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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)
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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
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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.
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Erik Kroes: It’s 2026. Let’s join the flood of retrospectives. - Dear Mozilla, I don’t want an “AI kill switch”
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Laura Wissiak: a few things have me particularly excited to work on in the next year. - Accessibility as Compliance Work
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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
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Russ Weakley: understand how HTML elements can be used, so that the final HTML is well formed and valid. - Is
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Russ Weakley: there are legitimate cases where static elements usearia-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
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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
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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
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AbilityNet: Attitudes to Digital Accessibility Survey 2025. - Who Wants To Be An Accessionaire?
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Axess Lab: without breaking Full Keyboard Access or Voice Control in the process. - How to Make Your WordPress Website Accessible
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Chax Chat: Chad Chelius and Dax Castro tackle accessible color head-on. - Legal Update: December 2025
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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
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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
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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
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