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Durch die Osterferien und die anhaltende Corona-Krise war der April relativ ruhig. Es gab kein zentrales Thema in der Barrierefreiheits-Szene. Bereits im letzten Newsletter hatte ich ausführlich über den Corona-Virus und Barrierefreiheit berichtet. Deshalb steigen wir gleich in die interessanten Beiträge ein.
Interesting articles
Die Digitalisierung hat durch Corona einen kräftigen Schub bekommen. Wie und warum behinderte Menschen davon profitieren, wurde auf netz-barrierefrei ausführlich dargestellt. netz-barrierefrei. Digitalisierung als Chance für behinderte Menschen
Menschen mit Autismus werden beim Thema digitale Barrierefreiheit bisher wenig berücksichtigt. Die Schweizer Stiftung Zugang für alle hat einen Beitrag zum Thema barrierefreie Web-Gestaltung in Hinblick auf autistische Menschen veröffentlicht. Stiftung Zugang für alle. Barrierefreiheit und Autismus
The magazine "Die neue Norm" (The New Norm) presents an initiative that aims to make accessibility information machine-readable and thus more accessible to everyone. The new norm.More information about accessibility online – for humans and machines
Die weiteren Beiträge sind auf Englisch. Frozen Rockets macht sich Gedanken darüber, was beachtet werden sollte, wenn die Benutzerfreundlichkeit mit behinderten Menschen getestet wird. Frozen Rockets. Things to consider when doing usability testing with disabled people
Another group often overlooked in accessibility considerations are people with dyslexia. Dyslexia and other forms of reading and spelling difficulties are widespread. UX design demonstrates the problems that can arise and how to address them.How to involve dyslexic users into your design
The organization WebAIM used its automated tool to test the accessibility of the one million most visited websites and found some significant shortcomings. I believe that automated testing methods of this scale have limited value, but you can form your own opinion. The WebAIM Million
Never before in history have so many people worked from home. A blog post from Microsoft shows how non-disabled people can benefit from the experiences of the disability community in working from home. Microsoft.What the disability community can teach us about working remotely
Accessible design is coming, whether we like it or not. But it will only be accepted in building design, for example, if it is also aesthetically pleasing, according to an article in the Washington Post.Accessible design is growing. But can it be beautiful?
Events
Siteimprove is hosting a free German-language Accessibility Day on May 20, 2020. It is a purely online event. Siteimprove Accessibility Day
Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) takes place on May 21, 2020. To mark the occasion, several online events on digital accessibility will be held. Further information can be found on the GAAD website. GAAD website
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