Takeaways from The Internet is Unusable: The Disabled View

Slide titled Popup menus with quote: Popup menus are horrible for eye tracking, most eye tracking users probably can't use them. You have to keep your mouse in an area from them not to close, Thane Pullan.

At the April 2022 WordPress Accessibility Meetup, independent consultant Nicolas Steenhout discussed web accessibility and the diverse groups of people who benefit from accessibility, highlighting some of the less well-known aspects of accessibility.

Using findings from usability studies as well as his own A11yRules accessibility podcast episodes, Steenhout’s talk captured my attention with its conversational tone and interactions with attendees.

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How People with Disabilities Browse the Web Using Assistive Technologies [Video Series]

YouTube playlist with series description and link/thumbial of each video in the series.

As I chatted with web design and development friends this month, I’ve discovered many have committed in 2022 to learning more about web accessibility.

They’ve asked me for resources and suggestions, and I shared accessibility resources from my site as well as many online resources and books.

One resource I highly recommended was recently published: the Browsing with assistive technology video series from TetraLogical.

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The State of the Web: Making the Web More Accessible [Video]

Seated in chairs, Rick Viscomi and Nektarios Paisios discuss web accessibility.

When you create an accessible website using best practices for design, development, and content, your website provides a great user experience for everyone.

Accessible websites are a good business practice.

You’ll interact with more website visitors, customers, and clients when they can easily access content on your website.

But what happens when your site isn’t accessible to everyone?

… you may have a fast website with the best content, but it’s all for nothing if people can’t actually use it.

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