WebAIM's 2024 Million Report tested nearly 1.2 billion page elements - an average of 1173 per page - an 11.8% increase since last year. 4.8% of elements had accessibility errors. Users with disabilities might find errors on 1 in every 21 elements.

Just in: Alongside Karl Groves (he/him) and Erik Kroes 👀, Stephanie Eckles will also be offering a workshop in Amsterdam on 9 June:

Beyond #CSS : #JavaScript Requirements for Accessible Components

Half-day workshops from € 25, full-day workshops from € 50. Get your tickets: ti.to/tollwerk/acces…

9 backers already for Eventably's crowdfunding campaign. Can we get to 10?

indiegogo.com/projects/event…

Happy #GAAD , everyone! To celebrate the day we have some exciting news... the first batch of speakers have been announced and tickets for #a11yTOConf are on sale now!

Speaker and ticket info: conf.a11yto.com

Progress Over Perfection: A Better Way to Accessibility: buff.ly/3UlDy3Y

#Accessibility
#Communication

Oh hey, it’s #GAAD .

Be on the lookout for (mostly corporate) performative A11yship of #GAAD which is about to fill your timelines.

I’ve shown #overlay vendors as worst offenders:
adrianroselli.com/2022/05/the-pe…

#accessiBe #AudioEye #FACILiti #LevelAccess #UserWay #accessibility #a11y

Happy GAAD Day, everyone! We have officially launched the crowdfunding campaign for Eventably. The world's first fully accessible events management and ticketing platform:

indiegogo.com/projects/event…

#gaad #accessibility #a11y #conferences #conventions #tradeshows #expos #concerts

For the life of me I can’t understand why people think that this guy is a savvy businessman arstechnica.com/cars/2024/05/t…

This was a misquote and I was trolling Denis.

“The designers are to blame for accessibility problems” Denis Boudreau

4.05 *million* people. That's the number of people with disabilities that we think we'll be able to positively impact with Eventably, each year, if we penetrate the market only 1%.

Planning on celebrating #GAAD at Knowbility’s John Slatin AccessU conference? Don’t miss this informative session on crafting inclusive TV experiences from our Accessibility Services Manager Alpesh Ahir: hubs.la/Q02wHLXn0

#GAAD atLevel

Do I know anyone hiring for a manager of engineering managers type role?

🥳 OKAY, ANNOUNCEMENT! 🥳
I've launched a campaign to fund my next course:

Web Components Demystified. Build fast, dynamic, resilient apps for the next phase of the web!

The campaign has 29 days. Please help make this project happen and spread the word!
kickstarter.com/projects/scott…

WebAIM 2024 Survey of Screen Reader Users reveals a consistent trend: more respondents advocate for 'better web sites' (85.9%) over 'better assistive technology' (14.1%) to boost web accessibility.

What are your thoughts on this evolving preference?
#a11y

Hey friend, got a few bucks to spare? In a few weeks, you can help fund the development of the first *truly* accessible events management platform.

Sign up for the mailing list at:
eventably.com

#a11y #accessibility #conferences #meetups

After years of hearing the frustrations of attendees and organizers, we're working on the first accessible events management and ticketing platform.

On May 16th, we're launching an Indiegogo campaign to help fund this thing. Please consider contributing.