HTML gains a <search> element This one came up in the work chat. On 24th March, the “WhatWG HTML living standard” gained a new <search> element. It is intended to be used to contain a set of form controls “related to performing a search or filtering operation”. Example code snippet: Functionally, it is the equivalent… [Read More]
Why Motion on Websites and Digital Content Is a Problem Meryl Evans describes how at times she feels dizzy and light headed, in symptoms she describes as vertigo. 70 percent of deaf and hard of hearing children with sensorineural hearing loss have a vestibular disorder, which is also expected to affect “more than 35% of… [Read More]
Building inclusive products for trans people Chiara Angori shares some great tips for building products that don’t exclude your trans users. Some are obvious, such as allowing users to specify their pronouns, and not asking users for their ‘title’ (Mr, Mrs, etc). Titles have no legal bearing and there’s almost never a good reason to… [Read More]
HTML gains a <search> element This one came up in the work chat. On 24th March, the “WhatWG HTML living standard” gained a new <search> element. It is intended to be used to contain a set of form controls “related to performing a search or filtering operation”. Example code snippet: Functionally, it is the equivalent… [Read More]
We begin with a Smashing Magazine special! It’s a great publication – which I’ve written for a few times – and I’ve had some of their a11y articles sitting in my bookmarks for a while. These articles are long and full of useful info, so it’s sure to be a bumper week. Let’s dive in!… [Read More]
Screen Readers support for text level HTML semantics Steve Faulkner writes about accessibility support for HTML tags such as <strong> (and <b>), <em> (and <i>), and <del>, <ins> and <mark>. (He performed the same analysis 15 years ago – things have moved on a bit since then). For strong/emphasised text, there is no audible distinction… [Read More]
accessible forms needs and how to fix common errors This is a handy guide to forms, covering the basics you need to get right: Each of these is covered in more detail further on in the article. The most interesting section is the one on validation: The article ends with some examples and videos demonstrating… [Read More]
What’s New in WCAG 2.2 Draft WCAG 2.2 introduces nine new success criteria. To recap, these are: These already existed in earlier drafts of WCAG 2.2. But between September 2022 and January 2023, they were modified as follows (all changes are open source): Note that, apart from the 9 new criteria, the 2.0 and 2.1… [Read More]
Airbnb launches new accessibility features to help people with disabilities find suitable accommodation Airbnb have launched a genuinely useful feature. Its new ‘Adapted’ category features homes that are specifically adapted for wheelchair access. Every home in the category receives a detailed 3D scan that creates a 3D model of the home. This is then analysed… [Read More]
The Web Needs a Native .visually-hidden This fantastic article by Ben Myers dives into the user need for textual content that is only available to assistive technologies, e.g. Ben describes how we’ve arrived at the current standard implementation of ‘visually-hidden’ class: But this approach is hacky, trying to visually hide text without removing them from… [Read More]
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