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  1. AI and minority languages

    How AI creates both opportunities and existential risks for minority languages, and what we can do to protect them.

    Ferdia Kenny
    May 18, 2026
    • AI
    • Artificial Intelligence
    • Language
    • Large Language Models
    • Accessibility
    • DEI
  2. Your carousel might not be accessible: designing for reduced motion

    Accessibility as the key factor for debugging, designing and developing a carousel with logos on a webpage.

    Valeria Graffeo
    May 1, 2026
    • CSS
    • Design
    • Frontend
    • Accessibility
  3. My Favorite Mac VoiceOver commands

    The world needs more accessibility tip listicles. Here’s one about screen reader testing.

    Dave Iverson
    November 10, 2025
    • Web
    • Accessibility
    • Voiceover
    • Usability
  4. Keep track of color contrast in Figma with our plugin

    Add accessibility color contrast information directly in the Figma UI with the Contrast Description plugin.

    Andrew Spencer
    August 11, 2025
    • Accessibility
    • Color
    • Figma
    • Design
  5. Top 5 product mistakes we see in AgeTech (and how to avoid them)

    Designing tech for older adults is a massive opportunity to improve lives. We break down the five biggest product mistakes we see in AgeTech and how you can avoid them to build solutions that truly make an impact.

    Kelly Gebo
    May 6, 2025
    • Accessibility
    • Product Design
    • Health Tech
    • Startup
    • User Research
  6. content_for -- What is it good_for?

    The Marie Kondo for bits of HTML that spark joy but have no home.

    Louis Antonopoulos
    March 24, 2025
    • Ruby
    • Rails
    • Ruby On Rails
    • Accessibility
    • Development
  7. What UK companies need to know about the European Accessibility Act (EAA)

    By the end of June 2025, the European Accessibility Act takes effect. Time to see how it might affect you.

    Svenja Schäfer
    March 12, 2025
    • Accessibility
    • Compliance
  8. I’m currently talking to the machine and it’s not helpful at all

    Ever wondered what it would be like if you use your voice to code? Well, me too. I tried 3 tools – with AI and without and these are my findings.

    Svenja Schäfer
    March 4, 2025
    • Voice Coding
    • Artificial Intelligence
    • DevTools
    • Development
    • Accessibility
  9. Can AI be used as an accessibility testing partner?

    Explore how AI enhances accessibility testing, its limitations, and why collaboration with human expertise is key to inclusive solutions.

    Moses Amama
    January 10, 2025
    • Accessibility
    • Artificial Intelligence
    • Compliance
    • User Experience
    • Product Design
    • Design
    • Development
  10. What I learned about design by helping my grandfather send an email

    The solution isn’t to just make the text bigger. We need to rethink how we approach product design as a whole.

    Andrew Spencer
    December 19, 2024
    • Accessibility
    • Health Tech
    • DEI
    • Inclusivity
    • User Experience
    • Design
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