+++ WEB DESIGN UPDATE. - Volume 22, Issue 03, July 12, 2023. An email newsletter to distribute news and information about web design and development. ++ISSUE 03 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: JAVASCRIPT. 06: MISCELLANEOUS. 07: USABILITY. 08: WEBWASTE & SUSTAINABILITY. SECTION TWO: 09: What Can You Find at the Web Design Reference Site? [Contents ends.] ++ SECTION ONE: New references. +01: ACCESSIBILITY. Making Numbers in Web Content Accessible By Ricky Onsman. "…In this article, we're going to explore what the major issues are for number accessibility in web content, who it affects and how, and what web creators can do about it…" https://www.tpgi.com/making-numbers-in-web-content-accessible/ Introduction to Writing for Accessibility By Ellen Liebert, Laura Biray, Rachael Bradley Montgomery. "The primary goal of writing accessible content is to help people find the things they need and understand how to use the things they find…" https://www.ta11y.org/learning/topic?key=writing.a_intro There's No Such Thing as a "Normal" User By Karl Groves. "…the vast array of operating systems, browsers, screen resolutions, assistive technologies, and disabilities makes it impossible to conform to a single standard. The only logical approach is to use Universal Design, which acknowledges the diversity of users and promotes inclusivity for all…" https://karlgroves.com/theres-no-such-thing-as-a-normal-user/ Combat Accessibility Decay: How to Maintain Ongoing Accessibility By Access Armada. …"we see three types of changes where accessibility is often not taken into consideration: Content creation and updates; Routine maintenance and updates; Time sensitive requests and projects…" https://www.accessarmada.com/blog/combat-accessibility-decay-how-to-maintain-ongoing-accessibility/ Changes to AB 1757 Could Reshape Legal and Disability Rights Landscapes By Lynn Wehrman. "The Judiciary Committee of the California Assembly rewrote the content of their existing bill impacting digital accessibility, AB 1757. This change will empower both people with disabilities, as well as organizations struggling with vendors not creating accessible products, to move the needle on improving digital accessibility." https://theweco.com/ab1757-reshape-legal-disability-rights/ Who is to Blame for Delay in ADA Web Access Regs? It's Not the DOJ By Lainey Feingold. "This is an article about the delay in web access regulations…" https://www.lflegal.com/2023/07/web-access-reg-delay-omb/ #AudioEye Is Suing Me (Update) By Adrian Roselli. "On 5 July 2023, my attorney filed a motion to dismiss under New York's anti-SLAPP (strategic lawsuit against public participation) law…" https://adrianroselli.com/2023/05/audioeye-is-suing-me.html#Response New Low in the Accessibility "Industry:" Overlay Company Sues Globally-Recognized Accessibility Expert By Lainey Feingold. "…This lawsuit against Adrian Roselli impacts every person who cares about including disabled people in the digital world. It impacts all of us who speak, write, and advocate for digital accessibility that is fair, equitable, and ethical…" https://www.lflegal.com/2023/07/adrian-roselli-slapp-lawsuit/ +02: CASCADING STYLE SHEETS. New Viewport Units By Ahmad Shadeed. "We have been using CSS viewport units since 2012. They are useful to help us in sizing elements based on the viewport width or height. However, using the vh unit on mobile is buggy. The reason is that the viewport size won't include the browser's address bar UI. To solve that, we now have new viewport units. Let's find out about them in this article.…" https://ishadeed.com/article/new-viewport-units/ An Introduction to Native CSS Nesting By Craig Buckler. "Nesting is one of the core reasons for using a CSS preprocessor such as Sass. The feature has now arrived in standard browser CSS with a similar syntax. Can you drop the preprocessor dependency from your build system?…" https://www.sitepoint.com/an-introduction-to-native-css-nesting/ +03: EVALUATION & TESTING. Why Prioritize Personas? (Video) By Kim Salazar. "Prioritizing your personas helps you make strategic design tradeoffs to ensure designs bring the most value to the business." https://www.nngroup.com/videos/why-prioritize-personas/ Between-Subjects vs. Within-Subjects Study Design By Raluca Budiu. "In user research, between-groups designs reduce learning effects; repeated-measures designs require fewer participants and minimize the random noise." https://www.nngroup.com/articles/between-within-subjects/ How to Document the Screen Reader User Experience By British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). "User experience designers are responsible for designing the user experience. Period. A visual is not enough. This doesn't ensure a good user experience (UX) for all users. Accessible design process includes documenting the non-visual UX, for screen reader users. This also helps in achieving a good user experience for other types of assistive technology users…" https://bbc.github.io/accessibility-news-and-you/guides/screen-reader-ux.html +04: EVENTS. Making Visual Design Accessible July 14, 2023. Online https://www.eventbrite.com/e/making-visual-design-accessible-tickets-530525053717 UX Research Rumble - Personas: Inspiring or Ineffective July 14, 2023. Online https://lu.ma/rumble Mozilla Developer Network (MDN) July Community Call July 14, 2023. Online "…we will focus on the new AI experiments. Pre submit and vote questions…" https://community.mozilla.org/events/mdn-july-community-call/ Dialog Boxes with JAWS (Assistive Technology and Digital Accessibility