Wix Launches First of Its Kind Accessibility Tool to Help Make The Web Accessible for Everyone Wix is a popular platform for building and hosting websites, choosing from pre-built themes and customising the content. It has now launched its ‘Accessibility Wizard’, which is built into the CMS. You can use the wizard to scan your… [Read More]

We asked an expert to redesign Wikipedia – here’s what they came up with TechRadar Pro asked UK-based designer Kevinsdesign to improve the design of Wikipedia. The screenshots in the article are fun to look through, showcasing a useful ‘table of contents’ side panel, a homepage of discovery options, and accessibility and language options brought… [Read More]

Nike upsets disabled community with limited supply of its ‘Go FlyEase’ shoe You may remember the issue of dai11y where I talked about Nike’s accessible new FlyEase shoes, which were available to buy for $120 from mid February, on an invite-only basis. The shoes’ hinged design allow its wearers to put them on and take… [Read More]

Should you use an <h1> in email code? A thorough investigation by Mark Robbins, looking at the state of webmail across a dozen different providers. 60% of screen reader users prefer pages containing just one <h1> with the document title, whereas 33.3% prefer two <h1> headings, for the site name and the title. Given a preference for… [Read More]

WebAIM Million – 2021 Update This is an annual report that uses the WAVE web accessibility testing tool to analyse the homepages of the top 1 million websites. Compared to last year: The number of detectable accessibility errors dropped from 60.9 to 51.4. The number of DOM elements in the page has increased from 864… [Read More]

iOS 14 review: access all areas? This is another one from the bookmarks that I’ve just gotten around to reading! Colin Hughes reviews the accessibility of iOS 14. He has muscular dystrophy and therefore relies on voice control. Since iOS 11, iPhone users have been able to activate an auto-answer capability for incoming phone calls,… [Read More]

Accessibility devices at CES 2021 reflect growing focus on inclusive tech The entirely virtual CES in January 2021 saw a number of assistive technologies, as companies begin to realise the importance of inclusivity and the money that can be made. Some highlights include: Mantis Q40 – a $2.5k QWERTY keyboard with built-in braille display. Oticon… [Read More]