In this article, Be Birchall explains why it’s so important to prioritize accessibility among teams and why there needs to be more awareness raised among developers.

Audism, multi-modality and Section 508: We built a glossary based on local experts' suggestions of the terms they think everyone should learn.

Accessibility is a holistic practice, essential to some but useful to all. It is a practice that touches on many aspects of good web design and development, especially performance. This talk will highlight opportunities and techniques to improve your website or web app’s performance by embracing an accessible, inclusive mindset.

Another message to my past self, this time on the importance of accessibility, how to achieve it, and how to test it.

Usability und Accessibility – zwei Seiten der gleichen Medaille? Wenn es um das Thema Barrierefreiheit geht, werden viele Begriffe in einen Topf geworfen. Accessibility, Barrierefreiheit, Barrierearmut, Zugänglichkeit, Inclusive Design, Design für alle, Usability und dergleichen mehr. All diese Begriffe sind de facto Etiketten ohne verbindlichen Rahmen, denn Barrierefreiheit wird nicht nur in Deutschland nach verordneten Richtlinien umgesetzt – nämlich nach der BITV (Barrierefreie Informationstechnologie Verordnung) und im internationalen Kontext nach den WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Gui...

We hope this article has given you a good amount of detail and understanding about the accessibility issues surrounding CSS and JavaScript use on web pages.

Grundlagen barrierefreier Web-Programmierung

I’ve been asked again and again over the years what the absolute basics of web accessibility are. And while I always thought that it is not so difficult to find resources about these basics, the recurrence of that question prompted me to finally write my own take on

What is accessibility and why does it matter? Part 0 of a series introducing accessibility, assistive devices and technology, inclusive design, and web accessibility standards and tools. Will include asides on why language matters, the medical vs social models of disability, why Comic Sans isn't the worst thing ever, and fun with acronyms - WCAG, POUR, ARIA and more! Glossary will be updated as the series develops.

124-minute Development Tools course: Your content is clear, your images are responsive, your code is clean, and your layout flows beautifully on all the most popular devices. You think you're ready to launch, but you might have overlooked a crucial aspect of your website's development. If it's not easy for a person to access your content, regardless of the way in which they use the internet, there's still work to be done. Developing for accessibility should be part of the standard workflow, but it's often given too little attention. In this course, you’ll learn about the standards in place ...