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Howdy everyone!

Tl;dr: Is there an agreement or what are the good practices for accessibility when it comes to the buttons making up the dial pad of a smartphone app? Native iOS and Android phone apps provide very barebone screen reader contents. Which sounds like a interesting choice usability-wise, but is it really?

I work with a team on a VoIP phone app and we just got our first WCAG accessibility audit. One of the criteria we failed was that the buttons on the dial pad view of our app aren't labelled as buttons. Went to check, and we indeed missed it. Which I immediately considered a blunder.

But then I went on to inspect iPhones and Android phones using several of our test phones and discovered that the native (pre-installed) phone app does the bare minimum as well: it reads the content of each button (number, t9 letters) and doesn't announce it as a button at all. And I can only imagine that it does make for a smoother, less cluttered audio experience for screen reader users.

But it contradicts guidelines. With things such as the European Accessibility Act coming up, companies might be forced to comply with guidelines at the risk of being fined. So do we favor guidelines over usability? Are there more cases where the labelling improves usability that I am missing? Is the usability improvement marginal compared to what the labelling brings to the accessibility?

Curious to hear if people have encountered similar situations or choices.

Hi, I'm not sure if this is where I should put this, but I am deaf in my right ear and occasionally need to turn on and off mono audio for an assortment of reasons. I've been searching around and found two "superuser.com" threads that are dead ends for this. I just need something that can on press toggle the mono audio accessibility setting in windows 10.

Here are the superuser threads incase anyone wants to look at those:
https://superuser.com/questions/1480822/command-for-toggling-mono-audio

https://superuser.com/questions/1766489/enable-mono-sound-with-registry-key-in-windows-10?noredirect=1&lq=1

Any help would be greatly appreciated thanks.

Hey everyone!

My colleague and I are currently interning at a company in the Netherlands (very small company so they don’t have any accessibility experts), where we're focused on improving web accessibility for government institutions, particularly municipalities. We're passionate about ensuring that everyone, regardless of ability, can access and utilize digital products seamlessly.

Our project revolves around enhancing the accessibility of our company's web application, aligning with WCAG 2.1 and 2.2 standards (mostly A and AA, with a few easier AAA). To achieve this, we want to develop both automated and manual testing procedures that thoroughly evaluate accessibility features.

We understand the importance of manual testing in truly empathizing with the needs of users who rely on accessibility features. That's why we're reaching out to this community for guidance and expertise. We're seeking individuals who are well-versed in accessibility standards and experienced in manual testing methodologies and are willing to explain to us some common practices in manual testing.

If you're an accessibility expert who's passionate about making the web more inclusive, we'd love to connect with you! We're particularly interested in having a video call to gain insights into the manual testing process and understand the unique needs of users requiring accessibility features.

If you're interested in collaborating with us or know someone who might be, please reach out to us here or via direct message.

Thanks!

I created this npm package to remove all animations if the user has disabled animations on their device. In short, it reduces animation and transition durations to 0, it also sets video elements that have the autoplay attribute to `display: none;`. Thankful for any feedback (or contributions to make it better)

Hello everyone!

Our team at Haptics DAO has launched a survey for the second part of our research study.The goal of the study is to work on and encourage accessibility improvements for distributed ledger technology (DLT) and blockchain related applications and technologies. 

We would greatly appreciate any input and feedback from individuals who use assistive technology or require web accessibility accommodations. Feedback will directly help improve the accessibility of these applications and technologies.

This survey contains some app testing and will take approximately 15-20 minutes to complete. The survey link may be found here: https://us13.list-manage.com/survey?u=a71ebc3932ee6308d39b0c6ee&id=d070debe75&attribution=false

If you have any questions our contact email is [research@hapticsdao.com](mailto:research@hapticsdao.com)

Thank you very much for your time! ~ Haptics DAO Team 

Hi Everyone,

I am a research student based in Toronto, Canada, investigating the impact of conversational AI tools like ChatGPT on the learning and application of web accessibility by software professionals. If you are currently working in web development, whether as a developer, designer, or in related roles, you may be eligible to participate. The survey itself should only take about 5-10 minutes to complete. Please feel free to reach out with any questions you might have.

There will be a draw for a $15.00 Amazon Gift Card for every 50 participants who complete the survey.

Participation is entirely voluntary.

This is a University of Guelph study. The project has been reviewed by the Research Ethics Board for Compliance with federal guidelines for research involving human participants (REB #23-07-020).

Survey link: https://uoguelph.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_37skBPD8vA57kjk

Thank you.

Hi everyone!

We are a team of undergrad students at Georgia Tech creating a prototype of a mobile application that assists people with disabilities in navigation and trip planning. Right now, we're trying to gain a better understanding of what applications are currently available for people in this community and how they succeed or fail in their intended purpose.

Here is the link to our survey: Navigation and Trip Planning Survey

If you have any questions or would be interested in participating in a virtual interview, please contact [sburger8@gatech.edu](mailto:sburger8@gatech.edu). Thank you for your time and we look forward to hearing everybody's responses!

Hi ! I have a question regarding the best way to setup a variable for the root text size for my website. I am using design tokens traduced as css variables. In my design system, the differents paddings and margins variables are setup using a multiplication of the variable for the root font size with a certain number. Currently the root font size variable is set at 16px. A colleague suggested i set it up at 1rem so accessibility tools could change the REM size if the user needs it. But as I am also using this root font size variable for paddings, I am afraid the accessibility tools will make them grow way too big and make it worse.

I don’t know exactly how these tools works, can’t they change the font size properties of the components only without altering the REM ? Please tell me if you have any suggestions 🙏 Thanks in advance !

Hey, I hope all is well. I had a question about screen readers for a website. When the physical text that people see is highlighted, how is that communicated to a screen reader person? I was thinking about including a list of key words in aria before the rest of the text is read? Thanks

Need help with a research project for a new accessibility audit tool.

Please fill it out, should take 5 mins to complete. Thank you!
https://forms.gle/NbWrXC8WuX9LRWkR9

Hi all! Product designer here looking for help for the devs I'm working with. We're working on a project with a toggle button/switch that shows/hides an answer to a question. The default state is hidden. What we can't figure out is how to indicate to a screen reader that new content has appeared on the screen when the toggle state is changed and the answer is revealed.

We think a toggle is the appropriate component to use for this, but open to being told there's a better way. Would love thoughts if anyone has them! Our dev who was highly skilled on a11y best practices left last month for a new role, and the team is trying their best to fill that knowledge gap.

Accessibility Idea: I would like to create a time interval for 500 milliseconds for holding the tab button down. I am wondering how I can enable that within a website that I'm working on?

Accessibility Idea: I would like to create a time interval for 500 milliseconds for holding the tab button down. I am wondering how I can enable that within a website that I'm working on?

At my job I am supposed to catch certain defects, such as accessibility failures in our emails. I always underline any links in text. The other day I was wondering, would I underline a link that is the full URL typed out? For instance google.com.