They finally did it: Reddit made it impossible for blind Redditors to moderate their own sub

I have resigned as the WordPress accessibility team lead. Here is why. – Rian Rietveld

Update December 5, 2019:As I am no longer part of the accessibility team and don’t follow closely what is happening in WordPress core any more, I’d like to add to following.

A threat model for accessibility on the web - Alice

A explanation of the primary threat to accessibility on the web, and a call to action for the web standards community

GitHub repository landing pages now show an accessibility tab, if provided

I’m excited to see how people use this new addition to the platform.

WebAIM: The WebAIM Million - The 2026 report on the accessibility of the top 1,000,000 home pages

For the eighth consecutive year, WebAIM conducted an accessibility evaluation of the home pages for the top 1,000,000 web sites. The evaluation was conducted using the WAVE stand-alone API (with additional tools to collect site technology and category data). The results provide an overview of and insight into the current state of web accessibility for individuals with disabilities as well as trends over time.

brief history of browser accessibility support

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

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.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Accessibility Research Symposium 2023

Accessibility resources free online from the international standards organization: W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI).

Fact Sheet: New Rule on the Accessibility of Web Content and Mobile Apps Provided by State and Local Governments

The Department of Justice published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on July 20, 2023 explaining how we propose updating the regulations for Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to add more specific requirements about web and mobile application accessibility. This fact sheet gives a plain language summary of the technical standards that state and local governments would have to follow to meet their existing obligations under Title II of the ADA.

Foundations: the accessibility tree - TetraLogical

There's a common misconception that when browsing the web using a screen reader, it's reading the actual screen. This is not really surprising, as the name suggests that's exactly what it's doing. And, this is what early screen readers did, so, we can't really blame anybody for thinking that!

Reddit API controversy

In April 2023, the discussion and news aggregation website Reddit announced its intentions to charge for its application programming interface (API), a feature which had been free since 2008, causing a dispute. The move forced multiple third-party applications to shut down and threatened accessibility applications and moderation tools.

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Anonymity and Online Commenting: The Broken Windows Effect and the End of Drive-by Commenting

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Anonymity and Online Commenting: The Broken Windows Effect and the End of Drive-by Commenting

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WebAIM: Web Accessibility In Mind

Expanding the potential of the web for people with disabilities by empowering individuals and organizations to create accessible content.