How a new technology is changing the lives of people who cannot speak | News | The Guardian
theguardian.com/news/2018/jan/23/voice-replacement-technology-adaptive-alternative-communication-vocalidThe long read: Millions are robbed of the power of speech by illness, injury or lifelong conditions. Can the creation of bespoke digital voices transform their ability to communicate?
Accessibility Conformance Testing (ACT) Rules Format 1.0
w3.org/TR/act-rules-format/The Accessibility Conformance Testing (ACT) Rules Format 1.0 specifies requirements for writing accessibility test rules. This includes test rules that are carried out fully-automatically, semi-automatically, and manually. By defining this common format, organizations are better able to document and share their testing procedures. This enables transparency and harmonization of testing methods, including methods implemented by accessibility test tools.
Asqatasun/Asqatasun: Opensource web site analyser
github.com/Asqatasun/AsqatasunAsqatasun - Opensource web site analyser, used for web accessibility "a11y" and search engine optimisation "SEO" https://app.asqatasun.org
Hello, my name is Stéphanie
the-pastry-box-project.net/stephanie-walter/2018-february-12But some of you call me St�phanie, St?phanie, Stêphanie or Stéphanie. This is a tale about naming, encoding and user experience in a globalized diverse world.
Simplifying the New WCAG 2.1 Guidelines
ibm.com/blogs/age-and-ability/2018/02/08/simplifying-new-wcag-2-1-guidelines/A review in one sentence each of the new criteria appearing in the final 2.1 recommendations
Accessibility Overview
chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/lkgr/docs/accessibility/overview.mdTechnical explanation of how the accessibility tree works
Why can't they just...? | Lara Hogan
larahogan.me/blog/why-cant-they-just/Stealing a page out of other leaders’ books, I began writing a “Week in Review” post every two weeks or so at Etsy, with a link open to anyone internally, and a distribution list of the people in my organization. I used it as a reflection on themes that were coming up in weekly one-on-ones, backchannels, team meetings, etc.
The Engine Driving Web Accessibility Standardization
codeburst.io/the-engine-driving-web-accessibility-standardization-4515d87250caAt the 2017 CSUN Assistive Technology Conference in San Diego, Google made an announcement. A tool called Lighthouse was going to be incorporated into Chrome DevTools, and it would perform audits to…
Is the Answer to Phone Addiction a Worse Phone? - The New York Times
nytimes.com/2018/01/12/technology/grayscale-phone.htmlA small group of people have turned their phone screens to shades of gray to make them less stimulating. That’s the opposite of what tech companies want.