+++ WEB DESIGN UPDATE. - Volume 25, Issue, February 11, 2025. An email newsletter to distribute news and information about web design and development. ++ISSUE 33 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: EVALUATION & TESTING. 04: EVENTS. 05: HTML. 06: JAVASCRIPT. 07: MISCELLANEOUS. 08: USABILITY. 09: WEBWASTE & SUSTAINABILITY. SECTION TWO: 10: What Can You Find at the Web Design Reference Site? [Contents ends.] ++ SECTION ONE: New references. +01: ACCESSIBILITY. How to Set Up an Accessible Page Structure and Navigation By Whitney Lewis. "All websites have web pages. These web pages have a page structure that includes navigation, an area for content, maybe a sidebar, and a footer…" https://blog.pope.tech/2023/01/31/how-to-set-up-an-accessible-page-structure-and-navigation/ How to Declare Your Page's Language By Whitney Lewis. "The page's language is the language the majority of the page's content is in…" https://blog.pope.tech/2025/02/05/how-to-declare-your-pages-language/ 10 Digital Accessibility Mistakes to Avoid By Kelly Clarkson. "…This post highlights 10 digital accessibility mistakes to avoid, along with simple workarounds to ensure your digital content is inclusive for as many users as possible…" https://accessibility.blog.gov.uk/2025/02/04/10-digital-accessibility-mistakes-to-avoid/ A11y 101: 1.3.2 Meaningful Sequence By Nat Tarnoff. "The order of consumption of media affects its meaning…" https://tarnoff.info/2025/02/10/a11y-101-1-3-2-meaningful-sequence/ The Problem With PDF By Lucy Greco. "The one accessibility area I don't like and avoid working on is PDF files. I frankly find the process people have to go through to make a PDF accessible is far too complex and far too antiquated…" https://accessaces.com/the-problem-with-pdf/ Why Do Some People Think of Screen Readers When They Think of Accessibility? By Bogdan Cerovac. "People starting with accessibility can often get a bit biased perception and focus mainly on screen readers. I believe it has to do with the guidelines…" https://cerovac.com/a11y/2025/02/why-do-some-people-think-of-screen-readers-when-they-think-of-accessibility/ Accessible Rating Stars By Jan Deppisch. "In a recent project, we needed to implement a rating star component…" https://netzartist.de/notes/accessible-rating-stars/ Alt Text Accessibility: Balancing AI and Human Oversight By Thomas Logan and Ken Nakata. This episode of Accessibility Insights unpacks the challenges of ensuring alt text quality, the nuances of workflows prioritizing accessibility, and the potential legal and reputational risks of overlooking this vital aspect of digital media…" https://equalentry.com/alt-text-accessibility-ai/ Which VoiceOver? By Adrian Roselli. "…VoiceOver on macOS is different than VoiceOver on iOS. Maybe even different than VoiceOver on iPadOS, or any other iDevice platform. That's for you to test…" https://adrianroselli.com/2025/02/which-voiceover.html What Makes a Good Accessibility Designer? By David Kennedy. "…Here’s what I came up with that covers both designers and accessibility designers. Each skill builds on the previous one…" https://davidakennedy.com/blog/what-makes-a-good-accessibility-designer/ How I Learned to Code With My Voice By Salma Alam-Naylor. "Struggling with severe hand pain, I learned to code by voice…" https://whitep4nth3r.com/blog/how-i-learned-to-code-with-my-voice/ Did the US Government Cancel Accessibility? By A11y Quest. "We need to talk about recent executive orders and memorandums regarding accessibility…" https://www.a11yquest.com/blog/2025-01-27-did-the-us-government-cancel-accessibility Why State and Local Governments are Failing at Digital Accessibility By Ken Nakata. "…This blog post reviews some of the challenges causing state and local governments to fail at digital accessibility and what they should consider when looking for digital accessibility services…" https://convergeaccessibility.com/2025/02/10/why-state-and-local-governments-are-failing-at-digital-accessibility/ +02: CASCADING STYLE SHEETS. Using Padding to Space an Input and Label By Darin Senneff. "Something I started doing lately is using the padding of a