Weekly Reading List January 19 2026

This content originally appeared on TPGi — a Vispero company and was authored by Ricky Onsman

• Getting Started with Section 508 Digital Accessibility
  Vispero: A practical guide to creating accessible, 508-conformant digital experiences.
• ADA Title II Digital Accessibility Readiness Checklist
  Vispero: A practical guide for public entities and their partners.
• Understanding ADA Title II and Digital Accessibility Requirements
  Vispero: the DoJ final ruling of 2024 prompted many public entities to reassess what compliance requires.
• Employee Spotlight
  Vispero: Cory Jackson’s Story.
• Assistive Technology
  Vispero: Go Beyond Compliance to Foster Productivity, Retention, and Scale.
• Your Guide to U.S. Accessibility Laws and Standards for Blind and Low Vision Access
  Vispero: a high-level overview.
• Download the Latest Adobe Reader Update
  Freedom Scientific: Adobe has resolved an issue that prevented users from filling out PDF forms with screen readers such as JAWS.
• Proposed Advancement of Accessibility Conformance Testing (ACT) Rules Format 1.1 to W3C Recommendation
  W3C: this document defines a format for writing accessibility test rules.
• First Public Working Draft: SHACL 1.2 Node Expressions
  W3C: This document describes Shapes Constraint Language (SHACL) Node Expressions.
• W3C Invites Implementations of Web Authentication
  W3C: An API for accessing Public Key Credentials Level 3.
• EPUB and HTML – Survey results and next steps
  W3C: we have decided that we will not add HTML to EPUB 3.4.
• Design in Code, Get Praise
  Adam Silver: Most designers use Figma, but I had created an HTML prototype using the GOV.UK Prototype Kit.
• My Use of ‘AI’ on this Site
  Adrian Roselli: I’m using this post to acknowledge my past practices and establish future ones on this site related to ‘AI’.
• How I Evaluate an ACR (VPAT®)
  Adrian Roselli: it’s often the first step to identifying how a company presents the accessibility of its offerings.
• Brief Note on Application Keyboard Shortcuts
  Adrian Roselli: Identifying keyboard shortcuts for an application is mostly an internationalization problem.
• Live Region Support
  Adrian Roselli: covers how live regions are exposed to screen reader users.
• A Step Backward for Accessibility
  Aina G. Irbe: The US State Department’s Font Flip-Flop.
• Flexible Menu Animation with Anchored Container Queries
  Alexander Lehner: These queries enable us to style an anchored element’s descendants based on its current position relative to the anchor.
• Start the new year by running your sprint reviews with zoom and text scaling turned on
  Alicia Jarvis: This isn’t about running a one-off accessibility exercise.
• Designing accessibility for real use, not dashboards
  Anna E. Cook: Accessibility isn’t proven by a score, it’s proven when people with disabilities can actually use the product.
• 2026 deserves proactive accessibility governance
  Bogdan Cerovac: 2025 was amazing for accessibility, no doubt about it.
• Testing Methods: Error Suggestion
  Dennis Deacon: helping people recover from mistakes during data entry or interaction.
• Testing Methods: Error Prevention (Legal, Financial, Data)
  Dennis Deacon: safeguarding users from costly or irreversible mistakes during critical interactions.
• Testing Methods: Help
  Dennis Deacon: users encountering errors, confusion, or complex tasks can access clear, actionable guidance.
• Testing Methods: Error Prevention (All)
  Dennis Deacon: safeguarding users from making serious mistakes before submitting information.
• Testing Methods: Redundant Entry
  Dennis Deacon: reducing friction for users by preventing them from unnecessarily entering the same information multiple times.
• Testing Methods: Accessible Authentication (Minimum)
  Dennis Deacon: removing cognitive barriers from the authentication process.
• Testing Methods: Accessible Authentication (Enhanced)
  Dennis Deacon: emphasizes alternatives that reduce reliance on memory, dexterity, or complex visual cues.
• Testing Methods: Name, Role, Value
  Dennis Deacon: all interactive components are both perceivable and operable through programmatic means.
• Testing Methods: Status Messages
  Dennis Deacon: dynamic content updates are communicated effectively to users of assistive technologies.
