https://a11ynews.com/ Recent content in A11yNews - Accessibility News and Resources on Accessibility News Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Thu, 16 May 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://a11ynews.com/resources/accessibility_blogs/ Thu, 30 May 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://a11ynews.com/resources/accessibility_blogs/ Accessibility Blogs 456 Berea Street A11y Buzz Accessibility Wins Accessible Culture Inclusive Components Karl Grove’s Web Accessibility Blog The Paciello Group Blog WebAIM Blog WebAxe Blog and Podcast Yahoo! Accessibility Blog a11yTips Blog - By Denis Boudreau Lainey Feingold’s Blog Seyfarth Shaw ADA Title III News & Insights Webdev Newsletter This award-winning newsletter is updated each time a new link is added to the Web Design Reference Site, and focuses on elements of user experience, accessibility, web standards and more. https://a11ynews.com/resources/accessibility_books/ Thu, 30 May 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://a11ynews.com/resources/accessibility_books/ Accessibility Books A Web for Everyone - Designing Accessible User Experiences - by Sarah Horton & Whitney Quesenbery Adaptive Web Design - by Aaron Gustafson Apps For All: Coding Accessible Web Applications - by Heydon Pickering Designing with Progressive Enhancement - by The Filament Group Designing with Web Standards - by Jeffrey Zeldman Inclusive Design Patterns - by Heydon Pickering Pro HTML5 Accessibility - by Joshue O Connor Web Accessibility: Web Standards and Regulatory Compliance - by Jim Thatcher Interact with Web Standards - by Erin Anderson et al. https://a11ynews.com/resources/accessibility_conferences/ Thu, 30 May 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://a11ynews.com/resources/accessibility_conferences/ Accessibility Conferences eCost Responsive Design Summit Accessing Higher Ground Assistive Technology Industry Association Boston Accessibility Conference CSUN Conference Backchannels CSUN 2017 Assistive Technology Conference Backchannel CSUN 2017 Megalist of Presentation Resources By Dennis Deacon John Slatin AccessU 2017 Conference Backchannel https://a11ynews.com/resources/design_resources/ Thu, 30 May 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://a11ynews.com/resources/design_resources/ Design Resources Need some actionable advice for designing accessibly? Here are tips, tricks, and tools to get you there. * Accessibility Checklist for Web-based Course Material * Triage for Accessifying Websites * 10 Tips for Creating Accessible Course Content * Alt Image Text Tips * Color Contrast Checker Tool * Tips for Making Online Documents Accessible: Word, PowerPoint, Excel & PDF * Tips for Making Web Video & Audio Accessible * BBC Global Experience Language * BBC Mobile Accessibility Guidelines * E-Bay Mind Design Patterns * The Contrast Rebellion * Open Source Accessible Style Guide * The Responsible Communication Style Guide * Salesforce Lightning Design System * UK Home Office Do’s and Don’ts on Designing for Accessibility * Usability for All from the IxDF * US. https://a11ynews.com/resources/document_accessibility/ Thu, 30 May 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://a11ynews.com/resources/document_accessibility/ Document Accessibility Minnesota State Accessible Document Reference Guide: Office 2013 (PDF) The Office of Accessibility offers a reference guide for the creation of accessible Word, PowerPoint, and Excel documents. A reference guide for Office 2010 documents (PDF) is also available. Microsoft Word Accessibility Quick Card (PDF) A checklist of best practices to help ensure your Word documents are accessible. Use in conjunction with the Minnesota State Accessible Document Reference Guide. https://a11ynews.com/resources/elearning_accessibility/ Thu, 30 May 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://a11ynews.com/resources/elearning_accessibility/ eLearning Accessibility Selecting Software for Students with Learning Disabilities Container, Content, and Capability: The Three C’s of Accessibility and Distance Education Tutorials for Creating Accessible Documents in Multiple Formats (For Faculty) Guidelines for Producing Instructional and Other Printed Materials in Alternate Media for Persons with Disabilities Top 5 Tips for Using UDL in eLearning https://a11ynews.com/resources/html_accessibility/ Thu, 30 May 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://a11ynews.com/resources/html_accessibility/ Website Accessibility Tips on Designing for Web Accessibility This page introduces some basic considerations to help you get started making your user interface design and visual design more accessible to people with disabilities. These tips are good practice to help you meet Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) requirements. Tips on Writing for Web Accessibility This page introduces some basic considerations to help you get started writing web content that is more accessible to people with disabilities. https://a11ynews.com/resources/miscellaneous_resources/ Thu, 30 May 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://a11ynews.com/resources/miscellaneous_resources/ MISCELLANEOUS Explore the accessibility community and more. * Accessibility