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Accessibility New York City: Using Task-Oriented Walk Throughs for Accessibility Reviews

July 1, 2020 By Deborah Edwards-Onoro

partial view of open laptop computer screen and keyboard.

While the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted meetup events around the world, it’s wonderful to see groups like Accessibility New York City and Chicago Digital Accessibility and Inclusive Design transition to hosting virtual-only events.

I personally know that both group organizers are well-versed in offering livestreamed events; I’ve attended several of their events over the past few years.

One upcoming event I’m looking forward to is Accessibility New York City’s July meetup when they host Sarah Pulis speaking on Using Task-Oriented Walk Throughs for Accessibility Reviews. Continue reading Accessibility New York City: Using Task-Oriented Walk Throughs for Accessibility Reviews

Filed Under: Accessibility Tagged With: Accessibility New York, accessibility review, meetup, Sarah Pulis, testing, usability, walkthrough

Search Whether Your Code Element is Supported in Browsers and Assistive Technologies

March 9, 2020 By Deborah Edwards-Onoro

Thanks to Heydon Pickering’s tweet this morning, I discovered a new online tool.

Was it this one?https://t.co/HRkYxQacs6

(Might be wrong, this was the one I could find that has a search. My bookmarks are messy 😅)

— Fotis Papadogeorgopoulos (@isfotis) March 9, 2020

The Accessibility Support website allows you to check whether the code element or attribute you wrote is supported in browsers and assistive technology.

It’s a community-run effort to help you make informed decisions about the elements and attributes you use in your HTML code. Continue reading Search Whether Your Code Element is Supported in Browsers and Assistive Technologies

Filed Under: Accessibility Tagged With: Accessibility Support, accessibility testing, html, testing, testing tools, WAI-ARIA, wcag, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines

Best Practices for Conducting an Accessibility Review

August 7, 2017 By Deborah Edwards-Onoro

Joe Welinske standing at podium, in front of attendees seated in white chairs, projector screens on either side of the lectern

At the July 2017 joint meetup of the &UX Chicago and Chicago Digital Accessibility and Inclusive Design groups, Joe Welinske, accessibility specialist at Blink UX, presented a case study of their accessibility review of the new VeriCite product.

Welinske explained their review method, issues encountered during the review, and how they conveyed the results to their client. Continue reading Best Practices for Conducting an Accessibility Review

Filed Under: Accessibility Tagged With: &UX Chicago, #a11ychi, accessibility review, Chicago Digital Accessibility and Inclusive Design, keyboard, NVDA, screen reader, testing, VoiceOver, WAVE

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