Weekly Reading List August 3 2026

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• August 2026 Training Events
  Vispero: The Freedom Scientific training team offers ongoing opportunities for you to join us in live training sessions and advance your skills.
• Podcast: July 2026
  Vispero Connect: Introducing Sid Gaitonde, Catching Up With Brian Hartgen, and More AI Tips From Mohammed Laachir.
• Webinar: From Prompting to Productivity: Building Better AI Workflows
  Vispero: Elizabeth Whitaker and Rachel Buchanan. Thursday, August 6, 2026, 12:00 pm Eastern time.
• Podcast: Ryan Jones
  Vispero Travel Trends: a conversation about the growing importance of digital accessibility in the travel industry.
• Group Note Draft: EPUB Accessibility 1.2 Explainer
  W3C: how to understand and evaluate the accessible publications conformance requirements of EPUB Accessibility 1.2.
• EU Icons for labelling AI-generated content
  European Commission: Users of the icon are encouraged to implement accessibility measures.
• Designing voice first, without the answers
  Anton Sten: I’m in the middle of designing a voice-first product right now, and I have more questions than answers.
• Why DevTools and screen readers are inconsistent
  Cezary Tomczyk: Why DevTools and screen readers show different accessibility information, and why manual testing is essential for reliable accessibility.
• Building accessibility into Figma Make prototypes
  Chris Pigden: how we built the accessibility Skill for Figma Make: the problem it solves, why AI-generated prototypes fall short on accessibility.
• Assistive Technology Market Size & Usage Statistics
  David Gervorkian: Assistive technology is not a niche global issue. It touches a significant share of the world’s population.
• How to Create an Accessible Menu for Website Navigation
  David Gervorkian: Whether you are auditing an existing accessible navigation menu or building a new one from scratch, the same core principles apply.
• Will the web accessibility specialist become the next unicorn job?
  Diana Khalipina: I’ve noticed that some of the job descriptions for these positions contain responsibilities from multiple positions.
• What is the difference between display: none and aria-hidden=”true”
  Diana Khalipina: One of the common accessibility issues is caused by hiding content the wrong way.
• The colors that are compliant on both white and black backgrounds
  Diana Khalipina: can make it much easier to build components that work consistently in both light and dark themes.
• Announcing What Can’t I Press?
  Eric Bailey: I made this app to help speed up and streamline the process of adding keyboard shortcuts in a safe and responsible way.
• Efficient accessibility needs both
  Gerry Neustatl (LinkedIn): Automation finds the obvious. Humans find the important.
• No, Disability Isn’t a Luxury Identity
  Grace Dow: I have cerebral palsy, and not a single thing about it is “trendy”.
• The vanishing art of disability reporting
  Grant Stoner: Without consistent support, accessibility and disability reporting in the gaming industry will become a thing of the past.
• AI and Accessibility: Promise, Limitations, and the Importance of Human Expertise
  Helen Burge: As AI rapidly integrates into software development, from code generation to interface review, it promises unmatched efficiency.
• Invisible Problems
  Ibrahim Diallo: He panicked, and he was embarrassed. It turned out he was colorblind.
• Plain Language Is an Accessibility Feature
  Jeff Adams: Plain language isn’t writing down to anyone. It’s doing the hard part so your audience doesn’t have to.
• The Click-to-Cancel Rule Is Gone
  Jessica Chambers: Your Cancellation Maze Is Still a Problem.
• How to get started with Web Accessibility in 2026
  Josefine Schfr: We are still far from Web Accessibility being a code quality standard across the board, but there has been some uptick in awareness.
• Use the Axe Monitor MCP integration
  Kate Spalla: within your preferred AI assistant to accelerate issue prioritization.
• Social Media’s Accessibility Crisis
  Kessler West: If you use a screen reader, rely on captions, or navigate by keyboard, the daily experience of social media in 2026 is still a frustrating one.
• 100 lawmakers urge DOJ to withdraw opinion putting HCBS in jeopardy
  Kimberly Bonvissuto: “undermines decades of protections for disability rights,” including the provision of home- and community-based services in assisted living communities.
• Why you need to add subtitles to your online videos
  Krishi Chowdhary: and it’s not just because 69% of viewers watch on mute.
• There’s no going back
  Martin Underhill: The further I go on my accessibility journey, the more I learn, and the more I cringe at some of my earlier practices.
• WWDC 2026 roundup
  Martin Underhill: wishing for a year focused on refinement, and it looks like that has finally happened.
