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The #NoMouse Challenge is a global effort to raise awareness about accessible web design. nomouse.org #a11y #accessibility

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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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

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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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

'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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"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

#365DaysIOSAccessibility

A year-long journey exploring iOS accessibility, one day at a time, with practical tips and implementation ideas.

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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

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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Adrian Roselli dives into the seedy world of accessibility overlays once more. adrianroselli.com/2025/07/acce...

#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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"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...

You probably shouldn’t be annotating focus order

Sometimes not doing something is the right move.

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"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...

Wishcessibility - Nic Chan

No recycling was contaminated in the creation of this post.

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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

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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"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

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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"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.

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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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...

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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Accessibility Awareness @a11yawareness.bsky.social · 6mo ago

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...

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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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...

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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Accessible, but not boring! An article about the new design systen of finance app Wise: medium.com/transferwise...

Accessible but never boring (Part 1)

Rebranding the Wise design system for everyone.

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"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...

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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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

You Can't Opt-Out of Accessibility

Shiny exclusion all the way down.

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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

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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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

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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"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

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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"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

Don't leave the screen reader hungry - HTMHell

A collection of bad practices in HTML, copied from real websites.

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"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

Cognitive accessibility toolkit

This toolkit will help you make the most of cognitive accessibility research with Fable Engage.

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Yes it's an ad for Big Tech, but it's really beautifully done and artful. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmFP... #a11y #accessibility

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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Geri Reid @gerireid.com · 8mo ago

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...

Artificial Intelligence for good | AlastairC

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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.

Don't leave the screen reader hungry - HTMHell

A collection of bad practices in HTML, copied from real websites.

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Many comforts of modern life started out as accessibility features. www.irishtimes.com/health/your-... #a11y #accessibility

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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