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The saga of Domino's pizza now seems to be over.to have found their endRegular readers of the newsletter are familiar with the tragicomic story. A blind American sued the pizza giant for the lack of accessibility in its online ordering process. The basis for the lawsuit was the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Domino's questioned whether the ADA even applied to websites and took the case all the way to the US Supreme Court. While they lost there, an appeals court ruled in their favor. This years-long legal battle likely cost Domino's a great deal of money and reputation. In the end, it might have been cheaper to simply make the website accessible. Now, however, Domino's has a good chance of going down in US legal history as a negative example. Ultimately, an agreement was reached whereby Domino's will make greater efforts to improve the accessibility of its website.
Fun fact: I read an article about the labor shortage. The next article states that the number of unemployed disabled people is steadily increasing, many of them highly qualified. The problem usually lies with employers' reluctance – a blind person is, after all, an exotic creature – and a lack of accessible workplaces.
Interesting articles
There is now aOfficial German translation of WCAG 2.1Meanwhile, it is clear that the WCAG 2.2 and 3.0 updates will be delayed by months or years.
I have a contribution to theAccessible use of animations and movements on websites written.
Die Bundesfachstelle für Barrierefreiheit hat ihren Vergleich von barrierefreien Video-Kommunikations-Tools aktualisiert.
We continue in English. There are still very few systematic ways to make complex graphics more accessible to blind people. MIT is now presenting a new approach. Making data visualization more accessible for blind and low-vision individuals
If people with disabilities cannot use a website, they often look for an alternative or don't buy anything at all, according to a study by The Big Hack. The business case for inclusive design: The Big Hack study findings
Neurodiversity is one of the newer topics in accessibility. An article on Prototypr explores how to design for people with neurodiversity.
Neurodiversity and Inclusion: Choosing Children's Design
Perhaps it's due to my personal filter bubble, but articles on font readability seem to have increased dramatically in the last two years. There's an interesting article on Medium right now. Typographic accessibility in more detail
Events
July and August are traditionally quiet months in terms of events. However, this is a good opportunity to start planning for the event-packed autumn. For example, Aktion Mensch is hosting a barcamp on inclusive media literacy in Bonn on October 1st. You can find this and other events inour event list.
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