#Accessibility is about making the #UX compliant and usable for all. It’s not just about checking off the guidelines, it’s about the user(s) and keeping an open mind throughout the entire process and beyond.

Reading through transcripts of some accessibility interviews with Product Managers, and it's clear so far: 1. Every product manager cares about accessibility 2. Many product managers don't know what to do about accessibility or how to build it into their overall process.

2 new updates to my #Kiosk accessibility article: US DOJ weighs in for access in American Council of the Blind's #healthcare kiosk case, and McDonald's collaborates with National Federation of the Blind in restaurant kiosk case. Kiosk access means privacy for #disabled people. lflegal.com/2018/01/kiosks… #HealthIT #a11y

Microcopy has a big impact on overall accessibility and ease of use of an interface. e.g., alt text for a close button A person that uses a screen reader might hear "Close secondary notification area" -- which likely won't mean much to anyone but the design/dev team.

@stevefaulkner Normative? You mean “boremative!?!?” Right!?!? … I’ll see myself out.

✎ Design systems are for user interfaces: bradfrost.com/blog/post/desi… In this post, I talk about how I've recently refined my definition of "design system" to reflect some hard-earned lessons.

How much for a standing desk answer: I use 2 bar chairs and flip coffee table over for my dayoffice setting. I can stand or use the 3rd chair to sit. $0 cost. 0% cool-factor. 100% effective. 100% easy. Equivalent to walking 10K steps according to research!

In 1780s Vienna, the musical genius Mozart conceived of an idea to help monetize his prolific output of new compositions: a subscription concert series. If a classical music composer can think creatively about pricing, so can you. bit.ly/3nJsBeG

Create accessible designs using the Figma A11y Annotation kit medium.com/designing-atla… #figma #tools #a11y #design #uidesign

Many agencies leverage insights from behavioral science to inspire behavior change among consumers, but have yet to use these principles to their own advantage when structuring compensation agreements. Here are seven such principles you can apply today: bit.ly/3pbLlEd

How to use the accessibility tree for a11y testing giovanicamara.com/blog/how-to-us… #webdev #a11y #tools

Frank is back critiquing YOUR designs! Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=OqpYLp… #FrankStephenson #CritiquingYourDesigns #CarDesign

A collection of React Native ESLint rules for identifying common accessibility issues: github.com/FormidableLabs… #reactNative #dev #a11y #tools

Agile and Digital Accessibility belong together. When applied together, we have the very best user experience for those with disabilities as well as all varieties and backgrounds of people. #ui #ux #cx #a11y

There is pressure from some in future WCAG3 to say that small businesses using inaccessible forms on their site could conform to WCAG3 because they don't have the means. I'd prefer to just acknowledge that they don't fully conform rather than saying they conform but aren't #a11y

The schedule for the inaugural Web Accessibility in Mind Conference September 7 + 8, put on by WebAIM and Pope Tech, is now posted. It's free! It's virtual! @ScopicEngineer gives the opening keynote! You should attend! #a11y #webdev #ux #webdesign conference.webaim.org/schedule

Where @stevefaulkner gives a detailed breakdown and news of a welcome change for `<figure>` and `<figcaption>` (both in the HTML-AAM spec and in JAWS): html5accessibility.com/stuff/2022/08/… The good news is, as a dev you need not do anything other than continue to use them correctly.

Coming in September: “Using Controllers for Keyboard Accessibility” with Nikki Massaro, Senior Design Engineer at Adobe. Mark your calendars: September 12 at 1:30pm ET a11ytalks.com/posts/2024-sep #A11y #Accessibility #A11yTalks #InclusiveDesign #UXDesign #KeyboardNavigation

You can't make this stuff up. Despite the FDA safety communication warning against amalgam use in children and other high-risk populations, the single biggest purchaser of amalgam in the U.S. is our own government. Read more on CHD's The Defender: childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/plea-…