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Barrierefreiheit ist eine Voraussetzung für Diversität, das wird leider häufig vergessen: Ohne Barrierefreiheit haben Menschen mit Behinderung zum Beispiel nicht die Möglichkeit, ihren Arbeitsplatz frei zu wählen. Das zeigt ein Beitrag bei Handelskraft.de. Barrierefreiheit im Netz – warum das spätestens 2025 für das Digital Business verbindlich wird

Are you complaining about the high cost of accessible PDFs? Then this article might help you. Preparing documents for accessibility

Accessibility is not a project, but a process – a fact that unfortunately rarely registers with those responsible. A worthwhile article on this topic can be found at Absatzwirtschaft. Digital accessibility – an ongoing process

We continue in English. Kickpoint has a good article on the topic of appropriate font sizes on websites. The Readability Formula: Making Your Website Easy to Read

If you, like me, have always wondered why fonts on websites are often small: Large fonts are often perceived as typical for child-friendly pages, according to an article on Cloud Four. Childish Font Sizes

People with mental health conditions are currently underrepresented in the discourse on digital accessibility. Inclusion Hub offers some suggestions on how we can change that. Improving Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) for Mental Health Disabilities

Thenounproject.com features an interview on the question of how people with disabilities can be graphically represented. Representing Disability with Jake Hytken of Snap Inc.

Wer auf Twitter ist wird es schon bemerkt haben: Das Netzwerk hebt durch ein Flag hervor, dass ein Bild beschrieben wurde. Bei beschriebenen Bildern finden Sie links unten einen Button „ALT“. Wenn Sie darauf klicken, können Sie sich die hinterlegte Bildbeschreibung anzeigen lassen.

One final thought: If you think that accessibility is difficult, think about the people for whom the barriers are difficult.

Several events are scheduled for May and early June. The Bremen Commissioner for People with Disabilities is hosting a series of events on artificial intelligence and accessibility, some in Bremen and some online.

May 19th is Global Accessibility Awareness Day. Numerous online events on accessibility are always held on this occasion.

The Federal Agency for Accessibility has published a Save the Date for June 2nd: An event on the Accessibility Strengthening Act is scheduled for that date. More information about these and other events

Und wie immer der Hinweis auf unsere anstehenden Schulungen zur Barrierefreiheit.

Incidentally, there is also in theAccessibility podcast: a few new episodes.

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