+++ WEB DESIGN UPDATE. - Volume 21, Issue 45, May 3, 2023. An email newsletter to distribute news and information about web design and development. ++ISSUE 45 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: TOOLS. 09: TYPOGRAPHY. 10: USABILITY. 11: WEBWASTE & SUSTAINABILITY. SECTION TWO: 12: What Can You Find at the Web Design Reference Site? [Contents ends.] ++ SECTION ONE: New references. +01: ACCESSIBILITY. Progress Over Perfection: The Better Way for Communication and Accessibility Advocacy By Meryl K. Evans. "Disability and accessibility advocates are passionate. They speak up about accessibility problems. Sometimes, it can have the opposite effect. A progress over perfection approach to communication educates people and it's kinder. This article has four steps on how to do that…" https://meryl.net/accessibility-progress-over-perfection-communication/ Rethinking Disability Simulation Activities: Moving from Empathy to Informed Action By Tom Babinszki. "…These exercises tend to be highly effective at helping participants empathize with people with disabilities and inspiring teams to prioritize digital accessibility. However, when conducted without the proper research and nuance, disability simulations can be essentializing. And even when conducted thoughtfully, they don't tell a complete story…" https://www.levelaccess.com/blog/rethinking-disability-simulation-activities-moving-from-empathy-to-informed-action/ Accessibility Lessons: Context-Sensitive Text Alternatives By Equal Entry. "…This article will show you that you need to look at how the same image is being used on the page to determine what the text alternative should be. Context matters…" https://equalentry.com/accessibility-lessons-context-sensitive-text-alternatives/ Web Accessibility: A Reference to Creating Inclusive Websites By Alex Ivanovs. "Unlock the full potential of your website by embracing web accessibility! Our comprehensive guide will walk you through the key principles and best practices to create an inclusive online experience for everyone. From understanding the importance of accessibility to implementing practical solutions, we'll empower you to transform your website into a welcoming digital space for users of all abilities." https://stackdiary.com/web-accessibility/ Designing and Coding for Voice By Brian DeConinck. "An overview of simple interactions for voice command or speech recognition software users, and the accessibility barriers that can emerge. Adapted from an internal Ad Hoc Technology Blog post…" https://www.briandeconinck.com/designing-coding-voice/ What's New in WCAG 2.2 Draft By W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) "…WCAG 2.2 is scheduled to be completed and published in Q3 of 2023 (July, August, September)…" https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/wcag/new-in-22/ WCAG 2.2 Update: Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze? By Hiram Kuykendall. "… In support of this mission to be ever vigilant in pushing the boundaries of accessibility, yes, the juice of the WCAG 2.2 update is worth the squeeze, and we look forward to it reaching a recommendation status…" https://www.microassist.com/digital-accessibility/wcag-2-2-update-is-the-juice-worth-the-squeeze/ Check Out This Grab Bag of Great Global Accessibility Awareness Day Goodies! By Jennie Delisi. Resources for GAAD campaigns and for learning https://mn.gov/mnit/media/blog/?id=574517 Accessibility Beyond Borders (Video) By International Ally User Group. "Webinar recording where a global roundtable discusses the challenges and opportunities of digital accessibility in higher education." https://eu.bbcollab.com/recording/47763f4d1649459faea07da7d5afec19 Inaccessible PDFs? How to Know When to Use HTML Webpages Instead of PDFs By Whitney Lewis. "…In this article, we'll review the pros of using HTML web pages and when it makes sense to use a PDF…" https://blog.pope.tech/2023/05/01/inaccessible-pdfs-how-to-know-when-to-use-html-webpages-instead-of-pdfs/ Pros and Cons About Quick Accessibility Fix Products By Jennie Delisi. "What you need to know when a vendor offers an easy solution" https://mn.gov/mnit/media/blog/?id=574507 Legal Update: April 2023 By Ken Nakata. "…In terms of interesting cases, April offered a respite after a busy March. Thank goodness because other work at Converge has been going crazy…" https://convergeaccessibility.com/2023/05/01/legal-update-april-2023/ +02: CASCADING STYLE SHEETS. Modern CSS Layout is Awesome! (Video) By Michelle Barker. "…In this session we'll delve into some real-world use cases for container queries, subgrid, the :has() pseudo class (or parent selector) and much more. We'll explore how to combine these new features with some more familiar ones, in order to build robust, flexible and creative layouts that respond to both content and context…" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6O0KBNslevQ +03: EVALUATION & TESTING. How to Estimate the Standard Deviation for Rating Scales By Jeff Sauro and Jim Lewis. "The standard deviation is the most common measure of variability. It's less intuitive than measures of central tendency such as the mean, but it plays an essential role in analysis and sample size planning…" https://measuringu.com/rating-scale-standard-deviations/ Video: Why Don't A/B Tests Add Up? By Luke Wroblewski. "Most companies use A/B tests to help them make product decision decisions. This three minute clip from my Mind the Gap presentation looks at why the cumulative results of these kinds of tests often don't add up to more significant impact…" https://www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?2012 Product Instrumentation: 3 Benefits (Video) By Sara Ramaswamy. "Product instrumentation tells us when and how much people use different aspects of our product. This insight can inform feature prioritization, validate our assumptions, and identify potential user problems." https://www.nngroup.com/videos/product-instrumentation/ Evaluating User Interfaces with the Squint Test By Luke Wroblewski. "Over twenty years ago (ouch), I outlined how and why visual hierarchy should be used to make the purpose and function of user interfaces clear. Since then, I'm pretty sure most of the feedback I've given on UI design has included visual hierarchy questions. Why?…" https://www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?2013 +04: EVENTS. Do You Speak Accessibility? - A look at accessibility hurdles for language learning and linguistics with Florian Beijers May 8, 2023. Online https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prYF34KyVAo Developers' Guide to Getting Started with Accessibility Testing May 16, 2023. Online https://accessibility.deque.com/developers-guide-to-getting-started-with-accessibility-testing UX Virtual Training July 15-28, 2023. Online https://www.nngroup.com/training/july/ HighEdWeb 2023 Annual Conference October 8-11, 2023. Online and Buffalo, New York, U.S.A. https://events.highedweb.org/heweb23 EDUCAUSE Annual Conference October 9–12, 2023, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. October 18–19, 2023, Online. https://events.educause.edu/annual-conference M-Enabling Summit October 10-12, 2023. Washington, D.C., U.S.A. https://m-enabling.com/ World Usability Congress October 10-12, 2023. World Usability Congress https://worldusabilitycongress.com/ +05: HTML. Short Note: Why Isn’t role=presentation/none Allowed on Focusable Elements? By Steve Faulkner. "…In terms of interesting cases, April offered a respite after a busy March. Thank goodness because other work at Converge has been going crazy…" https://html5accessibility.com/stuff/2023/05/02/short-note-why-isnt-rolepresentation-none-allowed-on-focusable-elements/ It's Very Likely That… By Manuel Matuzović. "…if you're using javascript:void(0) as the value of the href attribute, the element you're actually looking for is