Free Practical Guides To Web Accessibility. With useful guidelines and books to designing with accessibility and run accessibility testing (LinkedIn post by Vitaly Friedman)

A simpler approach to a complicated topic.

A growing directory of free articles, tools and resources to help you write clear, accessible content.

Why inclusive language matters Words hold power. Using inclusive language means you're thinking about: the impact of language, the origins of phrases and idioms before you use them, how you talk about people, characteristics and identities, how your own identity or experiences could create bias in your content.

Gaining buy-in for accessibility can be challenging due to common myths and misunderstandings. For many, accessibility remains a big mystery. Here are some practical techniques for winning stakeholder support.

While completing a form isn’t usually a particularly fun task for a user, it is often a necessary step of a process. For example, a user might be asked to fill out a short form with payment details to buy an item or they might have to complete a form as part of a job application.

What does it mean to design for neurodiversity? We look at steps we can take to make content more accessible to more people.

Mobile devices … seamlessly bridge the gap between the physical and digital realms, making information and services readily accessible to their users at all times. Mobile design is a balancing act between functionality and simplicity, in which the goal is to create a user experience that is easy to use for all.

Traditional methods for accessibility have been tried for 30 years without substantially improving computer usability for disabled users. It’s time for a change, and AI will soon come to the rescue with the ability to generate a different user interface for every user, optimized for that person’s unique needs.

300 million people have some kind of colorweakness or are colorblind. As designers, we know that it’s always a bad choice to combine red and green, but if we want to be truly inclusive for colorblind people, we need to go beyond that. "never rely on colors alone to communicate"

Unsure where to start? Use this collection of links to our articles and videos to learn more about accessible and inclusive design.

ProPublica’s plain language experiment is a first for a mainstream news organization. Disability experts say it shouldn’t be the last.

An examination of translating text to make it as accessible as possible. Looking at how to make writing easier to read

Easy-to-read information is important for people with intellectual disabilities. It is important so they can: Learn new things. Take part in society. Know their rights and stand up for them. Make their own choices.

What makes a text nice to read? To know more about this, it is important to take a closer look at how people are reading. Additionally, it may be the case that someone is impaired, physically or mentally, to read a text. How does it work?

The case for accessibility has to be about more than a legal and moral requirement. It has to persuade management that accessibility will generate a return on investment.

accessibility in journalism is important for everyone: Making news products more accessible, after all, often means making them more user-friendly and efficient. He hopes to discover and standardize ways of making the Post’s journalism accessible to as many people as possible.

The Europa Web Guide is the official rulebook for the European Commission's web presence, covering editorial, legal, technical, visual and contractual aspects. All European Commission web sites must observe the rules and guidelines it contains. Web practitioners are invited to observe its contents and keep abreast of updates.

Quick accessibility checklist (by European Commission)