April 2019 Newsletter
Feature
Updated: PDF Accessibility
Our Acrobat PDF accessibility article has been updated and greatly expanded.
News
WebAIM Training
Registration is now open for WebAIM's web accessibility training to be held June 11-12 in Logan, Utah.
Document Accessibility Training
A new cohort of WebAIM's online Document (Word, PowerPoint, and PDF) Accessibility course will begin May 6th.
Resources
Building accessible websites and apps is a moral obligation
The web is accessible by default. If you break it, you have to fix it.
Naming things to improve accessibility
One thing you can do to improve the accessibility of your work is to always ensure things have accessible names.
Color accessibility: tools and resources to help you design inclusive products
Not everybody gets to experience colors the same way. This is why you need to be careful about accessibility when you are using color in your products.
Reading Order Bookmarklet
Adrian Roselli provides a useful tool for easily checking the reading order of page elements for potential accessibility issues.
Top 5 Questions Asked in Accessibility Trainings
Common questions (with answers) encountered in web accessibility trainings.
Quick Tip: Check input labeling by clicking
When a form input is properly labeled with nearby text using the <label> element, clicking the label text will set focus to or activate the associated input. This provides an easy way to test forms for accessible labels - simply click the label text and if the input is focused or activated, the field is probably properly labeled.
WebAIM E-mail Discussion List
Subscribe to the WebAIM E-mail Discussion List
View the Discussion List Archives