A whoooole bunch of links about inclusive design, gathered together from a presentation.
So my observation is that 80% of the subject of accessibility consists of fairly simple basics that can probably be learnt in 20% of the time available. The remaining 20% are the difficult situations, edge cases, assistive technology support gaps and corners of specialised knowledge, but these are extrapolated to 100% of the subject, giving it a bad, anxiety-inducing and difficult reputation overall.
Manu’s book is available to pre-order now. I’ve had a sneak peek and I highly recommend it!
You’ll learn how to build common patterns written accessibly in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. You’ll also start to understand how good and bad practices affect people, especially those with disabilities.
Another handy accessibility testing tool that can be used as a bookmarklet.
This is good advice:
Write alternative text as if you’re describing the image to a friend.
The bar to overriding browser defaults should be way higher than it is.
Amen!
The difference between inclusive design and accessibility.
Aiming for originality and creativity in alt text.
Five more articles on modern responsive design to close out the course.
Making the moral argument.
A presentation at An Event Apart Chicago 2019.