January 2022 Newsletter
Features
The crisis is real: Where are the web accessibility professionals?
Like everyone in the web accessibility field, WebAIM has a vested interest in a sufficiently-sized community comprised of skilled professionals.
Using Narrator and Dolphin Screen Readers to Evaluate Web Accessibility
In addition to articles to get started using JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver, VoiceOver Mobile, and Talkback, WebAIM has added new articles on using the Narrator and Dolphin screen readers.
News
StrategicA11y - Virtual Strategic Web Accessibility Workshop
There's more to accessibility than HTML. Join us April 12-14 to learn how to foster an internal culture of accessible design and development holistically, at all levels of your organization.
Zoom Accessibility Workshop
Register for WebAIM's new hands-on training on creating and hosting accessible Zoom meetings to be held April 19.
WebAIM Virtual Training
Registration is open for WebAIM's next virtual web accessibility training to be held March 9-10.
Resources
Alt tag emptiness
Steve Faulkner describes the various methods of indicating decorative images.
Div divisiveness
The div is the most versatile and used element in HTML. It represents nothing, while allowing developers to manipulate it into almost anything.
The real added costs of accessibility
Joe Dolson examines the idea that an accessible website is not more expensive to build than an inaccessible website.
How To Hire For Digital Accessibility Roles
Accessibility must be a permanent program within organizations, much like security. In this article, Kate Kalcevich shares tips on which skills and questions to keep in mind when hiring for digital accessibility roles.
Moderating usability testing with people with disabilities
No user research is complete when people with disabilities are excluded. Use the advice from this post to make each session enjoyable for both you and the participant.
Five 2022 accessibility trends
TL;DR — More of the same, with a few notable differences.
Quick Tip: Complex fonts
Simple text is much easier to recognize and read than complex fonts (such as cursive or script fonts). Use complex fonts sparingly and do not use them for long sections of text.
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