Accessibility
I got interested in accessibility by watching Microsoft design game controllers for people that can’t use their hands and an ad by Apple showcasing tools to that help people do what they love.
Tools
Checklists and references
- MagnetaA11y
- WCAG 2.2 Quick Reference
- Digin.nu: A Swedish website about digital inclusion and accessibility by Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS), the Agency for Digital Government (DIGG), the Swedish Agency for Participation (MFD), and the Swedish Agency for Accessible Media (MTM).
- Create an accessibility statement
Browsers extensions
Screen readers
Web tools
Testing accessibility
Building accessible websites
WCAG
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines is an international standard that explain how to make web content more accessible to people with disabilities.
WCAG 2
WCAG 2.2 is the current standard in use.
WCAG 3
WCAG 3 is currently an incomplete draft. WCAG 3 is intended to develop into a W3C Standard in a few years.
Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
Strategies, standards, and supporting resources to help you make the Web more accessible to people with disabilities.
Cognitive Accessibility
- Cognitive Accessibility Guidance
- Accessible Numbers: Presenting numbers and data clearly
- Neurodiversity Design System
- Inclusive Mindset Workbook by Project Lima
- “How might we create an inclusive mindset to be mindful in our design decisions and consider inclusion?”
- Neurodiversity and UX: Essential Resources for Cognitive Accessibility
Laws and regulations
- EAA: Europoean Accssibility Act.
- ADA Web: The Americans with Disabilities Act’s digital parts are similar to the EAA and WCAG 2 is often used as a benchmark for compliance.
People
- Adrian Roselli: Expert on all things web and fights for accessibility.
- I Don’t Care What Google or Apple or Whoever Did: Usability issues from the big players.