueidan's "Practical Accessibility" can give you the essential knowledge you need to gain a deep understanding of accessibility. practical-accessibility.todaypractical-accessibility.todayThe Practical Accessibility CourseA get-right-down-to-it online course for Web designers and developers who want to start creating more accessible Web user interfaces and digital products today 23110
Reposted by Assistiv LabsSteve Woodson, CPACC @stevenwoodson.com · 03/04/2025I took my time over months to complete this course, really enjoyed how it was organized into but sized chapters to make that slow but steady progress easier. It's a ton of great content and so so worth it, the fact that it also checked some CAECs off my list was a great bonus. 193
Reposted by Assistiv LabsAdrian Roselli, pH0 @aardrian.bsky.social · 02/04/2025Kevin Powell has an #accessibility intro video: “Quick accessibility wins that are easy to implement” youtu.be/pJ0GPI7BMIs Not for practitioners; not new stuff. This is for folks who are new to it, who learn better with videos, who know his name and will believe him more than us, etc. #a11yyoutu.beQuick accessibility wins that are easy to implementYouTube video by Kevin Powell 133
Reposted by Assistiv Labsjess ♿🇨🇦 @oddi-jessica.bsky.social · 03/03/2025Working with @assistivlabs.com was such a fun project!! And now you can all fall in love with their robo mascot like we did. 053
Reposted by Assistiv LabsAndrew Hedges 🦔 @segdeha.com · 03/03/2025I’m in love with the new look, tbh 😍 062
Assistiv Labs @assistivlabs.com · 03/03/2025Excited to have just pushed out a wee refresh of the Assistiv Labs brand! 🤩 assistivlabs.comassistivlabs.comAssistiv LabsInstantly test with real screen readers, magnifiers, and more. Make sure your websites and apps are accessible. 111
Assistiv Labs @assistivlabs.com · 14/02/2025Hey, team! Question for the #accessibility practitioners out there: What accessibility-focused conferences do you all find most worthwhile? 441
Reposted by Assistiv LabsAndrew Hedges 🦔 @segdeha.com · 11/02/2025Ready for #accessibility automation that’s not just 3 axe-cores in a trench coat? 153
Assistiv Labs @assistivlabs.com · 11/02/2025Before partnering with us, Asana’s #accessibility team generally grouped testing into 2 categories: automated and manual. Our end-to-end accessibility testing service helped redefine the distinction. Because the feedback loops are shorter, bugs are resolved faster. assistivlabs.com/articles/asa...assistivlabs.comEnd-to-end testing leveled up the way Asana engineers think about accessibilityBefore partnering with Assistiv Labs, Asana’s accessibility team generally grouped testing into two categories: automated and manual. Assistiv Labs’ end-to-end accessibility testing service has helped... 010
Reposted by Assistiv LabsAssistiv Labs @assistivlabs.com · 24/01/2025Does it ever seem like the more you do towards #accessibility the more friction you encounter? 😬 Our friend @devonpersing.bsky.social is here to help! We just published her article on how to make accessibility easier to do than not by creating systems. #SmartMove assistivlabs.com/articles/acc...assistivlabs.comCreating accessibility systems to fix accessibility issuesHow do we make impactful accessibility change that better integrates into what we’re already doing? The answer is to create systems around accessibility work, instead of treating it like a barrier or ... 062
Reposted by Assistiv LabsDevon Persing @devonpersing.bsky.social · 11/02/2025The #Accessibility Operations Guidebook is now available in paperback! This edition ships with a discount code that gives you access to the ebook bundle for free. If you're looking for other formats, check out the info at book.dpersing.com. #a11yops #TAOG-BookClub www.amazon.com/Accessibilit...amazon.comThe Accessibility Operations Guidebook: To making accessibility work more sustainableThe Accessibility Operations Guidebook: To making accessibility work more sustainable [Persing, Devon] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Accessibility Operations Guidebook: To making accessibility work more sustainable 23916
Reposted by Assistiv LabsBilly Gregory @billygregory.bsky.social · 29/01/2025Do manage an accessibility program? HMU… I have a question. 002
Reposted by Assistiv LabsDevon Persing @devonpersing.bsky.social · 24/01/2025Thanks to the kind folks at @assistivlabs.com for allowing me to get on my #accessibility systems soapbox! 0125
Assistiv Labs @assistivlabs.com · 24/01/2025Does it ever seem like the more you do towards #accessibility the more friction you encounter? 😬 Our friend @devonpersing.bsky.social is here to help! We just published her article on how to make accessibility easier to do than not by creating systems. #SmartMove assistivlabs.com/articles/acc...assistivlabs.comCreating accessibility systems to fix accessibility issuesHow do we make impactful accessibility change that better integrates into what we’re already doing? The answer is to create systems around accessibility work, instead of treating it like a barrier or ... 062
Assistiv Labs @assistivlabs.com · 06/12/2024Wherein @westonthayer.bsky.social outlines the hell that is aria-labelledby=self 😈 www.htmhell.dev/adventcalend...htmhell.devaria-labelledby = self - HTMHellA collection of bad practices in HTML, copied from real websites. 021
Reposted by Assistiv LabsAndrew Hedges 🦔 @segdeha.com · 25/11/2024I hope everyone enjoys the books! If you haven’t already, check out @assistivlabs.com. We build tools you might find useful as you build up your #accessibility program! 🙌 012
Reposted by Assistiv LabsAndrew Hedges 🦔 @segdeha.com · 23/11/2024What a week! 😅 A11yNYC Tuesday. DMV-A11y Wednesday. Hung out w/ Dr Angela Young Thursday, including a 🆒 tour of Gallaudet University. Met up w/ local folks from Collab Lab that night. Flew to Miami Friday for informative sessions arranged by our investor. Fancy sponsored brunch this AM. Whirlwind! 181
Reposted by Assistiv Labsaccessible.design @assistivetech.bsky.social · 24/11/2024I see different ways online that accessible, inclusive, and universal design are represented. Especially in relation to each other. Are there models others use? And do the distinctions change your design process? 121
Reposted by Assistiv LabsTodd @toddl.dev · 22/11/2024For help with accessibility testing I recommend these awesome folks at @assistivlabs.com 1124
Reposted by Assistiv LabsAndrew Hedges 🦔 @segdeha.com · 15/11/2024 @danabra.mov my company, Assistiv Labs, offers free subscriptions for open-source maintainers to our live testing platform. Would that be helpful for y’all to validate accessibility fixes? assistivlabs.com 096
Reposted by Assistiv LabsCameron Cundiff @ckundo.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Just released from Microsoft, this looks like a thoughtful and skilled approach to video audio descriptions using AI and human review. github.com/microsoft/ai...github.comGitHub - microsoft/ai-audio-descriptionsContribute to microsoft/ai-audio-descriptions development by creating an account on GitHub. 031
Reposted by Assistiv LabsAndrew Hedges 🦔 @segdeha.com · 21/11/2024Oh wow! I *think* our account has been unblocked?! Can someone please confirm that you're able to see @assistivlabs.com without any warnings or anything? 🙏 8111
Reposted by Assistiv LabsAshlee 🤟🏻 @ashleemboyer.com · 20/11/2024Imagine you’re on an adventure. You find a magic button. ✨ It can answer any accessibility question. What question are you asking it? 10167