- Improving Client-side Page Routing for Better Accessibility
Doug Abrams: How client-side routing in single page app frameworks can create barriers for people using assistive technology. - W3C opens Inclusion Fund and Invited Expert Fund for TPAC 2025
To support people from under-represented groups to attend or meaningfully contribute to Technical Plenary and Advisory Committee (TPAC) meetings. - Diversity report 2025
Annual report on gender and geographic diversity of W3C’s governing bodies. - Why EAA Compliance and Legal Trends Are Shaping Accessibility in 2025
Jason Taylor: The EAA applies to more than just EU-based companies. - VA Not Prioritizing Accessibility When Purchasing IT Systems, IG Says
The July 1 report looks at VA’s compliance with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. - Attacks on Public Broadcasting Lead US Accessibility Champion to Reject Prestigious Award
Larry Goldberg: In this article Larry explains why he could not accept the award. Lainey thinks this is an important act of resistance against the current US national government. - Sassy Outwater-Wright: Accessibility Champion and More, Dies at 42
Lainey Feingold: includes links to an article Sassy wrote and a webinar she organized about advocacy skills. - European Accessibility Act (EAA) FAQ
Ela Gorla: information on the application of the EAA in the context of websites and mobile apps. - 2025 Disability Index Report
Insights from the results of the 2025 Disability Index, the tool for benchmarking disability inclusion in business. - Announcing Vitaly Friedman as our 2025 Keynote Speaker
This year’s keynote speaker for WordPress Accessibility Day will be Vitaly Friedman. - Why I don’t trust WCAG 2.2 and what I’m hoping from 3.0
Daniel Schwarz: What’s wrong with WCAG 2.2 — and how will WCAG 3.0 improve things? - Inclusive AI Isn’t New—But How We Use It Matters More Than Ever
Ted Drake: People need to know how AI works, when to trust it, and when to double-check. - ARTY Could Get You Sued
Adrian Roselli: I can’t actually assert the ARTY overlay will result in a lawsuit, though there is a trend of overlays attracting lawsuits. - Let’s build an Accessible Menu with Modern Web Features
Alexander Lehner: Thanks to the Popover API and CSS Anchor Positioning, creating your own custom menu element has become a lot easier. - We need to talk about your accessibility statement
Bogdan Cerovac: Having an accessibility statement in itself is saying a lot, but only if the statement is telling the truth and in the right way. - Why eCommerce Must Put Digital Accessibility First
Dennis Deacon: As eCommerce continues to grow, so does the responsibility to ensure these sites are accessible to all users, including people with disabilities. - Newsletters that regularly hit my inbox these days
Eric Bailey: Here’s a sampling of some of the newsletters I look forward to. - How to avoid that your post about AI helps the hype
Hidde de Vries: If we’re not cautious, we may accidentally feed the AI hype by talking about it in specific ways. - Why use Able Player instead of `video`?
