• Global Digital Accessibility Salary Survey #2 by WebAIM (respond by Jan 2)
• Is it an evil overlay? How can you tell? by Joe Dolson
• Make Navigation Accessible with aria-current by a11y Collective
• Headings: the invisible compass of web accessibility by a11yBlog
• A Quick Primer on Accessible Pagination by AFixt
• Annotating designs using common language by Tetralgical
• The Anatomy of an Accessible Button by Includia
• How to make complex data accessible for users with disabilities by Pope Tech
• Accessible Names and Labels: Understanding What Works and What Doesn’t by Vispero/TPGi
• Creating a culture of accessibility by tempertemper
• Understanding aria-live timing: a two-layer model by Max Design
• What does “hidden” actually mean in Accessible Name computation? by Max Design

• Inclusive Design 24 (#ID24) 2025 play list via YouTube.
• Web Accessibility in Mind Conference 2025 via YouTube.
• Auditing your Design system for accessibility
• Tabindex: What it is, how it works, and when to use it
• How to Convince People to Care and Invest in Accessibility
• Creating a truly accessible Flip Card by TPGi
• Screen Reader HTML Support – Lookup by Steve Faulkner
• Dialog is for modals, popover is for everything else
• 5 simple fixes that make digital spaces calmer—for neurodivergent and all users.
• What I Wish Someone Told Me When I Was Getting Into ARIA by Eric Bailey
• aria-selected: Practical Examples and Use Cases by Florian Schroiff
• Why Now Is Not the Time to Think About WCAG 3

• 100+ ARIA CodePens by Manuel Matuzovic
• 4 ways I use AI as an accessibility specialist by Scott Vinkle
• Design system annotations, part 2: Advanced methods of annotating components by Jan Maarten
• Able Player: Receiving the Torch by Joe Dolson
• Tabindex, programmatic focus, and outline styles by Chris Ferdinandi
• Automated accessibility test tools find even less than expected by Robert Dodd via LinkedIn
• FTC Approves Final Order Requiring accessiBe to pay $1 Million by FTC
• Running Strong Accessibility Programs Without DEI Support by Access Ability
• What Does It Really Mean For A Site To Be Keyboard Navigable by Eleanor Hecks via Smashing Mag
• Designers, your excuse is gone. Stunning, animated and accessible. Yes, you can! by Anne-Mieke Bovelett

Reading List+, December 2024

Here are some recommended articles, jobs, and a couple updated Web Axe articles.

• HTMHell Advent Calendar
• When Is a Skip Link Needed? via TPGi
• $240,000.00 Jury Verdict in Blind Students’ Accessibility Lawsuit against Community College (Note: reduced to $1,650, now in appeals.) by LFLegal
• Practical Accessibility Tips You Can Apply Today by Piccalil
• Accessibility Is Everyone’s Responsibility by Meryl Evans
• Keyboard accessibility testing on mobile devices
• A11y audit bookmarklets (more added) by Ian Lloyd
• Don’t Use aria-label on Static Text Elements by Ben Myers
• A false sense of accessibility: What automated testing tools are missing by Beau Vass via A11y Bytes

Jobs

• Senior Manager, Technical Support Engineering: Accessibility at Salesforce
• Accessibility Specialist at Thomson Reuters in Toronto, ON (hybrid)
• Lead Digital Accessibility consultant at the University of Washington (hybrid)
• Staff Product Designer, A11Y at Reddit

Web Axe updates

• Updated: Digital Accessibility Newsletters
• Updated: Web Accessibility Books