• The Story Between the Lines: An Open Letter to Crunchyroll
  Melanie Sumner: Over the years, I’ve come to believe that quality and accessibility reinforce one another.
• Breaking the PDF Habit in Higher Ed: Why Website Bloat is a Governance Problem, Not a Tech One
  Michael Bolton: PDFs often create poor mobile experiences, accessibility challenges, duplicate content, and outdated information.
• Airline Web Accessibility
  Michael Taylor: Filters That Break for Screen Reader Users.
• Accessible Digital Communication Builds Trust
  Narelle Wright: When people can easily understand your message, they feel confident that your organisation knows what it is doing.
• A11y 101 – 3.3.3 Error Suggestion
  Nat Tarnoff: its message is simple: tell people how to fix it.
• Progress is real, but fragile
  Peter Torres Fremlin: The long term impacts of inclusion, and curated news from 39 countries.
• For your business to thrive in the agentic AI era
  Preety Kumera: treat accessibility as foundational to your AI strategy.
• Disability Pride Month 2026
  Sharyn Morrow: Progress, Pride, and the Work Ahead.
• Bend, Do Not Break
  Sheri Byrne-Haber: Building Resilient Accessibility Programs.
• How Much Does PDF Accessibility Cost?
  Sneha Chugh: Complete Pricing Guide for 2026
• ARIA Testify Live Monitor
  Steve Faulkner (GitHub): free open source Windows desktop application for recording accessibility announcements exposed through Windows UI Automation.
• Video: ARIA notifier
  Steve Faulkner: Working example using aria-notify to convey a status message.
• Video: Mean What You Say & Stoic Accessibility
  The Accessibility Breakdown: Mark Miller and Justin Stockton are joined by special guest Nic Steenhout.
• Video: Beyond the Scan: 7 Manual Accessibility Tests to do Right Now
  Accessibility Craft Podcast: Amber, Chris, and Steve explain how manual accessibility testing fills the gaps left by automated tools
• Video: Tech as Cognitive Accessibility
  Accessibility Talks: Designing Systems for ADHD Brains – Eleanor Beilby.
• Bespoke Visual Assistance
  arxiv: What and How do Blind and Low-Vision People Create with Agentic Programming?
• Why digital accessibility is a strategic priority for HSBC
  Deque: With online banking now the norm, digital accessibility is essential.
• Building accessible digital experiences through user journey testing
  Equal Entry: PAC NYC built accessibility into its digital ecosystem from the very beginning, creating a smoother and more usable experience for all visitors.
• The worldviews we build with: Why good design starts in the spirit
  Equal Entry: based on a presentation at Accessibility New York City (A11yNYC) by Elina Ashimbayeva.
• Using a Computer with Vision Loss
  Future in Sight: Your guide to accessible computing.
• Podcast: Stack Overflow for the Agent Era
  Hanselminutes: Alexandra Lato, VP of Product at Stack Overflow, joins Scott.
• Why Mature Enterprise Accessibility Programs Plateau
  Level Access: where mature programs tend to stall, why it happens, and five practical ways to bring your program back up to speed.
• Digital Accessibility Lawsuits in 2026
  UsableNet: Five Trends Companies Should Know.
• Tabbed Interfaces
  WebAIM: Tabbed interfaces, or simply tabs, organize content into layered sections that display one at a time.
• Screen Reader User Survey #11
  WebAIM: This survey is primarily intended to collect new information and track updates/trends from previous surveys.
• The CSS lh unit
  Ahmad Shadeed: A look at the CSS line height unit and how it works.
• Designing for the proxy
  Aurélie Radom: Why AI is changing who reads first.
• The Launch of CodePen 2.0
  Chris Coyier: we set out to rebuild our online editor to better support what today’s developers want and expect.
• WOFF 1.0: a milestone on W3C’s journey of fonts on the web
  Chris Lilley: the story of a very interesting historical milestone on the decades-long road of W3C’s work on fonts on the web.
• The future of the website
  Joost de Valk: What even is “the website” five years from now?
• Designing Systems That Decide
  Josh Clark: more than learning new tactics or design patterns, the next era of design requires a fundamental shift in perspective.
• Stop the tracking circus
  Kill the Cookie Banner: a campaign backing an EU proposal to replace cookie banners with a browser privacy signal.
• Native Apps Should Be Avoided Whenever Possible
  No One’s Happy: Some Things Need to Be Apps, But Most Don’t.
• No New Name Has Replaced “UX”
  Rachel Banawa: human-centered work reduces uncertainty, uncovers unmet customer needs, prevents costly rework, identifies accessibility problems.