Joe Dolson: what is it that thevideoelement sucks at where Able Player excels? - Making sense of accessibility and the law
Martin Underhill: The legal landscape is difficult to wrap your head around. - A11y 101: 2.2.2 Pause, Stop, Hide
Nat Tarnoff: To comply with the guideline, we want to offer an option to the user. - a label and a name walk into a bar
Steve Faulkner: When is a label also an (accessible) name, when is it not and when is it neither? - Getting Clarity on Apple’s Liquid Glass
Geoff Graham: Accessibility: let’s get right to the heart of where the pushback against liquid glass is coming from. - Setting Line Length in CSS (and Fitting Text to a Container)
Daniel Schwarz: Luckily, the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) gives us a pretty hard rule to follow. - Why I’m Writing Pure HTML & CSS in 2025
Joel Dare: Accessibility and SEO benefits are automatic. - A Designer’s Guide to WCAG Accessibility
Zarina Majidova: Accessibility is a core part of creating inclusive, effective design. - How Keyboard Traps Impact Web Accessibility
Discover how keyboard traps affect accessibility and learn practical solutions to create barrier-free web navigation. - How To Create An Accessible Formula Sheet
Veronica Lewis: updated list of tips and strategies for how to create an accessible formula sheet for low vision students. - Red Flags for Accessibility
Christiane Link: warning signs that your organisation may have room for improvement, along with practical strategies to address them. - Eight Skunkworks Projects That Advance Accessibility Without Approval
Sheri Byrne-Haber: You don’t need a VP title or a budget to improve accessibility. - Video: Assistive Technology Interview Series: Captions (Closed, Open, and Live)
Heather Berg speaks with Laura Siegel, State of Vermont Director of Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Deafblind Services at The Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living. - Key Accessibility Takeaways from Google I/O 2025
We’ve spent time digesting the main accessibility-related themes. - Three quick ways to shift left and fix accessibility issues sooner
Jeremy Rivera: With the right tools, digital accessibility is not only easy, but it can be faster than what you’re doing now. - Podcast: Naked and Semantic (with Fabien Basmaison and Jens Oliver Meiert)
A reminder of the enduring value of accessible, maintainable, and standards-based web design. - From human to human, describing images is the least you can do
Silvia Maggi: The use of generated text might save time for who creates, but the results are lazy and unhelpful. Don’t be that person. - The top 5 digital accessibility myths debunked
Jonathan Hassell: from working with marketing, creative, digital, and design teams over the years. - Strengthening digital accessibility is a powerful tool for advancing inclusion
John Samuel: Any organization committed to inclusion understands the critical role of accessibility. It’s non-negotiable. - When Accessibility Standards Slip, Design Steps Up
Rochelle Ratkaj Moser: Accessibility is not a trend, a feature, or a checkbox on your project brief. - Making 7 Million eCommerce Websites More Accessible
Amber Hinds: Equalize Digital’s Role in Enhancing WooCommerce Core and Extensions. - Using Voiceover and Voice Control together On IOS
Community discussion: pros and cons. - New Chrome extension makes web more accessible for neurodivergent users
Kate Rix: Pop-up ads, hard-to-read fonts and robotic voices can overwhelm neurodivergent readers. LumiRead solves that. - Inclusive Sans expands upon Penguin’s history with playfulness and curiosity
Accessibility and boldness are the key focus in Olivia King’s customised typeface for the publishing giant. - Expert Generalists
Martin Fowler: our most effective colleagues have a skill in spanning many specialties. - Two approaches to fallback CSS scroll driven animations
Cyd Stumpel: Scroll-driven animations are set to land in all major browsers by the end of the year. - Video: Multicol and fragmentation
Rachel Andrew gives the latest updates around CSS multicol and fragmentation. CSS Day talk, 55 minutes. - Video: The Era of Experience & The Age of Design
Turing Award winner Dr. Richard S. Sutton on an AI shift systems learn autonomously through their own interactions and observations. 38 minutes. - Why Non-Native Content Designers Improve Global UX
Oleksii Tkachenko: they did not finish the process of securing a healthcare provider […] due to unclear or inaccessible communication. - Tiny Screens, Big Impact: The Forgotten Art Of Developing Web Apps For Feature Phones
Tom Barrasso: If you develop with keyboard accessibility in mind, supporting flip phone navigation is easy. - Design Patterns For AI Interfaces
Vitaly Friedman: a simple, systematic approach to building AI experiences that stick. - How Will AI Impact the Next Generation of Designers?
Eric Karkovack: Philosophies regarding color, typography, and accessibility are crucial to producing quality work. - Designers Beyond the Interface: Building, Leading, and Solving in the Age of AI
Dun Huang: Design systems are what help AI tools stay consistent, accessible, and on-brand. - Stop animating everything!
Chris Ferdinandi: And frankly, it’s an accessibility issue for neurodivergent folks like me. - CSS Hyphens, Words, Syllables, and Languages
Frank M. Taylor: There’s a newish CSS feature called hyphens that specifies how you want words to be hyphenated when the text wraps.
Originally published: https://www.tpgi.com/weekly-reading-list-july-21-2025/.