+++ WEB DESIGN UPDATE. - Volume 23, Issue 07, August 14, 2024. An email newsletter to distribute news and information about web design and development. ++ISSUE 07 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: BOOKS. 03: CASCADING STYLE SHEETS. 04: EVALUATION & TESTING. 05: EVENTS. 06: HTML. 07: MISCELLANEOUS. 08: NAVIGATION. 09: USABILITY. SECTION TWO: 10: What Can You Find at the Web Design Reference Site? [Contents ends.] ++ SECTION ONE: New references. +01: ACCESSIBILITY. Artificial Intelligence By U.S. Access Board. U. S. Access Board is addressing equity and accessibility in Artificial Intelligence and seek input. Submit written comments by August 31, 2024. https://www.access-board.gov/ai/ Assessing Components and Patterns for WCAG 2.2 By Mike Gower. "Version 2.2 of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, released in October 2023, introduces six new requirements at the A/AA level. Jess Lin and I created the following decision trees to help you quickly assess your existing component and pattern libraries for these considerations…" https://medium.com/design-ibm/assessing-components-and-patterns-for-wcag-2-2-47ee3f0f468e Things to Do Before Asking 'Is This Accessible?' By Adrian Roselli. "It is not uncommon for someone to message, call, email, or carrier pigeon me to ask if something is accessible. They almost invariably want a 'yes' or 'no.' However, I need to understand what the heck they mean and what the other-heck prompted them to ask…" https://adrianroselli.com/2024/08/things-to-do-before-asking-is-this-accessible.html Design Patterns and WCAG By Graeme Coleman. "The ARIA Authoring Practices Guide (APG) contains an extensive range of design patterns aimed at helping developers to create accessible web experiences using WAI-ARIA. However, while we encourage web authors to follow these design patterns, a common misconception is that their usage is a prerequisite for conformance. This is not the case…" https://tetralogical.com/blog/2024/08/09/design-patterns-wcag/ Good Intentions, Poor Context By Doug Abrams. "…Good intentions are great. Empathizing with the community and wanting to be an advocate are the foundations of accessibility. But charging ahead without having a genuine understanding of how people interact with digital content can sometimes do more harm than good…" https://www.tpgi.com/good-intentions-poor-context/ Context Is King: Long Live the King! By Ian Lloyd. "…I wanted to demonstrate a number of ways that a developer can provide that extra context, safely, and to point out some of the gotchas you need to be aware of. At the end of all this, I also have a little tool that I whipped up which an auditor can use to quickly generate examples of everything that I cover in this article…" https://www.tpgi.com/context-is-king-long-live-the-king/ How to Provide Accessibility in your Android App, Part 4: List, Link Semantics and Testing By Karol Wrótniak. "Check out how to create and test accessible composables…" https://www.thedroidsonroids.com/blog/mobile-app-accessibility-android-guide-part-4 The Importance of Communication in Accessibility Testing By Jeff Singleton. "One of the unique characteristics of digital accessibility is that organizations accomplish it in many ways. Regardless of how the process is defined, it is crucial that it is well-defined and that there is clear communication between all involved. Outlining how various situations may be handled during the initial creation of the process is also essential. Unforeseen issues can and do arise, and having a process to work through them simplifies the effort and limits frustration. This article will highlight areas where problems can occur and suggestions for avoiding them…" https://convergeaccessibility.com/2024/08/12/the-importance-of-communication-in-accessibility-testing/ How to Make the Internet More Accessible Sarah Horton and Mark Greenfield. "Despite the availability of tools to make the digital world accessible, many websites and digital services remain inaccessible to people with disabilities…" https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/08/02/opinion/accessibility-internet-disabilities-regulations/ Announcing No-Cost Access to PDF's Accessibility Standards By PDF Association. "Starting today, PDF users everywhere can leverage ISO-standardized accessibility requirements for content in PDFs…" https://pdfa.org/announcing-no-cost-access-to-pdfs-accessibility-standards/ What a New Accessibility Class Action Lawsuit Means for Agencies By Access Armada. "Last month, a small dermatology practice in New York filed a class action lawsuit against AccessiBe, one of the larger overlay vendors…" https://www.accessarmada.com/blog/what-a-new-accessibility-class-action-lawsuit-means-for-agencies/ +02: BOOKS. * Meiert, Jens Oliver. "Rote Learning HTML & CSS", Frontend Dogma, 2024. https://meiert.com/en/blog/rote-learning-html-and-css/ +03: CASCADING STYLE SHEETS. Learn CSS Grid First (Video) By Miriam Suzanne and Stacy