• Digital Accessibility: The Strategic Imperative Hiding in Plain Sight
  Dennis Deacon: The question is no longer whether digital accessibility matters, it’s whether your organization will lead or follow.
• How to start improving web accessibility in 2026 with a human approach
  Diana Khalipina: Web accessibility is for people, by people – this simple idea should shape how to begin.
• Alt text: when real life is more nuanced than the guidelines
  Diana Khalipina: the criteria and standards are not perfect and are being continuously improved.
• Video: If a tool promises accessibility, shouldn’t it be accessible itself?
  Diana Khalipina: I analyze how accessible the websites of automatic accessibility evaluation tools really are.
• 10 unexpected facts about web accessibility
  Diana Khalipina: one of them isn’t entirely correct. Could you guess which one?
• How accessible are social networks in 2026?
  Diana Khalipina: Here’s a closer look at TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and X through an accessibility lens
• 26 actions you can take to create inclusion in 2026
  Elin Williams: this is by no means an exhaustive list, but I hope it provides some helpful info to get you started.
• Accessible faux-nested interactive controls
  Eric Bailey: In web accessibility, a thing you absolutely cannot do is nest one interactive control inside another.
• New year. New focus. New online presence and communication.
  Erik Kroes: I’m changing some things about how I do things, mostly online.
• Looking back on 2025, and looking forward
  Erik Kroes: It’s 2026. Let’s join the flood of retrospectives.
• Dear Mozilla, I don’t want an “AI kill switch”
  Hidde de Vries: I want a more responsible approach for all.
• 5 accessibility checks to run on every component
  Hidde de Vries: five key aspects we can test and document during development.
• Judging severity in accessibility issues
  Joe Dolson: figuring out how important something is has an undercurrent of judging who matters more.
• Able Player 4.8
  Joe Dolson: Release Candidate & Call for Translators.
• Basic Accessibility Gaps Still Too Common
  Kelly Ford: Microsoft please justify CopilotNative.Chat.Controls.
• What I am looking forward to in 2026
  Laura Wissiak: a few things have me particularly excited to work on in the next year.
• Accessibility as Compliance Work
  Laura Wissiak: The 2025 rush to meet the EAA reduced accessibility to a compliance sprint. I’m hopeful that this will now settle into a new benchmark.
• The Parasocial Model of Disability
  Liz Jackson & Rua Williams: advocates for corporate disability inclusion have perfected a practice of masterfully executed ineffectiveness.
• Traveling with a Service Dog: Part 1
  Lucy Greco: some of the challenges that make traveling with a service dog more difficult than necessary.
• Traveling with a Service Dog: Part 2
  Lucy Greco: The Hidden Hurdles.
• Traveling with a Service Dog: Part 3
  Lucy Greco: Navigating U.S. Re-Entry.
• Better defaults for popovers
  Manuel Matuzović: I recently added a rule to my reset style sheet UA+ that I wanted to share with you.
• The final nail in the HTML5 document outline coffin
  Martin Underhill: Safari has joined Firefox and Chrome in removing support.
• Custom Keyboards
  Melanie Sumner: we thought it would be fun to build custom keyboards. We were only mostly right.
• Digital Independence Day
  Moritz Glantz: On every first Sunday of the month, you spend a bit of time becoming less dependent on Big Tech.
• 2025
  Moritz Glantz: ’tis the season for “end of the year”-posts. Let’s go.
• 2025 Recap
  Nic Chan: For me, the overall theme of this year was survival.
• HelloFresh? No. ByebyeFresh
  Nicolas Steenhout: I’m canceling my HelloFresh subscription because they moved to using AI for everything.
• On Abbreviating Accessibility
  Ricky Onsman: The only reason any of this is an issue is because a11y happens to look like it can be pronounced. Just because it can, doesn’t mean it should.
• Eight quick things to remember when using aria-owns
  Russ Weakley: looks at aria-owns from both a specification perspective and a practical, real-world perspective.
• Tests for CSS generated content alternative text
  Russ Weakley: If that content is meant to be seen, it might also need an accessible version for people who can’t see it.
