In this article, I will discuss the details of 10 innovations throughout history that were only possible through unlocking the power of accessibility and including the voices of people with disabilities. In the disability community, it is a deeply believed and often repeated fact that improving accessibility leads to innovations that improve the world for everyone. Necessity is the mother of invention is, after all, a proverb so frequently quoted that it has become a cliché. And yet, people with disabilities still find ourselves left out of research and design, and all too often we don’t get a seat at the product development table. This leaves our inventions overlooked, unrecognized, and sometimes unrealized.

A11y Considerations in Math on the Web (htmhell.dev)

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Accessible by Design: The Role of the 'lang' Attribute (htmhell.dev)

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Selfish reasons for building accessible UIs (nolanlawson.com)

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Yes, let's teach LLMs accessibility, but also provide the companies using them with better strategies (hidde.blog)

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Skyscanner Empathy Lab (www.youtube.com)

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A simple ncurses launcher that opens directories and apps (files.catbox.moe)

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ncmenu. A launcher for applications and folders that's easy to configure.

Each block can point to a directory or an application. The final row has a height of 1.

The config file has the format of Label= Prepend a label with a dot (.) to start a new row.

This is for anyone who finds navigation (or application settings) overwhelming.

I don't plan to develop this further but I'm happy to share the code with anybody. Tested on macOS.

Overview of Apple Accessibility Nutrition Labels for App Store (developer.apple.com)

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"The Accessibility Nutrition Labels help users learn if an app will be accessible to them before they download, and give developers the opportunity to better inform and educate their users on features that their app supports. The labels appear on the app product page and will help users understand if they can use a feature like VoiceOver or Larger Text to complete common tasks in the app."

WCAG 3.0’s Proposed Scoring Model: A Shift In Accessibility Evaluation (www.smashingmagazine.com)

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CAPTCHAs are over (in ticketing) (behind.pretix.eu)

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How the low-vision community embraced AI smart glasses (www.theverge.com)

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Accessibility Assistant for Figma is a game changer, not just a pretty rename (betruthfulness.medium.com)

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Deaf clients say 'trust is gone' after 2-month Canadian Hearing Services strike (www.cbc.ca)

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Open source one handed keyboard. (github.com)

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Testing Mobile Apps: Tools, Techniques, and Best Practices (www.tpgi.com)

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Some tips and best practices to test a11y of Android apps

Testing Mobile Apps: Tools, Techniques, and Best Practices (www.tpgi.com)

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Some tips and best practices for a11y testing of Android apps

Testing Mobile Apps: Tools, Techniques, and Best Practices (www.tpgi.com)

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Some tips and best practices for a11y testing of iOS apps

Guidance on Applying WCAG 2.2 to Mobile Applications (WCAG2Mobile) (www.w3.org)

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The first draft of WCAG 2.2 applied to Mobile Applications (WCAG2Mobile) has just been released!

Apple unveils powerful accessibility features coming later this year (www.apple.com)

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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!

FTC Approves Final Order Requiring accessiBe to pay $1 Million (www.ftc.gov)

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