Wins, a blog by Marcy Sutton highlighting accessible web stuff. https://a11ynews.com/resources/multimedia_accessibility/ Thu, 30 May 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://a11ynews.com/resources/multimedia_accessibility/ Multimedia Accessibility Captions, Transcripts, and Audio Descriptions - WebAIM An overview of the use of captions, transcripts, and audio descriptions in accessible multimedia. Captioning Service Vendors - DCMP A list of vendors offering captioning services. The list is maintained by the federally-funded Described and Captioned Media Program. Description Service Vendors - DCMP A list of vendors offering captioning services. The list is maintained by the federally-funded Described and Captioned Media Program. https://a11ynews.com/resources/social_media_accessibility/ Thu, 30 May 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://a11ynews.com/resources/social_media_accessibility/ Social Media - Office of Accessibility The Office of Accessibility offers tips for effective, accessible social media use and outreach-including a social media accessibility checklist (PDF). Federal Social Media Accessibility Toolkit Hackpad This Toolkit is your guide to improving the accessibility of social media for public service. Created with the input of social media leaders and users across government and the private sector, this living document contains helpful tips, real-life examples and best practices to ensure that your social media content is usable and accessible to all citizens, including those with disabilities. https://a11ynews.com/resources/software_development/ Thu, 30 May 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://a11ynews.com/resources/software_development/ FOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS Build apps and sites for diverse users. * Accessibility Best Practices from TeachAccess * Accessibility in AngularJS * Build Android apps * How to make Bootstrap accessible * Make Drupal sites Accessible * EmberJS Accessibility Resources * How to make Foundation accessible * HTML5 Accessibility Support Across Major Browsers * Build iOS apps * ReactJS Accessibility Checker 8 Build Windows apps https://a11ynews.com/resources/video_resources/ Thu, 30 May 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://a11ynews.com/resources/video_resources/ Audio Description allows your visual work to be enjoyed by audiences who rely on audio. * Guidelines for Audio Description (The Audio Description Project) * Berkeley Web Access’s “About Audio Description” Page (good, simple guide) * 508 Accessible Videos - How to Make Audio Descriptions * 3Play Media’s Ultimate Guide to Audio Description (note: this is a commercial service, but much of the information is useful…if you can get past the many “images of text” on the website) * WGBH Media Access Group Description Narrative for TV, Films, and Web-base Video (PDF) (another service offering, but still a good intro) * Web Accessibility Tutorials - Production options for audio descriptions * YouDescribe (a service encouraging users to add audio description to existing YouTube videos) https://a11ynews.com/about/accessibility_tools/ Wed, 15 May 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://a11ynews.com/about/accessibility_tools/ Accessibility Tools Chrome Accessibility Tools - Chrome Extension (Mac/Win) Color Contrast Analyzer - Chrome Extension (Mac/Win) Color Oracle - App (Mac/Win/Linux) I want to see like the colour blind - Chrome Extension (Mac/Win) NoCoffee - Chrome Extension (Mac/Win) Sim Daltonism - Desktop App (Mac/iOS) WAVE Toolbar - Chrome Extension (Mac/Win) WCAG 2.0 Colour Contrast Analyser (CCA) - By The Paciello Group, Desktop App (Mac/Win) Web Accessibility Toolbar (WAT) - By The Paciello Group, IE Extension (Win only) Material Design Color Tool Contrast Ratio by Lea Verou ChromeLens, Chrome extension to develop for the visually impaired Google’s Lighthouse (automated tool, accessibility section) Google Chrome DevTool testing tool, under developer tab https://a11ynews.com/resources/accessibility_tools/ Wed, 15 May 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://a11ynews.com/resources/accessibility_tools/ Accessibility Tools Tools for the Chrome Browser Chrome Accessibility Tools - Chrome Extension (Mac/Win) Color Contrast Analyzer - Chrome Extension (Mac/Win) I want to see like the colour blind - Chrome Extension (Mac/Win) NoCoffee - Chrome Extension (Mac/Win) WAVE Toolbar - Chrome Extension (Mac/Win) ChromeLens, Chrome extension to develop for the visually impaired Google Chrome DevTool testing tool, under developer tab Enable: Chrome://flags/#enable-devtools-experiments Enable: Accessibility Inspection General Validation Tools General Accessibility Validation Tools WebAIM Wave Axe HTML_Code Sniffer Screen Readers Basic screen reader commands for accessibility testing - By The Paciello Group Chrome Vox - Chrome Extension (Mac/Win/ChromeOS) JAWS - Desktop App (Win only) NVDA - Desktop App (Win only) Orca Screen Reader - By GNOME, Extensible screen reader (Linux only) VoiceOver - By Apple, iPhone App (iOS) VoiceOver - By Apple, Desktop App (Mac) Keyboard Shortcuts JAWS Keyboard Shortcuts NVDA Keyboard Shortcuts Color Contrast Checker Color Oracle - App (Mac/Win/Linux) WCAG 2.