• People with reduced vision: technology settings and possible impacts
  Russ Weakley: There is no single way that people with low vision use technology.
• HTML content categories
  Russ Weakley: They describe how elements fit into the document structure and how they relate to the elements around them.
• How can you tell what’s allowed inside each HTML element?
  Russ Weakley: understand how HTML elements can be used, so that the final HTML is well formed and valid.
• Is aria-label allowed on static elements?
  Russ Weakley: there are legitimate cases where static elements use aria-label.
• Do screen readers announce “bullet” when a list uses list-style: none?
  Russ Weakley: the answer actually lives deep in the browser pipeline.
• What is the minimum markup needed to create a modal?
  Russ Weakley: Is it possible to build a modal dialog without any JavaScript at all?
• Three accessibility assumptions
  Russ Weakley: assumptions that can quietly shape how we test, debug, and interpret results.
• The State of Modern AI Text To Speech Systems for Screen Reader Users
  Samuel Proulx: The past year has seen an explosion in new text to speech engines based on neural networks, large language models, and machine learning.
• 2026 Accessibility hiring looks busy, yet the patterns show underlying weakness
  Sheri Byrne-Haber: Fewer employers are hiring in ways that signal their accessibility programs are durable.
• Everyone Loses When Paying Fines Becomes a Business Strategy
  
  Sheri Byrne-Haber: Compliance fines, legal fees, and settlement agreement costs are appearing in budgets.
• Video: Adrian Roselli – Fireside chat
  Steve Faulkner: we discuss a range of subjects such as AI, Conferences, WCAG, laws, the US and other stuff.
• Fireside chat – the story so far…
  Steve Faulkner: In case you missed any of the first five.
• Last Week in WAI #3
  Steve Faulkner: 2026 is upon us and the work of the W3C AGWG continues… WCAG3 – 4 more years?
• Accessible Visual Design
  Suzanne Shea: through the lens of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2.
• Building the Brain of Your Accessibility AI
  Ted Drake: build trusted, scalable AI assistants by curating the right standards, documentation, and institutional knowledge.
• How to Tell Better Accessibility Stories with Data (and AI)
  Ted Drake: turn accessibility data into clear stories using simple frameworks, real examples, and AI visuals.
• Building a Production-Ready Nuxt Module From Idea to Published
  Todd Libby: building @colabottles/center-div, a simple Nuxt module for accessible, hydration-safe centering.
• Video: How to Create Audio Description for YouTube Videos
  3Play Media: YouTube Audio Description is now available for any creator that has access to multi-language audio.
• aria-label or title? Screen Reader Behaviour Explained
  A11y Collective: Get clear guidance on implementation and accessibility standards.
• Higher Education sector lacking time to address accessibility, says survey
  AbilityNet: Attitudes to Digital Accessibility Survey 2025.
• Who Wants To Be An Accessionaire?
  Accessionaire: Test Your WCAG Accessibility Knowledge.
• Accessible Canada Act (ACA) Compliance
  Allyant: in 2025 Canada introduced new Digital Accessibility requirements.
• 2026 Assistive Technology & Disability Awareness Calendar
  Assistive Technology Blog: An active calendar designed to live inside your daily schedule.
• Optimizing VoiceOver in an iOS E-Commerce App with Conditional Accessibility
  Axess Lab: without breaking Full Keyboard Access or Voice Control in the process.
• How to Make Your WordPress Website Accessible
  Be Accessible: goes beyond installing plugins or applying quick fixes.
• The Unacceptable Unemployment Rate for the Blind and Low-Vision Community
  Be My Eyes: the vast majority of people who are blind or have low vision remain excluded from the workforce.
• CES 2026
  Centre for Accessibility Australia: Includes Mobility, Health and Smart Home Tools with Accessibility Potential.
• Podcast: Accessible Color Without Killing Your Design
  Chax Chat: Chad Chelius and Dax Castro tackle accessible color head-on.
• Legal Update: December 2025
  Converge Accessibility: Missouri Anti-ADA Website Lawsuit Bills; Federal Courts & Unruh Complaints; Online only shopfront ADA lawsuits fail; lawsuit against web developer disclaimer fails.