Kvernmo. "We talk with Stephanie Eckles - the brain behind ModernCSS.dev and SmolCSS.dev - about CSS grids…" https://www.oddbird.net/2024/07/23/winging-it-10/ Partial Feature Queries, Relaxed Layout Containment, and More By Miriam Suzanne. "CSS Working Group updates from July…" https://www.oddbird.net/2024/08/13/csswg-08/ The Garden and The Treadmill (Video) By Stephen Hay. Stephen's CSS Day presentation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qckCVuMxBts +04: EVALUATION & TESTING. The Inclusive UX Research Playbook from CVS Health Inclusive Design By Greg Weinstein. "UX research as a field has historically excluded disabled people…" https://scribe.rip/cvs-health-tech-blog/the-inclusive-ux-research-playbook-from-cvs-health-inclusive-design-fb652552929a The Evolution of the Single Ease Question (SEQ) By Jeff Sauro and Jim Lewis. "…Where did the SEQ come from? In this article, we'll trace the roots of the SEQ and key milestones to the present…" https://measuringu.com/evolution-of-seq/ Personas Are Living Documents: Design Them to Evolve (Video) By Maddie Brown. "Design personas to evolve and change over time to secure their longevity. Design personas in a way that allows for updates when significant insights emerge, ensuring they remain relevant and maintain their usefulness over time." https://www.nngroup.com/videos/personas-are-living-documents/ Moderated and Unmoderated User Testing: The Differences By Paul Wheeler. "…There are two main types of usability testing: moderated and unmoderated. Both can be valuable, but depending on your needs, one might suit you better. This blog post aims to help you understand these testing methods' differences and choose the right one for your needs…" https://www.loop11.com/moderated-and-unmoderated-user-testing-the-differences/ Handling Sensitive Questions in Surveys and Screeners By Maddie Brown. "Researchers often want to ask about sensitive topics in surveys and screeners. Handle them appropriately and delicately to avoid dropoffs and inaccurate data." https://www.nngroup.com/articles/sensitive-questions/ +05: EVENTS. How You Can Prepare for the New ADA Title II Deadline With Glenda Sims August 21, 2024. Online. https://accessibility.deque.com/webinar-prepare-for-the-new-ada-title-ii-deadline A11ySea Book Club: We're Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation August 21, 2024. Bellevue, Washington, U.S.A. https://www.meetup.com/a11ysea/events/301887844/ Testμ Conference August 21-23, 2024. Online https://www.lambdatest.com/testmuconf-2024 What Everyone Should Know About Digital Accessibility with Sarah Horton and David Sloan August 22, 2024. Online https://www.accessibilityassociation.org/s/webinar-details?id=a0ATn000000VOR3MAO UX Nordic August 28-29, 2024. Online and Aarhus, Denmark https://www.uxnordic.com/ Virtual Web Accessibility Training September 11-12, 2024. Online https://webaim.org/training/virtual/ Cascading Style Systems: Resilient and Maintainable CSS Dev with Miriam Suzanne. October 14-18, 2024. Online https://smashingconf.com/online-workshops/workshops/modern-css-miriam-suzanne/ +06: HTML. The abbr Element By Heydon Pickering. "The name of the element is an abbreviation for the word 'abbreviation', which is cute…" https://heydonworks.com/article/the-abbr-element/ The address Element By Heydon Pickering. "Let’s talk about doxing…" https://heydonworks.com/article/the-address-element/ A Node and Command Line Tool to Find Obsolete HTML By Jens Oliver Meiert. "Ever wondered if and where you have obsolete HTML in your code base, whether center or spacer elements, or align or border attributes?…" https://meiert.com/en/blog/find-obsolete-html/ +07: MISCELLANEOUS. Talk Notes: Let's Make a Simpler, More Accessible Web By Christian Heilmann. "I am just on my way back home from presenting at the Typo3 Developer Days in Karlsruhe, Germany…here is a write-up of what I talked about…" https://christianheilmann.com/2024/08/05/talk-notes-lets-make-a-simpler-more-accessible-web/ +08: NAVIGATION. The Current State of Homepage and Category Navigation UX: 76% of Sites Have Mediocre-to-Poor Performance (12 Common Pitfalls) By Iva Olah. "…Avoid the 12 common pitfalls discussed in this article to help improve your site's Homepage & Category Navigation UX…" https://baymard.com/blog/ecommerce-navigation-best-practice +09: USABILITY. UX Deliverables: Glossary By Huei-Hsin Wang. "Use this glossary to quickly clarify key terms and concepts related to UX deliverables." https://www.nngroup.com/articles/ux-deliverables-glossary/ How to Avoid Optional Form Fields With a Conditional Reveal By Adam Silver. "The first rule of form design is to only ask for information you actually need to give users a good experience…" https://adamsilver.io/blog/how-to-avoid-optional-form-fields-with-a-conditional-reveal/ [Section one ends.] ++ SECTION TWO: +10: 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.] ++END NOTES. + SUBSCRIPTION INFO. 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