Brad Frost writes about the intersection of accessibility, performance and low-end devices in Accessibility and Low-Powered Devices.
Tag Archives: Front End Development
Accessibility Answers: How Do I Handle JavaScript and Accessibility
When I give presentations on accessibility, I often get one or two questions I’ve fielded before. I’ve collected a handful for an ongoing series of posts with my answers. I hope it helps you understand accessibility better. How do I handle javascript and accessibility? Like everything else. It’s that easy. You can follow the same accessibility principles, […]
ReactJS for Stupid People
Andrew Ray writes a post about ReactJS filled with the things he wishes someone told him before he started using it.
Atom Editor
I switched from Sublime Text to Atom for the past week, and may not go back. Granted, I don’t have a complex setup, so making the move proved easy. Plus, I love the open source, hackable nature of the project. I hope to write more on the switch later!
A11y Wins Tumblr
Marcy Sutton has created a Tumblr blog to called A11y Wins to curate awesome examples of accessible interfaces. Check it out and submit your favorite win.
News for Betty + Accessibility Hackathon
Today, I participated in an accessibility hackathon run by White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, 18F, the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research, and DC Legal Hackers. The day was packed with demos, discussion and coding on all sorts of projects, ranging from solving the lack of alt attributes on Twitter […]
Web Accessibility Tutorials from the W3C
The W3C has started developing web accessibility tutorials to help designers and developers understand accessibility better. It’s available on Github if you want to contribute.
Accessibility Answers: What Can I Do Now for Better Accessibility?
When I give presentations on accessibility, I often get one or two questions I’ve fielded before. I’ve collected a handful for an ongoing series of posts with my answers. I hope it helps you understand accessibility better. If I could do a few basic things in my projects right now, what should they be? Start simple. Focus […]
JavaScript Required; Didn’t Read.
Pages that are empty without JS: dead to history (archive-org), unreliable for search results (despite any search engine claims of JS support, check it yourself), and thus ignorable. No need to waste time reading or responding. Tantek Çelik In js;dr = JavaScript required; Didn’t Read. True. Progressive enhancement for the win.
A Skip Link Primer
Jeremy Fields writes the article about skip links that I always wanted to write: A Skip Link Primer. Most web designers and developers don’t spend a lot of time on skip links, but they keep be as elegant of an interaction as anything else. I love finding ones that meld well with the site design and […]