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A11y News - Accessibility in Tech, UX and IRL

Laura Wissiak, Maria Domschitz

A11y News curates accessibility events, tools, and resources to help professionals build inclusive digital experiences. From free events and new technologies to practical takeaways in UX, front‑end development, and the occasional cool shit.

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Latest Issues

Watch your Language (Attributes) | Section 508 Trusted Tester Study Group Session 7

Don’t be shy! Today’s topics aren’t as technical as they sound at first. All of them require us to look at the code of a webpage.

Watch your Language!

Topic Eleven covers the “Language of Page” and “Language of Parts.”

11.A Lang...

10 days ago

The History of Sign Language at the Eurovision Song Contest

Europe, shall we dance? In preparation for the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC), Vienna has been leaning into its livable city image, and a big part of this is accessibility.

As the ESC is produced by each country’s public broadcaster, they a...

13 days ago
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Styling Isn't Structure: How to spot "Fake" Headings and Lists that aren't Lists | Section 508 Trusted Tester Study Group Session 6

As we continue our journey toward becoming certified Trusted Testers, this session reinforced that accessibility is just as much about creating a predictable, logical, and efficient experience for everyone.

Here is a summary of the key ta...

18 days ago
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Accessibility Isn't a Budget Line Item: It's a "Can They Participate?" Question - Jordan Harrison on captioning DevFest Ireland

This guest article is written by Jordan Harrison about his experience with event accessibility: While organizing DevFest Ireland 2025, the team was approached by Deaf developers who wanted to attend. This led them to a quest for event acces...

20 days ago
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Accessibility & Inclusion Events in May 2026

A11y News brings you a curated look at the most impactful accessibility and disability‑inclusion events happening in May 2026.

If you know of any other events in the online or offline accessibility and disability inclusion space, please em...

25 days ago
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    UX researcher developing assistive tech with Hope Tech. I started blogging about trashcans, made Forbes Under 30, and now compare WCAG 2.2 success criteria to Pokémon. Read more on AccessibilityFirst.at

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