March 2022 Newsletter
Feature
The 2022 WebAIM Million Report
The results of WebAIM's annual analysis of the home pages for the top one million web sites is now available. A summary of the research highlights is available on the WebAIM blog.
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 May 4–5.
Justice Department Issues Web Accessibility Guidance Under the Americans with Disabilities Act
This guidance describes how state and local governments and businesses open to the public can make sure that their websites are accessible to people with disabilities as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Resources
Windows High Contrast Mode, Forced Colors Mode And CSS Custom Properties
Eric Bailey explains how modern CSS is a powerful piece of assistive technology that can thread into it to create flexible, maintainable and adaptive digital experiences.
A Designer’s Guide to Documenting Accessibility & User Interactions
Great documentation helps teams implement accessibility requirements the right way.
An inclusive design workflow for product teams
How and why the Flagship Themes team at Shopify made accessibility a priority in the design process
Overlay Position and Recommendations
The International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP) has issued a statement regarding accessibility overlays.
Foundations: session timeouts
Session timeouts are designed to protect privacy and security, but if they're implemented incorrectly, they can prevent people from completing tasks on a website.
(not so) short note on being owned
aria-owns is surprisingly strong magic, but only if implemented properly.
Quick Tip: Document Language
Identifying a web page's language is important for accessibility. It helps ensure that multi-lingual screen reader users hear the page content in the correct language audio. Neglecting this basic language identification or identifying the document with an incorrect language can result in the content being very difficult or impossible to understand.
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