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smashingmagazine.com

Inclusive dark mode

Dark mode isn’t just a trendy aesthetic. It’s a gateway to more inclusive digital experiences, but only if designed thoughtfully.

smashingmagazine.com

Fostering an accessibility culture

Lessons from experience in shaping accessibility through habits—rather than mandates.

tempertemper.net

Skip links: what, why, and how

Ever noticed one of those “Skip to main content” links when you press the tab key? They’re important.

beeps.website

Browser choice is an accessibility consideration

Let people use the browser they want, they probably have good reasons.

personas-prototype.herokuapp.com

Accessibility personas

HMRC's team have created and adapted the GDS accessibility personas as part of their accessibility awareness raising work.

accessiblegames.com

Accessible games initiative

A project to improve players’ gameplay experiences by clear information about the accessibility features available in video games.

npr.org

Photography winners with disabilities who show the world their perspective

The images were among the winning entries in this year's Global Ability Photography Challenge, organized by Youth4Jobs in India.

a11y-collective.com

Best practices for cognitive accessibility

WCAG guidelines, design patterns, and real-world case studies.

blog.pope.tech

Color contrast accessibility requirements explained

A complete guide to WCAG 2.0 contrast accessibility requirements and contrast tools with examples to help you apply it to your own website.

dri.es

Comparing local LLMs for alt-text generation

I tested 12 LLMs — 10 running locally and 2 cloud-based — to assess their accuracy in generating alt-text for images.

penpot.app

Accessible design checklist

Improve your design’s accessibility with this quick reference checklist and Penpot plugin.

youtube.com

Common dataviz accessibility issues

Through practical examples Sarah L. Fossheim explores where it typically goes wrong, why issues arise, and what we can learn from our past mistakes.

tetralogical.com

XR accessibility: for people with moving disabilities

How Extended Reality (XR) experiences can consider alternative input methods for people who can’t move.

ericwbailey.website

Evaluating overlay-adjacent accessibility products

A rubric to evaluate solutions that claim to magically fix accessibility issues.

brailleinstitute.org

Hyperlegible font

A font crafted for low-vision readers, by the Braille Institute.

whocanuse.com

WhoCanUse

A tool that brings attention and understanding to how color contrast can affect people with different visual impairments.

github.com

Principles of web accessibility

A set of high-level guiding principles for approaching web accessibility.

iamvishnu.com

Please don’t force dark mode

Dear website designers, please don’t force dark mode on your users.

epicweb.dev

Testing accessibility with screen readers

Dive into the world of screen reader testing and discover why relying on a single tool isn’t enough.

martijnhols.nl

Accessibility essentials every front-end developer should know

Essential accessibility practices for front-end developers, including semantic HTML, alt texts, ARIA, and keyboard navigation tips.