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From: Alex Gonzalez
Date: Aug 27, 2021 12:16PM

Hello,

I just discovered this list and am sending a question for the first time so
please forgive any lapses in list etiquette.

I'm hoping to find resources that provide user research-backed information
about the accessibility of different web / UI / HTML components.

Some examples of what I mean by this can be found on gov.uk:

Here they discuss HTML text inputs and more specifically avoiding use of
type="number". They further mention research on the subject at the bottom
of the page
<https://technology.blog.gov.uk/2020/02/24/why-the-gov-uk-design-system-team-changed-the-input-type-for-numbers/>
.
https://design-system.service.gov.uk/components/text-input/

On this page discussing HTML select inputs, they link to a panel discussion
on the accessibility issues surrounding said inputs
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUkMCQR4TpY>.
https://design-system.service.gov.uk/components/select/

I'm curious if anyone knows of other resources that provide user research
backed information like this? I'm trying to put together a list of
resources to inform decisions around internal design systems we use where I
work.


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Alex Gonzalez (he/him) Software Engineer codeforamerica.org