+++ WEB DESIGN UPDATE.
- Volume 25, Issue, February 18, 2025.

An email newsletter to distribute news and information about web design and development. 

++ISSUE 34 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: MISCELLANEOUS.
06: TOOLS.
07: TYPOGRAPHY.
09: WEBWASTE & SUSTAINABILITY.

SECTION TWO: 
09: What Can You Find at the Web Design Reference Site?

[Contents ends.]


++ SECTION ONE: New references.

+01: ACCESSIBILITY.

Don't Test Accessibility With a Screen Reader
By Erik Kroes.
"…I just told you they're great. But I'd advice you to start (!) testing with something else, for various reasons…"
https://www.erikkroes.nl/blog/dont-test-accessibility-with-a-screen-reader/

Common Accessibility Challenges When Navigating Tables
By Michael Taylor.
"…Because tables are a common way to present important information, ensuring they are fully accessible is essential. Unfortunately, the experience is not always seamless. In this blog, I'll cover some of the most common accessibility challenges I face when navigating online tables with a screen reader…"
https://blog.usablenet.com/common-accessibility-challenges-when-navigating-tables

12 Web Accessibility Tips To Make Your Site More User-Friendly
By Tapos Kumar.
"…This blog shares 10 Web Accessibility Tips To Make Your Site More User-Friendly. These steps will help you reach more users and avoid costly mistakes. Keep reading to learn how…"
https://editorialge.com/web-accessibility-tips/

Rethinking Find-in-Page Accessibility: Making Hidden Text Work for Everyone
By Der Schepp.
"I had an idea to fix this problem using a relatively new HTML feature: the hidden="until-found" attribute…"
https://schepp.dev/posts/rethinking-find-in-page-accessibility-making-hidden-text-work-for-everyone/

A11y 101: 1.3.3 Sensory Characteristics
By Nat Tarnoff.
"I have a bad habit of saying, 'this is easy' or simple…"
https://tarnoff.info/2025/02/17/a11y-101-1-3-3-sensory-characteristics/

Understanding WCAG: A Comprehensive Guide
By Karl Groves. 
"In today's digital world, accessibility is no longer optional-it's essential…"
https://afixt.com/understanding-wcag-a-comprehensive-guide/

Audio Description in Advertising
By Equal Entry.
"This article is based on the A11yNYC talk by Eric Wickstrom and Liz Gutman of the International Digital Centre (IDC)…"
https://equalentry.com/audio-description-advertising/

Evaluating Overlay-Adjacent Accessibility Products 
By Eric W. Bailey.
"I get asked about my opinion on overlay-adjacent accessibility products with enough frequency that I thought it could be helpful to write about it…"
https://ericwbailey.website/published/evaluating-overlay-adjacent-accessibility-products/

Disability Community Briefing: What You Can Do to Stop the Attack on Section 504
By Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund (DREDF).
"In September 2024, a group of 17 states filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government called Texas v. Becerra…"
https://dredf.org/disability-community-briefing-what-you-can-do-to-stop-the-attack-on-section-504/

The European Accessibility Act 2025: An Internet for All
By Bailey Bryan.
"Most countries' government websites already prioritise accessibility, however the European Union is ensuring its usability doesn't just stop at government websites, many product and service websites will be affected too…"
https://www.wholegraindigital.com/blog/the-european-accessibility-act-2025/


+02: CASCADING STYLE SHEETS.

Beware the Faux Bold (And How to Fix It)
By Richard Rutter.
"I don't know if it's just me, or if something's happened in the last few months, but I keep seeing this kind of thing everywhere…"
https://clagnut.com/blog/2438/

Focus Styles and Programmatic Focus
By Oliver Williams.
"For users navigating via a keyboard, its important to keep focus styles prominent and clearly noticable so that the user can follow where they are on the page…"
https://fullystacked.net/programmatic-focus-styles/

The Difference Between Zoom and Scale
By Temani Afif.
"Do you know the zoom property? It works the same way as a scale transformation but unlike scale, it affects the page layout. In other words, the page layout is recalculated considering the new dimension of the scaled element…"
https://css-tip.com/zoom/


+03: EVALUATION & TESTING.

