+++ WEB DESIGN UPDATE. - Volume 19, Issue 30, January 20, 2021. An email newsletter to distribute news and information about web design and development. ++ISSUE 30 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. Easy Language - Plain Language - Easy Language Plus (PDF) By Christiane Maaß. "Balancing comprehensibility and acceptability…" https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.12657/42089/Easy%20Language%20%E2%80%93%20Plain%20Language%20%E2%80%93%20Easy%20Language%20Plus.pdf Sub-$1,000 Web Accessibility Solution By Adrian Roselli. "If someone approaches you claiming they can make your web site WCAG compliant for just $1,000, they are lying to you…" https://adrianroselli.com/2021/01/sub-1000-web-accessibility-solution.html The Ongoing Evolution of "Shift Left" By Derek Featherstone. "…In 2021 the 'shift left' when it comes to accessibility needs to be more about responsibility and accountability, not just about testing." https://feather.ca/shift-left/ Accessibility itself IS NOT hard. But, By Derek Featherstone. "…accessibility at scale IS hard. Doing accessibility consistently well IS hard. Accessibility where it hasn't been done before IS hard. Creating a culture that values accessibility IS hard. Don't confuse one with the other." https://twitter.com/feather/status/1351212905035927555 Accessibility for Marketers, Part 1: An Overview of Accessibility By Marissa Sapega. "…This series will teach you some foundational practices you can start implementing immediately to help make your digital content more accessible…" https://www.paciellogroup.com/accessibility-for-marketers-part-1-an-overview-of-accessibility/ An Accessible Inauguration By Biden Inaugural. "The Presidential Inaugural Committee has made accessibility a priority in all aspects of the ceremonies and events for the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.…" https://bideninaugural.org/accessibility/ ADA Website "Tester's" Lawsuit Dismissed - Again By Martin H. Orlick. "…On November 19, 2020, a federal district court judge dismissed yet another ADA website lawsuit because Ms. Laufer failed to show she had standing to sue under Article III of the Constitution because she did not show 'individual' or 'particularized' injury…" https://ada.jmbm.com/ada-website-testers-lawsuit-dismissed-again/ Congress Did Not Pass ADA Amendment Clarifying Web Accessibility Standards By Bureau of Internet Accessibility. "The Online Accessibility Act, introduced on October 2, 2020, did not pass during the 116th session of Congress…" https://www.boia.org/blog/congress-did-not-pass-ada-amendment-clarifying-web-accessibility-standards Looking to 2021: What Will Happen in Web Accessibility Litigation By Ken Nakata. "…here is my short, boringly straight down the middle prediction for what we are going to see in 2021…" https://convergeaccessibility.com/2021/01/18/looking-to-2021-what-will-happen-in-web-accessibility-litigation/ +02: CASCADING STYLE SHEETS. Two Issues Styling the Details Element and How to Solve Them By Greg Gibson. "…the
and elements (which combine to form what's called a 'disclosure widget') have made creation and maintenance of these components relatively trivial…" https://css-tricks.com/two-issues-styling-the-details-element-and-how-to-solve-them/ +03: EVALUATION & TESTING. Using "How Might We" Questions to Ideate on the Right Problems By Maria Rosala. "Constructing How might we questions generates creative solutions while keeping teams focused on the right problems to solve. https://www.nngroup.com/articles/how-might-we-questions/ Five Reasons to Use Open-Ended Questions By Jeff Sauro and Jim Lewis. "…In this article, we drill into the high-level concept of discovery and discuss five reasons to use open-ended questions…" https://measuringu.com/open-ended-reasons/ Understanding the True Cost of Client-Side A/B Testing By Tim Kadlec. "Client-side A/B testing has been a performance loving developer's worst friend for years…" https://timkadlec.com/remembers/2021-01-12-cost-of-client-side-ab-testing/ +04: EVENTS. Understanding Ableism: Nothing About Us, Without Us! January 21, 2021. Online https://www.eventbrite.com/e/understanding-ableism-nothing-about-us-without-us-tickets-136051749445 Are Accessibility Overlays Overbaked? January 25, 2021. Online https://www.meetup.com/Accessibility-Twin-Cities/events/275303426/ UX vs. Accessibility: a Visual and Non-Visual Perspective January 27, 2021. Online https://groups.drupal.org/node/536262 The Web We Deserve, with Molly Holzschlag January 27, 2021. Online https://www.meetup.com/tech-talks-by-the-collab-lab/events/275780229/ Connecting Accessibility with User Experience for Inclusive Digital Products January 27, 2021. Online https://zoom.us/webinar/register/9516100470140/WN_Zd2G89I8S2mnTYYy0lNI4A Connecting Accessibility with User Experience for Inclusive Digital Products January 27, 2021. Online https://zoom.us/webinar/register/9516100470140/WN_Zd2G89I8S2mnTYYy0lNI4A The Dark Arts Explained: How to Get Funding, People, and Time to Implement UDL March 25, 2021. Online https://go.3playmedia.com/wbnr-03-25-2021-dark-arts Red Shirt Day (for Accessibility and Inclusion) 2021 June 2, 2020. Toronto, Ontario, Canada https://globalnews.ca/event/7561984/red-shirt-day-for-accessibility-and-inclusion-2021/ +05: HTML. Open UI and Implicit Parent/Child Relationships in HTML By Eric Bailey. "This phenomenon indirectly came up recently in an Open UI meeting I was attending…" https://ericwbailey.design/writing/open-ui-and-implicit-parent-child-relationships-in-html/ HTML Video Sources Should Be Responsive By Scott Jehl. "Recently, I was adding a video to a website. Intuitively, I started to mark up the HTML