Accessibility ♿️
This channel is for exploring all things accessibility, with a primary focus on assistive technology for web and mobile apps.
@yolantis
Appropriate for any responsive site or app using an external sortable table/grid. I took a deep dive with AG Grid table cell highlighting today (as a UI designer). My grid allows cell highlighting. My team wants to dynamically highlight cells that have missing data, so our scientists can find those cells easily and fill in missing info. When I did a round of testing with different system color themes, I found issues for users who have the dark mode enabled, and even more issues for users with the PC accessibility high color contrast mode enabled. Essentially, the high contrast themes wipe out all color.
To keep this post brief, I would suggest any dev or UX designer look up how to override the contrast theme to apply in-cell highlighting, PLUS add a thicker border around affected cells. This is all done with CSS and/or media query.
And don't forget to factor in time for system color theme testing!
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@yolantis
GM! Today is Global Accessibility Awareness Day. Their website is accessibility dot day. You can use the events tab to see if any of today's or this week's presentations are available on-demand.
When people ask me, "What's accessibility?" I say it's about ensuring digital content can be accessed without barriers by people with disabilities. Next question: "What are barriers?" Just try doing any task on your computer without a mouse or trackpad. You'll get stuck fast.
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@yolantis
I subscribe to a newsletter by Sheri Byrne-Haber because I have seen her speak, and she's extremely knowledgable on accessibility methods plus disability rights. This post is painful to read, but she explains how the first 100 days have effectively caused erasure for disability rights. https://buttondown.com/access-ability/archive/the-impact-of-the-first-100-days-of-the-trump/
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@yolantis
GM all! I'll introduce myself. I am a member of IAAP, the International Association of Accessibility Professionals. I am awaiting the results of my CPACC exam -- that is the exam to earn the Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies. I've been working in digital accessibility on gov't websites since 2011, and been working on graphic design and websites in general since 2000.
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@darrylyeo
Agreed. And not just AI agents used for accessibility, but AI in general, which Apple in particular already has some impressive precedent for.
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@hz
♿️ DeFi & crypto apps often misuse tooltips. A tooltip is a tip for a tool—not appropriate for an info icon. Use a popover instead. Tooltips on info icons are inaccessible and broken UX, especially for keyboard users and assistive devices.
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@zoo
accessibility just took a huge step forward. eleven labs made an audio narrator for blogs. doesnt look like it allows for language selection yet in widget but the example on their site does
https://x.com/elevenlabsio/status/1791502626921607560?s=46&t=Il5NrMeCjY0zjgXBkcDWtA
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