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References and further reading for Upstream Accessibility: A Contributor's Guide.

Upstream Accessibility: A Contributor's Guide

Presentations

References

My world through public transport

Yarra Trams

Metro Trains

Access to public utilities

Robles v. Domino's Pizza LLC

Court documents
News articles

gov.uk domains

NOTE: The claim that I make about the .gov.uk TLD being the most accessible due to not using web frameworks is based on information that's several years out of date. I have obtained screenshots of page archives from the era where this was true, but as of 2015, UK government websites have been rolled into the landing page above, which uses Javascript and jQuery. .gov.uk remains one of the most accessible second-level domains on the Web - I ran a random sample of its pages through the WAVE accessibility checker, and all but one had 0 detectable errors. (This is in contrast to .gov.au, where all five of the randomly-selected sites that I ran had errors, with three having more than 10.)

Frameworks on the Web

Just use dark mode, it'll be fine

  • CapFriendly
  • Chicago Blackhawks (NOTE: while I use the name of the team's mascot in the talk to avoid making the explanation harder to understand with euphemisms, there is a significant controversy about whether First Nations names and iconography should be used in professional sport at all; I agree with the views of Black Hawk's descendants and the Sac and Fox Nation that the name and logo should be retired)

The process of upstream accessibility

Accessibility testing tools

  • WebAIM WAVE
  • axe accessibility checking tools
  • A list of other tools for accessibility testing (NOTE: WAVE and axe are the point-in-time checker and browser extension, respectively, that I prefer. The tools in this longer list are of varying quality. However, some of them are designed to detect particular accessibility issues, or assist with manual testing; this is why the list is included here. I recommend researching the organisations that produce these tools, and seeking recommendations for particular use-cases from people with disabilities. Specifically, watch out for tools on this list that are produced by accessibility overlay companies.)

The Shoulders of Giants

Images

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