Accessing Higher Ground 2026: Learn about Tittle II compliance, AI tools for...
Dear Colleagues, I am writing to invite you to the 29th Annual Accessing Higher Ground: Accessible Media, Web & Technology Conference, taking place November 2026 at the Hilton Denver City Center...
View ArticleCarousel Widget with Multiple Slides
Hello, We are working to make a carousel widget accessible for use on our website. The information from the Functionality<https://www.w3.org/WAI/tutorials/carousels/functionality/> page and...
View ArticleContact routes that assume a phone call
Hello, I am a Deaf web developer in the UK. I build small business sites and test them as a Deaf user. Something I keep running into: guidance and accessibility statements often treat "contact us" as...
View ArticleAnyone here from The Netherlands?
Hi folks, Or has anyone done any testing work for a company there? Consulting with a company who wants to be certain their accessibility statement correctly reflects web access compliance laws. Off...
View ArticleParticipate in PhD Research on Accessibility Programs at big, international...
Hello Dear WAI colleagues, I am a PhD researcher at the University of Lodz (Poland) conducting research on how accessibility programs are designed, implemented, and sustained within large...
View ArticleGoogle Accessibility Captcha.
Hi all. I'm trying to log some feedback regarding an accessibility issue I'm having on the eBay platform. Ironically, I'm having an issue logging the comment. In order to submit the comment, I have to...
View ArticleDisabled submit buttons
Hello In the case where a submit button is disabled until you have successfully completed the required fields and then it becomes available, the fact that the button is disabled indicates that 'an...
View ArticleAccessibility Outreach: Open Call for Leadership Board Members (Jumping...
Dear Community Members, I am sharing the following announcement to highlight a vital open-source initiative. The Jumping Fridge Foundation is currently looking to expand its leadership circle, and I...
View ArticleSeeking feedback: Evaluating dynamic DOM states and spatial focus jumps...
Hi WAI Interest Group, I hope this email finds you well. I am reaching out to share a tool my team and I have been developing and to kindly ask for the community's expert fee dback. We recently...
View ArticlePartner WCAG with EN 17161 Design For All
Hey folks, I published a series on EN 17161 Design For All, and why I believe that the digital accessibility industry should embrace it as a partner standard to WCAG. I think it can be the answer to...
View ArticleTooltips and SC 4.1.3
Hi, An input-field displays a popup-hint on focus with role=tooltip. The hint is not referenced with aria-describedby. Thus, when tabbing to the input-field, a screen reader doesn't announce the hint....
View ArticleQuestion about Use of Color and Contrast (Minimum) in charts
Hi everyone, I have a couple questions regarding SC 1.4.1<https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG21/#use-of-color> and how it might relate to charts and graphs. Specifically, the below supplementary note...
View ArticleRegistrations Open: GAAD 2026 – International Conference on Digital...
Dear colleagues, "The power of the Web is in its universality. Access by everyone regardless of disability is an essential aspect." – Tim Berners-Lee We are pleased to announce that registrations are...
View Articlescientific literature on color contrast
Hi, I am starting to do some scientific research on color contrast and would be very interested in paper recommendations, especially on the following topics: - Impact of lighting conditions on...
View ArticleClarification for Zoom Requirements with WCAG SC 1.4.4 for Desktop and Mobile...
Hi, I am trying to understand the exact requirements for SC 1.4.4 Resize Text and how it relates to SC 1.4.10 Reflow, especially for mobile devices. Many accessibility training courses mention that it...
View ArticleWindows high contrast mode.
Hi to all. I've been asked to research if windows high contrast mode, that is altered in the windows settings, touches off a specific WCAG success criterion? If something fails under windows high...
View ArticleTime is running out to submit proposals for Accessing Higher Ground 2026
Accessing Higher Ground: Accessible Media, Web & Technology Conference November 16 – 20, 2026 Hilton Denver City Center (Submission Deadline: April 29) Dear Colleagues: Accessing Higher Ground...
View ArticleSupport/help with a breadcrumb implementation
Hello there, My name is Cezar, I work at GE Healthcare design system and have a question regarding the breadcrumb component. Take a look at the example below...
View Articlehow to do newlines and how to submit when editing text
I just happened to be reading Hacker News and saw this: "In text boxes in some applications, enter submits the entered text, and ctrl-enter forces a newline (not at my computer, but I think Slack does...
View Articleany work on user defined accessibility profiles?
Hi, Does anyone know of any current standards work being done to give users a way to define an accessibility profile in the browser that goes further than just individual properties like...
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