+++ WEB DESIGN UPDATE.
- Volume 22, Issue 51, June 12, 2024.

An email newsletter to distribute news and information about web design and development. 

++ISSUE 51 CONTENTS.

SECTION ONE: New references.
What's new at the Web Design Reference site?
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/
New links in these categories:

01: ACCESSIBILITY.
02: CASCADING STYLE SHEETS.
03: DRUPAL.
04: EVALUATION & TESTING.
05: EVENTS.
06: HTML.
07: MISCELLANEOUS.
08: NAVIGATION.
09: USABILITY
10: WEBWASTE & SUSTAINABILITY.

SECTION TWO: 
11: What Can You Find at the Web Design Reference Site?

[Contents ends.]


++ SECTION ONE: New references.

+01: ACCESSIBILITY.

ADA Title II and You (Video)
By Keith Hays and Khaled Musa.
"Public universities are facing increasing legal scrutiny, and the recent updates to ADA Title II are no exception. In this session we will share an overview of the new ADA Title II requirements and invite discussion on how these new requirements may necessitate a transformation of digital accessibility compliance initiatives…"
https://mediaspace.umn.edu/media/t/1_eeyrz3jy

How to Add and Write Captions for YouTube Videos (Video)
By Pope Tech.
"Learn the four different ways to add captions to your videos including uploading a file, auto-sync, typing manually, and automatic captions…"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U47-smBUNeA

YouTube and Vimeo Web Component
Adrian Roselli.
"If you want something done right, post it wrong…"
https://adrianroselli.com/2024/06/youtube-and-vimeo-web-component.html

How to Write Text Descriptions (Alt Text) in BBC News Articles
By British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).
"This guidance is for staff who use digital images when creating content for BBC News…"
https://www.bbc.co.uk/gel/how-to-write-text-descriptions-alt-text

Support for aria-errormessage is Getting Better, but Still Not There Yet
By Bogdan Cerovac.
"I like the idea behind aria-errormessage and hope it will soon get enough support to make error messages more accessible and establish itself as best practice. NVDA support is coming soon, but beware potential iOS bug and lack of TalkBack support…"
https://cerovac.com/a11y/2024/06/support-for-aria-errormessage-is-getting-better-but-still-not-there-yet/

Accessibility Overlays Are Not for Disabled People
By Martin Underhill.
"…they profess to make a website more accessible, but do little-to-nothing of any real use; in fact, they can actually hinder a disabled user's experience of a website…"
https://www.tempertemper.net/blog/accessibility-overlays-are-not-for-disabled-people

Improving Web Accessibility with Web Platform Tests
By Rahim Abdi.
"Last year, a colleague introduced me to the Interop Accessibility project…"
https://webkit.org/blog/15400/improving-web-accessibility-with-web-platform-tests/

The European Accessibility Act and Irish Law
By Thomas Logan and Ken Nakata.
"The purpose of the European Accessibility Act (EAA) is to ensure products and services are accessible to people with disabilities…"
https://equalentry.com/accessibility-act-europe-irish-law/


+02: CASCADING STYLE SHEETS.

Collaboration, the Future of CSS, Sass, and the Web with Miriam Suzanne (Podcast)
By OddBird.
"In this episode of the Mechanical Ink podcast, host Schalk Neethling sits down with Miriam Suzanne, a multifaceted expert in web development, an invited expert to the CSS Working Group, and a founder of OddBird…"
https://www.oddbird.net/2024/06/10/mechanical-ink/


+03: DRUPAL.

Will Drupal Starshot Help Drupal Compete?
By Seth Brown.
"A quick summary of Drupal Starshot, why we need it, potential roadblocks as it progresses, and how we intend to help it succeed…"
https://www.lullabot.com/articles/could-drupal-starshot-help-drupal-compete


+04: EVALUATION & TESTING.

Accessibility in S-kaupat.fi Website for Elderly Customers (PDF)
By Nelli Savolainen.
"The purpose of this thesis project was to investigate, from the perspective of accessibility, the user experience of elderly customers on the S-kaupat.fi online store." 
https://www.theseus.fi/bitstream/handle/10024/862124/Savolainen_Nelli.pdf

Bop Box, Top-Two Box, Bottom Box, or Net Box?
By Jeff Sauro and Jim Lewis.
"…We prefer top-box over top-two-box scores when the research focus is on the prediction of future behavior. Participants can have a very positive attitude, a tepid attitude, or a very negative attitude. Because measurements of extreme responses tend to be better predictors of future behavior than tepid responses, we prefer top-box to top-two-box measurements for most rating scale items…"
https://measuringu.com/top-top-two-bottom-net-box/

Create Your Own Research-Participant Database
By Kim Salazar.
"Make user research and recruiting more efficient by keeping your own database of research participants. What's important when choosing tools? What data should you store, and how should you govern the use of the database?"
https://www.nngroup.com/videos/research-participant-database/


+05: EVENTS.

Digital Accessibility for Older Adults
June 26, 2024.
Online 
https://www.tpgi.com/webinar-june-26-at-12pm-et-digital-accessibility-for-older-adults/

Virtual Web Accessibility Training
July 9-10, 2024.
Online
https://webaim.org/training/virtual/

Beyond Tellerrand Berlin
November 7-8, 2024. (Correct dates. I got them wrong last week. Apologies.)
Berlin, Germany
https://beyondtellerrand.com/events/berlin-2024

Disability Rights Advocates Gala
November 13, 2024. 
San Francisco, California, and New York, York U.S.A. 
https://dralegal.org/annual-gala/


+06: HTML.

