Issue descriptions library vs. filling reports from scratch
Hi all! Arguably, it is more efficient to pull issue descriptions of typical accessibility issues from descriptions library versus filling in every bug report from scratch. I think that consistency...
View ArticleRecent changes to the WCAG 2.2 SC 2.1.1 Understanding page
Completely by accident, I recently found that the WCAG 2.2 SC 2.1.1 Understanding page was modified on 04 July 2024. Two notes have been added, stating that the use of non-standard (and even...
View ArticleAnimation conveying information
Hello This is maybe niche and something I haven't seen before. I have a website which uses animation to convey information. For example, to show that you must click a button next, the button pulses....
View ArticleStudy outreach: help us make improve 'Making Content Usable for People with...
Dear W3C WAI Interest Group, I'm reaching out to you on behalf of the W3C Cognitive Accessibility Task Force. We are currently conducting user studies on the usability of our resource, ‘Making Content...
View ArticleRe: Inaccessibility of EN301-549 (PDF format) Standards for screen reader users
Hello All, I learn that Accessibility Standards Canada has published an html version of the current EN301549. I am told that "It is not perfect either, but a lot easier to handle" compared with the...
View ArticleReview for Accessibility Vendors Question
Hey there. New to this list. I was wondering if anyone knew of any websites that review for accessibility? Looking for reccomendations. If anyone has any vendors they could recommend me I would...
View ArticleAPI endpoint for WCAG quick reference guidelines
Does anyone know if W3C has an api available to interact with the quick reference to Web Content Accessibility Guidelines? I’m building an app, and I would love to include this reference guide in it...
View ArticleSafari lacks support for aria-activedescendent: questions
Dear WAI ARIA-IG, It seems that it is a well known issue that “Voiceover on the Mac does not properly support aria-activedescendant to ensure accessibility for the blind.” (Webkit bug list...
View ArticleDialog focus-trap (no looping)
I have a question related to the document "No Keyboard Trap (Level A)" ( https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Understanding/no-keyboard-trap.html) There is a sentence: > focus is trapped within the...
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User Experience Guide for accessibility metadata 2.0 first public draft...
Dear WAI Interest Group, The message below was sent out yesterday and is being circulated broadly in publishing circles throughout the world. Please forward to your contacts in the publishing...
View ArticleThe Early-bird Registration for the 2024 Accessing Higher Ground Conference...
[Please excuse the cross-posts] Register by Friday (Sept. 20) for the 10% early-bird discount AHG 2024: Accessible Media, Web & Technology Conference<https://accessinghigherground.org/>...
View ArticleLandmarks without labels or no landmarks at all?
Hi everyone, I am using a library that uses a element without accessible label for pagination. I am currently discussing with the maintainer how to fix this. There are three proposals on the table:...
View ArticleArchiving data
Good morning, I have question regarding the best way to ensure that data is accessible once archived. My feeling is that exporting data into Excel format is better than CSV b/c the relationship to...
View Article(small request) Chat to inform an open-source ecosystem for accessible...
Hello WAI community! My name is Brett Fiedler and I’m a member of the PhET Interactive Simulations<https://phet.colorado.edu/> team as an inclusive UX researcher and open-source community...
View Articleneed examples of where the Visual order makes sense, but screen reader order...
Hey, I'm writing an article about some new ideas to handle translating between visual media to aural media - screen readers - and I need some examples of where the visual order of a layout makes...
View Articlequery about use of bookmarks on short documents
Hello, My agency recently got a request that we include bookmarks on any PDF document regardless of length. Until now, we've only added bookmarks for PDFs with more than five pages. Are bookmarks on...
View ArticleDo text nodes, e.g. paragraphs have an "Accessible Name"
Dear Interest Group Members, I have always thought of an "accessible name" as required content for an interactive thing like a button or a checkbox or slider, etc. Do text elements like paragraphs,...
View ArticleAccessing Higher Ground Nov 11 - 15 Denver
Hi everyone, Just a reminder that Accessing Higher Ground (AHG) is coming up in just over a week in Denver Colorado in the US. There are virtual tickets available if you can't make it in person. This...
View ArticleAccessible Election Results Map
Dear WAI Interest Group, While this is US centric, I thought many would be interested. I will start with the link but read on. https://www.reuters.com/graphics/USA-ELECTION/RESULTS/zjpqnemxwvx/...
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User Experience Guide for accessibility metadata 2.0 Second public draft...
Dear WAI Interest Group, I thought many would be interested in this draft. The European Accessibility Act (EAA) requires distributors and libraries to expose the accessibility of digital publications...
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