Webinar) July 19, 2023. Online https://accessingenuity.com/blogs/access-ingenuity-webinars/dialog-boxes-with-jaws-assistive-technology-digital-accessibility-webinar Role of Automated Accessibility in CI/CD July 20, 2023. Online https://accessibility.deque.com/role-of-automated-accessibility-in-cicd Why Doesn't CSS Have Scope? with Heydon Pickering July 20, 2023. Online https://www.meetup.com/css-cafe/events/294449374/ PDF Accessibility Basics: Accessibility Testing (Digital Accessibility Webinar) July 26, 2023. Online https://accessingenuity.com/blogs/access-ingenuity-webinars/pdf-accessibility-basics-accessibility-testing-digital-accessibility-webinar Understand, Test, Solve: Responsive Design July 27, 2023. Online https://www.tpgi.com/webinar-july-27-at-12pm-et-understand-test-solve-responsive-design/ Shift Left, Require Right July 31, 2023. Online https://www.meetup.com/accessibility-twin-cities/events/292847401/ +05: JAVASCRIPT. Too Much JavaScript? Why the Frontend Needs to Build Better By Loraine Lawson. "One company found that too much JavaScript costs them $700,000 per year, per kilobyte. Here's what Alex Russell says needs to change…" https://thenewstack.io/too-much-javascript-why-the-frontend-needs-to-build-better/ ARIA Can Hurt or Help Web Accessibility: How to Review Your Website's ARIA (Updated) By Whitney Lewis. "…In this article, we'll give you all the steps you need to review your website's ARIA, the common results you'll find, and an example of the thought process behind reviewing ARIA results…" https://blog.pope.tech/2023/07/03/aria-can-hurt-or-help-web-accessibility-how-to-review-your-websites-aria/ +06: MISCELLANEOUS. Japan's Report on Mobile Ecosystems Is Published By Bruce Lawson. "The Japanese government's competition regulator (Secretariat of the Headquarters for Digital Market Competition) has been investigating the competitiveness of the mobile ecosystem (so, in reality, the entrenched duopoly of iOS and Android)…" https://brucelawson.co.uk/2023/japans-report-on-mobile-ecosystems-is-published/ +07: USABILITY. Virtual Queues: 13 Best Practices for Managing the Wait By Kim Salazar. "Well-designed virtual queues help manage the wait to free up users to do other things." https://www.nngroup.com/articles/virtual-queue-best-practices/ Developing Inclusivity Features By Hadi Chami. "…In this article, I'll discuss some methods that help software developers to integrate inclusive-design features more effectively…" https://www.uxmatters.com/mt/archives/2023/07/developing-inclusivity-features.php The Anatomy of a Perfect Landing Page That Converts By Rajat Chauhan. "…A landing page is a Web page whose design can persuade visitors to take a particular action. The anatomy of a landing page refers to the structural and functional components that make up a landing page…" https://www.uxmatters.com/mt/archives/2023/07/the-anatomy-of-a-perfect-landing-page-that-converts.php +08: WEBWASTE & SUSTAINABILITY. Fragile Digital Products, Durable Waste By Gerry McGovern. "…Digital is inherently unstable. It is not something suited to extremely hot weather, for example. The materials that are used to make digital products are extremely durable, though. The plastics and the chemicals will live on in the environment for hundreds and thousands of years…" https://gerrymcgovern.com/fragile-digital-products-durable-waste/ [Section one ends.] ++ SECTION TWO: +09: What Can You Find at the Web Design Reference Site? Accessibility Information. https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/accessibility.html Association Information. https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/associations.html Book Listings. https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/books.html Cascading Style Sheets Information. https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/css.html Color Information. https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/color.html Drupal Information. https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/drupal.html Evaluation & Testing Information. https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/testing.html Event Information. https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/events.html HTML Information. https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/html.html Information Architecture Information. https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/architecture.html JavaScript Information. https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/javascript.html Miscellaneous Web Information. https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/misc.html Navigation Information. https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/navigation.html PHP Information. https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/php.html Sites & Blogs Listing. https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/sites.html Standards, Guidelines & Pattern Information. https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/standards.html Tool Information. https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/tools.html Typography Information. https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/type.html Usability Information. https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/usability.html WebWaste & Sustainability Information. https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/webwaste.html XML Information. https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/xml.html [Section two ends.] ++END NOTES. + SUBSCRIPTION INFO. 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