WAI develops strategies, standards, supporting resources to make tech accessible to people with disabilities. Accessibility: Essential for some, useful for all.

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Find out what #W3C #WAI is up to in March 2022. Get news & upcoming publications. You can contribute -- be one of the "we". See: --> What We're Working On --> w3.org/WAI/update/ Share the news at #axecon #CSUNATC2022 and beyond #a11y #accessibility #WCAG #ARIA #COGA #EPUB
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Replying to @thecallea
Ah, this issue is too complex to address in tweets. (basically: has some value, yet lots of significant caveats, e.g., a couple mentioned here: w3.org/community/wai-engage/…) To get multiple perspectives, send e-mail to WAI IG Discussion List per w3.org/wai/ig#mailinglist
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Replying to @antonaloshyn
Hi Anton. Happily the human contact promptly replied to your e-mail message. :) Please accept my apologies for additional delay. We have multiple people out with medical issues or otherwise not available. Thanks, ~Shawn
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Inaccessibility of CAPTCHA (Update) is now published as a W3C Group Draft Note: w3.org/TR/turingtest/ The document looks at cryptographic authentication to verify the user is human, via W3C technologies that remove the need for interactive CAPTCHAs. #accessibility #a11y
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w3.org/blog/2021/12/idpd/ Learn about #accessibility translations. And language around speech recognition, voice recognition, description of visual information (audio description, video description, described video), color blind, contrast (luminance contrast, color contrast).
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Register today for the online research symposium "Shape the Future: Research and Development Questions in Digital Accessibility". #a11y #accessibility For agenda and link to free required registration by 7 November, see: w3.org/WAI/about/projects/wa…
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How do you know if a digital textbook or other publication is accessible? The technical metadata isn't clear to most. Enter: "User Experience Guide for Displaying Accessibility Metadata" w3.org/publishing/a11y/UX-Gu… (Comments welcome in GitHub or e-mail.) #a11y #EPUB #metadata
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Turn your accessibility evaluation findings into a report with the WCAG-EM Report Tool: w3.org/WAI/eval/report-tool/ The updated tool has new functionality and user interface. See info in e-mail: lists.w3.org/Archives/Public… #a11y #WCAG #ReportTool
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Replying to @w3c_wai @NMadeuf
Here is an example of the [Expand All Sections] [Collapse All Sections] buttons: w3.org/WAI/teach-advocate/ac… We’re interested if that would help the use case you describe? Seems it could significantly decrease scrolling needed. ~Shawn 2/2
Good news: We are now actively working on updating this resource. This pull request is near the top of the list to address. We ask for a little more patience as the new folks learn what is needed for reviewing and updating the policies listings. Thanks.
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You are invited to the research symposium "Shape the Future: Research and Development Questions in Digital Accessibility" online 10 November 2021. For submission information and free required registration dates, see: w3.org/WAI/about/projects/wa…
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Replying to @abbaskins @firefox
So sorry to hear that. 1. We will submit this issue to edX. 2. It would be helpful if you would also send it to accessibility@edx.org 3. I also need dark mode (+ line spacing). I use Stylus, and it works well on the edX course. e-mail me if you want help with that. ~ Shawn@w3.org
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Replying to @abbaskins @w3c
Hi Abbas! If it's the Firefox toolbar, perhaps this will help? support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb… I encourage you to submit accessibility feedback to the toolbar vendor. Here are some tips for providing accessibility feedback to vendors: w3.org/WAI/teach-advocate/co… ~Shawn
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The XAUR document is for designers and developers involved in creating immersive and augmented experiences. It’s also useful for anyone who wants to better understand accessibility in a range of immersive or augmented environments. @w3c #XAUR #a11y #VR #AR #XR
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