The Surprising Truth About Pixels and Accessibility Josh Comeau dispels the myths around using px, rem and em in your designs. He introduces these with no assumed knowledge, gradually explaining when to use each one, using inline interactive examples to aid learning. It’s really worth checking out. My takeaways: It gets more complicated: should you… [Read More]
After a few weeks off, the frequent11y newsletter has returned! A Practical Approach to Automated Accessibility Mark Steadman writes a mini series on automated accessibility. In this introductory article, Mark introduces his three-step plan for introducing automated accessibility checks into your pipeline: There are a lot of different testing approaches and tools out there, so… [Read More]
month11y issue 37
11 May 2023
It’s been a little while since my last month11y, partly because Mailchimp have recently upped their prices, meaning I’m no longer within the free tier. I’ve been procrastinating moving to a different provider, but will give that some more thought. I’ll also be on annual leave for a while now, so you won’t hear much… [Read More]
Progress Over Perfection: The Better Way for Communication and Accessibility Advocacy This article by Meryl Evans really resonates with me. Accessibility is big and daunting. It needs to be considered in every facet of an organisation: “HR needs to ensure the hiring and employee benefits processes are accessible. Procurement needs to ensure the company buys… [Read More]
fortnight11y issue 74
11 May 2023
It’s been a little while since my last fortnight11y, partly because Mailchimp have recently upped their prices, meaning I’m no longer within the free tier. I’ve been procrastinating moving to a different provider, but will give that some more thought. I’ll also be on annual leave for a while now, so you won’t hear much… [Read More]
week11y issue 148
11 May 2023
It’s been a little while since my last week11y, partly because Mailchimp have recently upped their prices, meaning I’m no longer within the free tier. I’ve been procrastinating moving to a different provider, but will give that some more thought. I’ll also be on annual leave for a while now, so you won’t hear much… [Read More]
10 Ways Designers and Researchers Can Meaningfully Engage With Disabled People in 2023 A thought-provoking article with some really useful takeaways. Some tips are practical/logistical: Others are a change in mindset:
It’s been a little while since my last dai11y, partly because Mailchimp have recently upped their prices, meaning I’m no longer within the free tier. I’ve been procrastinating moving to a different provider, but will give that some more thought. I’ll also be on annual leave for a while now, so you won’t hear much… [Read More]
week11y issue 147
21 April 2023
What makes writing more readable? A fantastic deep dive into how to write in ‘plain language’. The entire article is written in normal literary style, but every paragraph has a plain language equivalent adjacent to it, which you can toggle to switch to. The interactivity of this article is a joy to play with and… [Read More]
AI-Generated Images from AI-Generated Alt Text Adrian Roselli explores the topic of AI and accessibility, as claims are being made that AI could make up for things like a lack of human-provided alt text. He feeds several different images into the following browsers/software and has them generate alt text descriptions for the images: He then… [Read More]