- ADA Title II Digital Accessibility Deadlines Extended by One Year
Vispero: This update extends by one year the deadlines for compliance with Title II’s digital accessibility rules. - Podcast: The State of Accessibility – Episode 18
Vispero: David Sloan and Ricky Onsman explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping digital accessibility. - Upcoming: W3C Workshop on the Future of ODRL
W3C: The Open Digital Rights Language (ODRL) is a policy expression language that provides a flexible and interoperable information model. - Public Comment Open through June 22nd
Disability Belongs: DOJ Delays Accessibility for Government Websites and Apps - RED ALERT: The HHS Section 504 Rule Is in Danger
Converge: this rule “could disappear with a simple notice in the Federal Register.” That moment appears to have arrived. - CSUN 2026 Wrapup, Dates for 2027
Center on Disabilities at CSUN: Keynotes and Featured Presentations on CSUNATC TV, 2027 Call For Submissions details. - Visual Validation Feedback for Form Fields
Aaron Gustafson: Theform-validation-listcomponent is built with accessibility in mind. - Which VoiceOver? (updated)
Adrian Roselli: It’s important we let VoiceOver users know they’ve been dropped into a modal dialog. - Where to Put Focus When Opening a Modal Dialog (updated)
Adrian Roselli: I was curious how the dialog role was exposed based on some unexpected expectedness. - Good designers, bad websites: a proposal
Alan Dalton: I want to discuss accessibility because it is the most important thing for making websites. - New hope for better accessibility of 3D experiences on the web
Bogdan Cerovac: Canvas element in HTML enables tremendous possibilities. - Scaling agentic A11y with browser-side scans
Cameron Cundiff: Browser does the finding. Agent does the fix. - The UX Designer’s Nightmare: When “Production-Ready” Becomes A Design Deliverable
Carrie Webster: why designers need to remain the guardians of the user experience. - Disability Statistics and Its Impact on Digital Accessibility
David Gervorkian: Understanding disability statistics starts with knowing who lives with a disability. - Global Accessibility Awareness Day, One Month Out
Dennis Deacon: with one month to go, now is the time to start preparing. - Why web accessibility is still a women’s rights issue
Diana Khalipina: Web accessibility isn’t a niche issue, mostly it is a women’s rights issue. - 5 women who shaped how I see web accessibility
Diana Khalipina: shaped how I think about accessibility today through their work and their ideas. (Spot the problem) - How to design accessible contact forms
Diana Khalipina: Research consistently shows that forms are one of the most problematic areas in accessibility. - Session Timeouts: The Overlooked Accessibility Barrier In Authentication Design
Eleanor Hecks: They can become serious accessibility barriers that interrupt essential online tasks, especially for people with disabilities. - Making emojis and icons screen reader accessible
Elle Smith: specific strategies and considerations for making emojis and icons accessible to assistive technology users. - Disabled Students Face Digital Roadblocks as Federal Standards Stall
Grace Dow: the promise of a fully accessible digital campus remains just out of reach. - Life as an Accessibility Specialist:
Grant Broome: What You Need to Know - Measuring web accessibility across Sweden
Helena Ferry: Key insights from the PTS report. - Open web vs AI: what can W3C do?
Hidde de Vries: At this week’s W3C Advisory Committee meeting, I ran a breakout session on what to do about threats to the open web. - Design and engineering solve different problems; AI initiatives are forgetting that
Jeana Clark: You can see this most clearly in accessibility work. - Microsoft, Where Are The Descriptions?
Kelly Ford: I really wish when the CEO of Microsoft posted videos like this, meaningful descriptions and or audio described options were included. - Celebrating the Disabled Vigilance of Reporter Julia Métraux
Kelly Mack: The Importance of Disabled Muckrakers. - “Use links, don’t talk about them.”
Marcin Wichary: The classic – but still important – rule of web design says to avoid labeling links “click here.” - Video: 6 Ways Autism Hides ADHD
Megan Anna Neff: While it’s more common for ADHD to hide the autism, it can also go the other way. - Semantics, worst enemies, and more
Nic Steenhout: Semantics do matter. And more. - We deserve more than the bare minimum. Some of us don’t even get that.
