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Digital Accessibility News
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The latest in accessibility news in a variety of categories from computing, entertainment, the latest technology, and more!
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The Next Development Discipline Is ADD (Accessibility-Driven Development)
"Accessibility-Driven Development turns WCAG into a discipline. ...ADD is the next discipline to drive quality."
W3C Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 3.0 Working Draft.
W3C WAI invites you to comment on the updated W3C Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 3.0 Working Draft. This in-progress draft has more guidelines, requirements, and assertions ready for review.
Cookie Banners, CIPA & Privacy Compliance: A Practical Guide
Helps settle the "general confusion around cookie management systems... a guide on privacy law for websites and the options for cookie banners"
How to add captions with JavaScript
"Announcing the public launch of MoonshineJS. This is an in-browser implementation of our lightweight speech to text models... including adding captions to videos. "
Apple unveils powerful accessibility features coming later this year
New features include Accessibility Nutrition Labels on the App Store, Magnifier for Mac, Braille Access, and Accessibility Reader; plus innovative updates to Live Listen, visionOS, Personal Voice, and more.
Ethical Web Principles release by W3C
"The web should be a platform that helps people and provides a positive social benefit."
How to do alt text on social media for artists and photographers
Alt text is important, this article discusses considerations for photographs and social media.