• ADA reform and the path to a true win-win for businesses and people with disabilities
  Deque: These proposed changes deserve careful, thoughtful examination.
• Podcast: Tanya Van Workum & Jan Jaap De Groot
  Digital Accessibility: Joe is joined by Tanya and Jan Jaap ABRA, a mobile accessibility consultancy based in the Netherlands.
• RBI Digital Accessibility Guidelines for Banks
  DigitalA11Y: A Complete Implementation Guide.
• Beyond Manual Audits: How Automation Strengthens Accessibility
  Equal Entry: automated monitoring tools help spot the everyday issues that slip through.
• Why Your WordPress Plugin Needs a VPAT / Accessibility Conformance Report
  Equalize Digital: Let’s break down what a VPAT is, why it matters for WordPress plugins specifically
• How early accessibility solutions evolved into core UX design principles
  Fable: ten historical product innovations born from the desire to make everyday experiences accessible to people with disabilities.
• Cognitive accessibility on museum websites
  Funka: conducted user tests on a selection of museum websites.
• 7 ways we’re making Android more accessible
  Google: Including dark theme’s expanded option, emotion tags in Expressive Captions, and easier Voice Access activation with Gemini.
• Videeo: The Equalize Editor
  Knowbility: Sam Dooley on A Web Application for Braille Math Document Translation.
• How Accessibility Unlocks Revenue for European Organisations
  Level Access: For many businesses in Europe, digital accessibility isn’t just a compliance obligation—it’s a growth lever.
• What Is Digital Accessibility Maturity, and How Do You Improve It?
  Level Access: why it matters, and how organisations can strengthen their programmes to support long-term compliance.
• What Is an Accessibility Champion, and Why Do You Need One?
  Level Access: their role in shaping an impactful accessibility programme, and how you can begin championing accessibility.
• Closing the Accessibility Risk Gap
  Level Access: How to Surface the Risks That Matter and Reduce Exposure.
• Introducing FAR, AMP, and LABS
  Pedal Point: three new accessibility packages crafted straight from client feedback and real service experience.
• Video: User Impact of Inaccessible PowerPoints
  Pope Tech: issues like missing slide titles and incorrect reading order affect screen reader and keyboard users.
• Video: User Impact of Inaccessible PDFs
  Pope Tech: how inaccessible PDFs create barriers for screen reader and keyboard-only users by comparing an untagged PDF with a properly structured, accessible PDF.
• Common accessibility misconceptions
  TetraLogical: Covering a range of topics from disabilities and assistive technology to implementation practices and testing tools.
• Common misconceptions about testing accessibility
  TetraLogical: Testing for accessibility is often misunderstood.
• Web Accessibility in 2026
  UsableNet: Five Predictions Shaped by How the Web Is Changing
• What Holiday Shopping in 2025 Revealed About Accessibility
  UsableNet: A Screen Reader User’s Experience.
• ADA Web Lawsuit Trends for 2026
  UsableNet: What 2025 Filings Reveal.
• 2026 Predictions
  WebAIM: The Next Big Shifts in Web Accessibility. (excellent calls, in this aggregator’s opinion)
• Fullscreen Video and Iframes Made Easy
  Aaron Gustafson: The component looks for aria-label, title, or other native naming on the wrapped element.
• A Production-Ready Web Component Starter Template
  Aaron Gustafson: The template bakes in best practices from the start: Accessible patterns and ARIA support.
• Death to Scroll Fade!
  David Bushell: Accessibility is a real concern. But getting anyone to care about accessibility is a challenge by itself.
• Responsive and fluid typography with Baseline CSS features
  Miriam Suzanne: If you are going to implement responsive typography, it’s important to do so carefully, and test that the results are still accessible.
• An experiment in vibe coding
  Nolan Lawson: LLMs still suck at accessibility – lots of <div>s with onClick all over the place.
• ARIA roles can remove their children’s semantics
  Stefan Judis: Don’t mess with ARIA unless you know what you’re doing.
• All I Want for Christmas is a Better Alt Text – Part 1
  Tarek Ziadé: Nearly half of the images on the web still lack alternative text.

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