Three Types of Percentages
By Jeff Sauro and Jim Lewis.
"…Thow are they the same, and more importantly, how are they different…"
https://measuringu.com/three-types-of-percentages/


+04: EVENTS.

Digital Sustainability: Cutting Carbon Emissions Through Conscious Tech Practices
February 18, 2025.
Online
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/amplifi1/1555165

ADA Website Accessibility Requirements for Governments
February 26, 2026.
Online 
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ada-website-accessibility-tech-guidance-tickets-1218068528759

Deep Dive on Accessibility Testing with Manuel Matuzović.
February 26-March 6, 2025.
Online
https://smashingconf.com/online-workshops/workshops/accessibility-testing-manuel-matuzovic/

The New ADA Title II Regulation on Accessible Digital Technologies: What it Means for Your School
March 13, 2025.
Online
https://washington.zoom.us/meeting/register/QrObhNTyTQil2ak8O39aNQ#/registration

Audio Description Institute
March 24-28, 2025.
Online
https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=E144393&id=101

UX Virtual Training
May 3-9, 2025.
Online
https://www.nngroup.com/training/may/

UX London 2025
June 10-12, 2025.
London, England, United Kingdom
https://2025.uxlondon.com/


+05: MISCELLANEOUS.

Tech Continues to Be Political
By Miriam Suzanne.
"Being 'in tech' in 2025 is depressing, and if I'm going to stick around, I need to remember why I'm here…"
https://www.miriamsuzanne.com/2025/02/12/tech-ai-wtf/

What Happens to What We've Already Created?
By Jay Hoffmann.
"When we think about AI, we can't only think of what it has generated. We need to think about what it does to what the world has already created…"
https://thehistoryoftheweb.com/what-happens-to-what-weve-already-created/

Why Is Everything Binary?
By Heydon Pickering.
"All of my videos are black and white, but especially this one…"
https://briefs.video/videos/why-is-everything-binary/


+06: TOOLS.

Who Can Use This Color Combination?
By Corey Ginnivan.
"It's a tool that brings attention and understanding to how color contrast can affect different people with visual impairments…"
https://www.whocanuse.com/

GovWayback
By GovWayback.
"Access historical versions of U.S. government websites from before January 20, 2025 with a simple URL change…"
https://govwayback.com/


+07: TYPOGRAPHY.

Reimagining Fluid Typography
By Miriam Suzanne.
"Are we responding to the right inputs?…"
https://www.oddbird.net/2025/02/12/fluid-type/

Atkinson Hyperlegible Next Expands on Low Vision Accessibility
By Kim Tidwell.
"As typefaces go, Atkinson Hyperlegible breaks the rules. But, in doing so, it's paved the path for greater accessibility for people who live with low vision…"
https://www.printmag.com/type-tuesday/atkinson-hyperlegible-next-applied-design/


+08: WEBWASTE & SUSTAINABILITY.

Why, When and How to Use Video and Animation on Your Website
By Andy Davies.
"The use of moving media (videos and animation) is a tricky issue in digital sustainability…"
https://www.wholegraindigital.com/blog/why-when-and-how-to-use-video-and-animation-on-your-website/

Comcast: A New Standard for Internet Energy Efficiency
By Jasmin Jessen.
"The SCTE and its members, including Comcast, have created the first standard for network energy efficiency to combat sustainability challenges with data…"
https://energydigital.com/articles/comcast-a-new-standard-for-internet-energy-efficiency

Within Bounds: Joint Statement on Limiting AI's Environmental Impact
By Michelle Thorne.
"Days before the AI Action Summit, we join 100 civil society organisations in urging policymakers and leaders to acknowledge AI's environmental harms…"
https://www.thegreenwebfoundation.org/news/within-bounds-joint-statement-on-limiting-ais-environmental-impact/


[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.]


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