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WCAG 2.2 is supposedly scheduled for release in May 2023. Let's wait and see.
Interesting articles
Im Podcast gibt es zwei spannende Interviews, jeweils mit Text-Transkript:
- We'll be talking to Sophie Johanning about this topic. Self-employment with digital accessibility, AI and the lack of valid data.
- Meike Seidel talks about the The challenge of buying blindly and developing a solution for it..
Die Uni Augsburg bietet einen Kurs zur Erstellung barrierefreier Lehr-Lern-Materialien.
Accessibility in der digital gestützten Hochschullehre: Barrierefreie Lehr-Lern-Materialien.
The Digital Compass Initiative It is intended to promote the participation of older people with hearing, visual and motor impairments.
The new standard for Plain Language is also intended to allow for more typographic freedom.
Support easy language typography as well.
The company Capito has published a study on gender-inclusive language in plain language.
Easy-to-understand language - gender-fair.
Bei Netzpolitik.org gibt es einen Beitrag über ChatPGT4 und Barrierefreiheit.
GPT-4: Das nächste große Ding für digitale Zugänglichkeit?
Weiter gehts auf Englisch. Viele Studien erbringen verzerrte Ergebnisse, weil die Teilnehmenden die Gesellschaft nicht repräsentieren. Inclusivity should not be W.E.I.R.D: Sparkling long-lasting inclusive technology.
Die App BeMyEyes hilft Blinden, sich Hilfe von sehenden Freiwilligen über die Kamera zu organisieren. In einem Pilot-Projekt ist geplant, ChatGPT zu integrieren, das könnte die Eigenständigkeit für Blinde weiter erhöhen.
Be My Eyes meets GPT-4: Is AI the next frontier in accessibility?
Wenn Sie Barrierefreiheit als Dienstleistung anbieten, sollten Sie es auch vermarkten, hier gibt es Tipps.
How to Market Your Accessibility Efforts (& Why You Should).
Events
As always, we would like to draw your attention to our popular online training courses on digital accessibility.
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There are hardly any events in April, but many more in May, for example Virtua11y or Global Accessibility Awareness Day. You can find these and other events in the event list..
Technische Beiträge
- Foundations: target sizes
- Decoding WCAG 1.4.11 Non-text Contrast
- Comparison between an inaccessible form and an accessible form
- Foundations: pointer gestures
- Using Agile Principles to Accelerate Digital Accessibility: Agile Accessibility Explained
- Digital Accessibility Laws Around the Globe
- eBay Wants To Make Inclusive Design More Accessible With New Include Design Tool For Developers
- Making QR codes more accessible and improving business accessibility
- The WebAIM Strategic Accessibility Framework
- We Don’t Need A Native .visually-hidden
- App accessibility: Commonly overlooked accessibility practices for mobile apps
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