React component for screen reader accessibility • Josh W. Comeau

A Deep Dive into Accessibility APIs, Part 1 — Knowbility

In this first Deep Dive into Accessibility APIs installment, we'll start from absolute scratch and recount the widely available basic story. It's written for beginners, but the fact that I describe web accessibility in the broader context of software accessibility might offer a different twist for current practitioners as well. Parts 2 and 3, on the other hand, are more technical. Although those discussions may largely be of interest only to "inquiring minds that want to know", understanding the history and variety of the specialized protocols at the heart of this process sheds light on why screen readers sometimes perform differently in the same application or on the same web site while also providing a glimpse of a likely future.

An introduction to screen readers

A screen reader allows people who are blind or visually impaired to use their computer. This factsheet provides an overview of the main screen readers available for people to use with their computer

Your Browser May Be Having a Secret Relationship with a Screen Reader: A Deep Dive into Accessibility APIs, Part 3 — Knowbility

The final installment of the three-part saga on the technical details of how screen readers communicate with other software.

Ubiquitous Accessibility for People with Visual Impairments: Are We There Yet?

Ubiquitous access is an increasingly common vision of computing, wherein users can interact with any computing device or service from anywhere, at any time. In the era of personal computing, users with visual impairments required special-purpose, assistive technologies, such as screen readers, to interact with computers. This paper investigates whether technologies like screen readers have kept pace with, or have created a barrier to, the trend toward ubiquitous access, with a specific focus on desktop computing as this is still the primary way computers are used in education and employment. Towards that, the paper presents a user study with 21 visually-impaired participants, specifically involving the switching of screen readers within and across different computing platforms, and the use of screen readers in remote access scenarios. Among the findings, the study shows that, even for remote desktop access—an early forerunner of true ubiquitous access—screen readers are too limited, if not unusable. The study also identifies several accessibility needs, such as uniformity of navigational experience across devices, and recommends potential solutions. In summary, assistive technologies have not made the jump into the era of ubiquitous access, and multiple, inconsistent screen readers create new practical problems for users with visual impairments.

Oatmeal - Screen readers

The aim here isn’t to teach you how to use a screen reader, nor really about how screen readers work. My aim is to help build a mental model of

brief history of browser accessibility support

Author: steve faulkner The Paciello Group contact: [email protected]

The Road to Good Intentions Is Paved with Hell: A Deep Dive into Accessibility APIs, Part 2 — Knowbility

This post is the second in a three-part series about how screen readers obtain what users need from applications and operating systems.

Readwise Reader: The first read-it-later app built for power readers.

Save everything to one place to overcome content overload, search instantly, and highlight like a pro.

WaveringAna/atproto-ui

A React component library for rendering common AT Protocol records for applications such as Bluesky and Leaflet.

lukeslp/awesome-accessibility

Curated list of accessibility resources, tools, and best practices for creating inclusive digital experiences

React v19 – React

The library for web and native user interfaces

tldraw: Infinite Canvas SDK for React

The tldraw SDK provides tools, services, and APIs to build beautiful whiteboards and infinite canvas applications with real-time collaboration and a powerful React-based canvas.

Figure, video, figcaption, and accessibility

What makes a video element accessible is captions, descriptions, and a transcript. When those are out of reach, what are the remaining options for giving a video element an accessible name?

Fumadocs

The React.js documentation framework.