Olivia Shivas: Disabled people are dying because of the inaccessible systems we have no other choice but to live in. - 3 Common HTML Beginner Mistakes
Øystein Håberg: During my observations, here are 3 issues I see time and time again. - HTML Video Poster Image
Scott Jehl (GitHub): Enable Responsive Images and ALT Text for Poster. - You can’t audit your way into accessibility culture change
Sheri Byrne-Haber: When teams rely on audits as their primary accessibility strategy, they place themselves in a reactive position. - 9 Accessibility Myths and Pushbacks (And How to Answer Them)
Stéphanie Walter: Reframes, evidence, and practical strategies to help designers convince teams to invest in accessibility. - AI effluent never stops
Steve Faulkner: regretfully the results were as expected… - Mike Paciello – talks accessibility – fireside
Steve Faulkner: This does not mean Mike and I agree on everything, but we are mature and trust each other enough to keep an open dialog on matters of disagreement. - On Apple, Ascension, and Accessibility
Steven Aquino: One aspect about the Cook-to-Ternus transition is accessibility. - Disney to Launch ‘ASL Re-Animated’ Songs
Steven Aquino: It takes songs from films such as Encanto, Frozen 2, and Moana 2 and shows them in ASL. - Google Releases Gemini App for macOS
Steven Aquino: I reached out to Google PR with a question about whether Gemini for Mac supports accessibility features. - My thoughts on the “focusgroup” attribute proposal
Steven Frenzel: In general, I’m super stoked about this proposal! - Important Update for My Custom GPTs: Version 2 Is Out
Taylor Arndt: WCAG 2.2 Reference, Assistive Technology Trainer, Section 508 Reference, EN 301 549 Reference, NVDA Add-on Assistant, Accessibility Interview Coach. - Digital independence
Thomas Günther: When I heard about their need for an accessibility-focused relaunch, I immediately reached out. - Voice-First AI Done Right
Tony Gebhard: My Conversation with Mitchell Wooters of Wizzenatr. - ADA Title II Deadline Extended
3Play Media: What This Means for Public Entities - AbilityNet Tech4Good Awards is back for 2026
AbilityNet: the AbilityNet Tech4Good Awards celebrate people and organisations using tech to make the world a better place. - More than 160,000 people to be kicked off National Disability Insurance Scheme
ABC News: Australian government overhauls eligibility test. - Video: Your Secret Accessibility Weapon
Accessibility Craft Podcast: unpack a surprising legal development in accessibility lawsuits. - Introducing the PDF/UA Accessibility Post-Processor for Adobe InDesign exported PDFs
AChecks: We’ve built a tool that automates those cleanup steps. - Embedded Accessibility
Allyant: How Global Excel Reduced Audit Findings by 97% with Allyant - Podcast: Julie Eshleman
ASX Chat: Her current research focuses on the intersection of AI and disability, including scoping reviews of AI-powered assistive technologies. - Podcast: Wildcard Questions
Assistive Technology FAQ: Five questions from the public on AT, answered by an expert panel. - Respect, Trust, and Scale
Be My Eyes: A Note to Our Community - Microsoft is testing a new Screen Tint feature in Windows 11
BetaNews: It is pitched as an accessibility feature, and it provides a simple way to adjust the color tone of the screen to be gentler on the eye. - Accessibility Awards: six winners lead the way
Digital Accessibility Portal: On 23 April, the first Digital Accessibility Awards ceremony took place at the GovTech Lab in Luxembourg. - How to do an accessibility review?
Drupal: we have listed necessary considerations into a logical, step by step process. - Understanding WCAG 1.2.8 Media Alternative (Prerecorded) for WordPress
Equalize Digital: guarantees that users who cannot access the audiovisual media directly still receive all the information in an equivalent format. - How to Jumpstart Accessibility with Actionable Requests
Equidox: A Tactical Guide to PDF Accessibility - Digital Networks Act
European Disability Forum: ensure access to affordable, available and accessible electronic communication services, especially internet access and telephone calls. - Video: Signed, Sealed, Accessible: accessibility in public procurement
Funka: Peter Kemeny on the recently published guidance on how to buy accessible: from preparation to the delivery of the contract. - Video: Title II Extension & James Edwards
Inclusion Impact: Episode 5 of The Accessibility Breakdown podcast focuses on the Title II extension, EN 301 549, and a valued colleague and accessibility expert. - Giving pages a clear shape by using headings
Intopia: High quality headings can make things better for everyone. - Be a Digital Ally
Knowbility: AccessU Preview 2026 - The ADA Title II Extension
Level Access: What it Doesn’t Change. - GAAD Event: Navigating maps with a screen reader: a conversation
Minnesota IT: A dive into interactive web maps and a screen reader user’s experience. - Cognitive Accessibility (Digital) in 2026
Minnesota IT: Helping Users Stay Oriented, Focused, and Successful. - NVDA 20 Years
NV Access: 2026 marks the 20th anniversary of NVDA. - The future is accessible
Shaw Trust: how AI and emerging tech can drive inclusion. - The ADA Deadline Doesn’t Matter
Silktide: Here’s What Does. - We Found Out How to Write Content so LLMs Like It
Silktide: If you want to appear in LLMs and AI Overviews, create well-structured, conversational content. - Why Settling One ADA Claim Doesn’t Prevent the Next
UsableNet: Repeat Defendants Are a Pattern, Not an Outlier. - ADA Title II Compliance
UsableNet: Frequently Asked Questions. - Healthcare Accessibility
UsableNet: New Patient Intake Forms and Screen Readers. - Video: European Accessibility Act Compliance Requirements Explained
WordPress Accessibility Meetup: Bet Hannon breaks down who needs to comply, which standards apply today, and what’s coming next. - The Web Is Fun Again: First Experiments with HTML in Canvas
Amit Sheen: you can keep real semantic elements in your markup while treating their rendered output as pixels. - Introducing Claude Design
Anthropic: collaborate with Claude to create polished visual work like designs, prototypes, slides, one-pagers, and more. font-familyDoesn’t Fall Back the Way You Think
Harry Roberts: There is a small but surprisingly important nuance in the wayfont-familyworks that seems to catch a lot of people out.- A Decent Person
Jens Oliver Meiert: do not get swayed by self-serving logic and language games. We need decent people, and we cannot have enough decent people. - Collective Speed Is Not the Summation of Individual Speed
Jim Nielsen: Like a relay race, it might be worth giving some thought to the relationships and interfaces between people. - The end of responsive images
Mat Marquis: just a handful of characters will mean improvements to the fundamental ergonomics of working with images. - Can AI Detect Usability Problems?
MeasuringU: Now it’s not if but how well AI can watch videos like a researcher or research assistant. - Your Windows update experience just got updated
Microsoft: giving Windows users more control over their PC experience [ less disruptive updates ], while keeping devices secure by design and by default. - The importance of people who care
Rachel Andrew: Design systems and editorial style guides need people who care. - The Internet’s Most Powerful Archiving Tool Is in Peril
Wired: As major news outlets cut off the Wayback Machine, journalists and advocacy groups are rallying to protect the Internet Archive’s vast collection of web pages.