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#CCCOER "New Accessibility Requirements for Web Content and Mobile Applications for Public Entities"
Judith Sebesta and Brandon Board discuss the new regulations issued by the Civil Rights Division of the DoJ revising Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the implications for learning materials distributed via web content and mobile.
19:00 UTC • 15:00 EDT • 12:00 PDT
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#today 
#CCCCOER "New Accessibility Requirements for Web Content and Mobile Applications for Public Entities"
Deep dive into the regulations issued by the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice revising Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and more.
15:00 EDT • 12:00 PDT
Register https://bit.ly/4j3fEqO
Several great resources for accessibility / inclusive writing:
https://webaim.org/techniques/writing/
https://webaim.org/techniques/alttext/
https://www.w3.org/WAI/tips/writing/
https://www.uidaho.edu/brand/print-digital-content/non-discriminatory-writing-guide
https://www.bristol.ac.uk/style-guides/writing/inclusive/
Practical Text Accessibility Tips for Content Creators https://2024.wpaccessibility.day/sessions/practical-text-accessibility-tips-for-content-creators/ #webcontent #a11y
Did you know about the ARIA extension for digital publishing called DPUB-ARIA? I didn't!
https://kb.daisy.org/publishing/docs/html/dpub-aria/index.html
It includes things like role="doc-subtitle", role="doc-toc", role="doc-noteref", and more!
Hi edtech academic types. Does anyone know of any CPD examples for teaching copyright considerations to teaching staff (especially) when using YouTube or other freely available stuff on the Internet for learning and teaching?
How to write text descriptions (alt text) in BBC News articles https://www.bbc.co.uk/gel/how-to-write-text-descriptions-alt-text #a11y #webcontent #images #tips #accessibility
A complete guide for content creators to start making accessible content https://blog.pope.tech/2024/04/01/a-complete-guide-for-content-creators-to-start-making-accessible-content/ (and about WAVE) #webcontent #webwriting #a11y
This is pure speculation, but I wonder if, as climate change causes breakdowns in infrastructure, combined with companies pumping the internet full of useless and misleading content, if we aren't going to see a rise in web practices that are now seen as bad but do have uses.
For example, I've been told to avoid posting web content as PDFs because they're cumbersome and there's almost always a more user-friendly way to present the information. But if your users have unreliable access to the internet and electricity, PDFs actually can be useful.
Similarly, I've been told never to maintain lists of links—a "link farm"—because they're difficult to keep up to date and users are almost always going to go to search engines for that kind of information. But if the search engine results become full of useless, AI-generated crap, it could be helpful to have pages of links on particular topics that have been vetted and curated by humans.
Just some thoughts!
My #introduction finally!
Hey, my name is Karithina (they/them)!
I'm a goth, a breast cancer survivor, nonbinary, pansexual, and autistic. I have ADHD, two cats, a house full of Halloween decorations all year, and live in Australia.
I'm a web developer, designer and content editor that is super passionate about accessibility and the indie web. I've also been a graphic designer and a digital media generalist, so I'm used to straddling the world between art and tech.
I have a mostly native plant garden but also a collection of vincas and cactuses. I'm a recovering plant murderer.
I make art that's ink, watercolour, pixel-based, or collage mainly.
I like to play video games that are mainly creative, social, chill, puzzle, retro, pixel, biology, and/or roleplay based. My ongoing favourites are Creatures Docking Station, Furcadia and VRChat.
You can find my website at https://www.4o4.au
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