Oh, the number of times I’ve had to fight this battle…
Dispatches From The Internets
Why Your Gray Text Should Never Exceed 46% Brightness
A Working SVG Workflow for Accessible Icons
This is a pretty sweet guide to authoring accessible SVG icons. Thanks Hugo!
Color Safe: Accessible web color combinations
Generate WCAG-compatible color palettes with ease in this awesome tool from Donielle Berg & Adrian Rapp.
Basic screen reader commands for accessibility testing
This is a handy cheet sheet from Léonie Watson.
The Next Big Tech Revolution Will Be In Your Ear
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Every experience is a conversation and those who design for that now will be well-positioned to succeed in the future of “headless UIs”.
Making News Websites Accessible to All
This is an excellent piece on why news orgs should be paying attention to accessibility… and why they aren’t:
[M]uch of the core technology for accessibility already exists … What’s holding accessibility back is design—and awareness.
Color Contrast Tools
A handy list of color contrast checkers and other tools.
Google+ Accessibility
Some updates from Luke on accessibility improvements on Google’s social network. Of note: “In the past year alone, we’ve found & fixed over 450 accessibility bugs.”
Keep up the great work!
Accessibility and Performance
Yet another awesome talk from Marcy Sutton on performance optimization and accessibility.
Twitter Has Alt Text! (with some caveats)
A nice writeup of the steps Twitter is making toward offering accessible images (and the steps you should take to participate).