Doing My Heading In
By Steve Faulkner.	
"…Many HTML elements and attributes are mapped to accessibility semantics in the browser. For example, <h1> has a role=heading and a property level=1. This information is used by assistive technology (AT), such as screen readers, to convey meaning to users aurally, just as text size and placement conveys meaning to users who consume the UI visually.  AT users find the information useful by being able to understand which content is acting as a heading, being able to access the UI structure and navigate by headings…"
https://html5accessibility.com/stuff/2024/06/05/doing-my-heading-in/

Fine-tuning Text Inputs
By Garrett Dimon.
"Web forms and inputs support a variety of additional attributes that can provide hints to the browser and improve the user experience of filling out forms online. With the tiniest bit of extra effort, we can make sure our forms help rather than hinder…"
https://garrettdimon.com/journal/posts/fine-tuning-text-inputs


+07: MISCELLANEOUS.

Hi I'm Jennie and I'm Disabled
By Jennie Berry.
"…I'm not 'differently abled'; …I'm not 'special'; …I'm not 'a person of determination', …I'm not 'a superhero' …I'm not 'too young to be in a wheelchair'…I'm not 'diffabled' (and yes, I've had numerous made up words like this before) …Please be mindful of how impactful terminology can be. To me, DISABLED isn't a bad word…" 
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7201835979626741760/

Fortified Against Technoableism (Video)
By Ashley Shew.
"…this talk is aimed at fortifying ourselves against technoableism to work toward a future built without barriers…" 
https://mediaspace.umn.edu/media/t/1_87kbb1tz

Exploring Accessibility with Ken Nakata  (Video)
By James Warnken.
"Ken and I dive into the topic of bridging the gap that is currently happening in the accessibility space between physical environments and the digital world…"  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3f8sb_5hyEE

Gaady Awards
By Joe Devon and Jennison Asuncion.
"…Know a project or team that deserves to be recognized? Submit your nomination…"
https://gaad.foundation/what-we-do/gaadys


+08: NAVIGATION.

Maybe Don't Name That Landmark
By Adrian Roselli.
"…You probably don't need to name that landmark…"
https://adrianroselli.com/2024/06/maybe-dont-name-that-landmark.html

Menu-Design Checklist: 17 UX Guidelines
By Page Laubheimer.
"People rely on menus to find content and use features. Use this checklist to make sure your menus do their job."
https://www.nngroup.com/articles/menu-design/


+09: USABILITY.

Who Cares About Forms? You Should - Here's Why (Video)
By Caroline Jarrett.
"…In this talk, Caroline will unravel the surprising complexities and significant impacts of well-designed forms. She'll demonstrate how something as seemingly mundane as forms are actually at the heart of effective communication and business processes. Attendees will discover the hidden costs of poorly designed forms, from wasted money to missed opportunities, and learn how strategic form design can significantly enhance efficiency and user experience…"
https://www.chicagocamps.org/caroline-jarrett-who-cares-about-forms-you-should-heres-why/

The Current State of Accounts & Self-Service UX: 5 Common Pitfalls & Best Practices
By Iva Olah.
"The Accounts & Self-Service area of e-commerce sites severely underperforms when compared to other e-commerce themes…"
https://baymard.com/blog/current-state-accounts-selfservice

Global-Local Dynamics: Strategies for Cross-Cultural UX Design in a Globalized World
By Apala Lahiri Chavan and Revathy Sivasubramaniam.
"…This essay has these main goals: 1.) Introducing CHH as a useful tool alongside Hofstede's dimensions. 2.) Illustrating how hybridization can be a smart strategy for designing products that work across cultures, and providing real-life examples to demonstrate its effectiveness…"
https://uxpajournal.org/cultural-ux-design-globalized-world/


+10: WEBWASTE & SUSTAINABILITY.

Sustainable Computing in the New World of AI 
By Kimm Fesenmaier.
"…When you look especially at new campuses that are being built in areas where there haven't been many data centers before, you're plopping down major energy- and water-using resources in moderate-size cities. This has an impact on energy and water rates for people who live there. There's the pollution associated with the backup generators at the data centers, which have to be run in order to do regular maintenance…"
https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/sustainable-computing-in-the-new-world-of-ai

[Section one ends.]


++ SECTION TWO:

+11: What Can You Find at the Web Design Reference Site?

Accessibility Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/accessibility.html

Association Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/associations.html

Book Listings.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/books.html

Cascading Style Sheets Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/css.html

Color Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/color.html

Drupal Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/drupal.html

Evaluation & Testing Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/testing.html

Event Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/events.html

HTML Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/html.html

Information Architecture Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/architecture.html

JavaScript Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/javascript.html

Miscellaneous Web Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/misc.html

Navigation Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/navigation.html

PHP Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/php.html

Sites & Blogs Listing.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/sites.html

Standards, Guidelines & Pattern Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/standards.html

Tool Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/tools.html

Typography Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/type.html

Usability Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/usability.html

WebWaste & Sustainability Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/webwaste.html

XML Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/xml.html

[Section two ends.]


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