Hello Everyone! Do you enjoy encouraging and educating others about accessibility? Are you wanting a way to pay forward the accessibility knowledge othersshared with you? Are you looking for a way to continue sharpening your accessibility skillsand knowledge? Well, I have just the opportunity for you! The Accessibility Internet Rally (AIR) is a virtual contest […]
Continue reading Knowbility looking for mentors in its Accessible Internet RallyEntrepreneurship and Accessibility by Shanisha Collins
Are you an entrepreneur? Have you ever wondered what accessibility means to your business? Have you ever asked ‘Is my business legally bound to be accessible?’ If so, are you still searching for the starting point and sustainable accessibility practices? Then we have the right session for you! HelloA11y is excited to present its next […]
Continue reading Entrepreneurship and Accessibility by Shanisha CollinsPDF Accessibility Tools & Resources Roundup
Some resources to help you get started with PDF Accessibility. Please use the comments to alert us to any resources that need adding to the list. PDF Accessibility Resources The Matterhorn Protocol 1.02To promote adoption of PDF/UA by software developers and document testers alike, the PDF Association’s PDF/UA Competence Center developed the Matterhorn Protocol, a […]
Continue reading PDF Accessibility Tools & Resources RoundupUnderstanding SC 2.1.4 Character Key Shortcuts
Success Criterion 2.1.4 Character Key Shortcuts (Level A): If a keyboard shortcut is implemented in content using only letter (including upper- and lower-case letters), punctuation, number, or symbol characters, then at least one of the following is true: Turn off A mechanism is available to turn the shortcut off; Remap A mechanism is available to […]
Continue reading Understanding SC 2.1.4 Character Key ShortcutsAccessible Datepickers Roundup
Accessible date pickers or accessible calendar widgets as they are commonly referred to, are one of the most discussed topics between developers, designers and accessibility professional. It is not hard to make a calendar widget accessible but still we find inaccessible date pickers in the wild that are not usable by any assistive technology. We […]
Continue reading Accessible Datepickers RoundupHelloA11y Celebrates GAAD 2020
Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) is always special, but GAAD 2020 is more significant as this is truly global and virtual, all because of the pandemic Covid 2019! We from HelloA11Yare more excited to announce GAAD 2020 as a virtual event! We do have interesting topics on accessibility and renowned speakers to make the event […]
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