+++ WEB DESIGN UPDATE. - Volume 25, Issue 46, May 13, 2025. An email newsletter to distribute news and information about web design and development. ++ISSUE 46 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: BOOKS. 03: CASCADING STYLE SHEETS. 04: EVALUATION & TESTING. 05: EVENTS. 06: INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE. 07: JAVASCRIPT. 08: TOOLS. 14: TYPOGRAPHY. 15: USABILITY. 16: WEBWASTE & SUSTAINABILITY. SECTION TWO: 17: What Can You Find at the Web Design Reference Site? [Contents ends.] ++ SECTION ONE: New references. +01: ACCESSIBILITY. Do Not Publish Your Designs on the Web with Figma Sites… By Adrian Roselli. "…Unless you want to fail all the WCAGs, create litigation risk, close off opportunities in Europe, engage in reputational harm, and oh yeah, throw up barriers to your customers and users…" https://adrianroselli.com/2025/05/do-not-publish-your-designs-on-the-web-with-figma-sites.html The True Path to Garbage Code: Figma Sites By Joe Dolson. "Yes, I'm aware that it's still in beta. But as it stands right now, Figma Sites are a clear path to creating an incredible mess of a site…" https://www.joedolson.com/2025/05/the-true-path-to-garbage-code-figma-sites/ How To Create Accessible Content By Princeton University. "Content Accessibility Checklist…" https://digital.accessibility.princeton.edu/checklist Foundations: Keyboard Accessibility By Demelza Feltham. "By prioritising semantic HTML and offering keyboard-friendly alternatives for complex interactions, you help create a more inclusive experience for people who use a keyboard…" https://tetralogical.com/blog/2025/05/09/foundations-keyboard-accessibility/ Test Keyboard Accessibility On Your Website (Video) By Huei-Hsin Wang. "Keyboard accessibility is crucial for inclusive web design. Test your site using only a keyboard to ensure clear focus states, access to all interactive elements, and logical tab sequences…" https://www.nngroup.com/videos/no-mouse-keyboard-accessibility/ Deque Axe Assistant - First Impressions By Craig Abbott. "A few days ago, Deque launched 'axe Assistant', which they're calling 'an AI chatbot built for all your accessibility questions'…" https://www.craigabbott.co.uk/blog/deque-axe-assistant-first-impressions/ Systematically Evaluating Digital Map Tools Based on the WCAG (PDF) By Biggs, Coughlan, and Walker. "This study examines the accessibility of digital map tools in relation to the Web Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, highlighting critical issues for disabled users…" https://scholarworks.calstate.edu/downloads/qv33s622d [Draft] Accessibility Roles and Responsibilities Mapping (ARRM) By ARRM Community Group. "ARRM helps you assign responsibilities for digital accessibility to appropriate roles early in projects…" https://www.w3.org/WAI/planning/arrm/ +02: BOOKS. Cruse, Dale and Boudreau, Denis Inclusive Design for Accessibility: A Practical Guide to Digital Accessibility, UX, and Inclusive Web & App Design, Packt Publishing, 2025. Firth, Ashley. Practical Web Accessibility, Second Edition, APress, 2024. +03: CASCADING STYLE SHEETS. Are 'CSS Carousels' Accessible? By Sara Soueidan. "In this post I want to examine the newly announced 'CSS Carousels' through the lens of usability and accessibility. I'll start with a spoiler: CSS Carousels are highly experimental and they are not yet ready for production; not only because of the current lack of browser adoption for the new CSS features they use, but also because they have some major accessibility issuess…" https://www.sarasoueidan.com/blog/css-carousels-accessibility/ +04: EVALUATION & TESTING. There are 70+ UX Metrics, Start with These 4 UX Metrics By Jeff Sauro and Jim Lewis. "…We've identified four essential UX metrics, three at the task level and one at the study level…" https://measuringu.com/get-comfortable-with-four-UX-metrics/ +05: EVENTS. Accessibility in Technology Procurement and Use June 12, 2025. Online https://webaim.org/training/procurement/ Virtual Web Accessibility Training June 18-19, 2025. Online https://webaim.org/training/virtual/ Accessible Documents: Word, PowerPoint, & Acrobat Starts first Monday of each month unless there is a U.S. holiday that week. Online https://webaim.org/training/docs/ EDUCAUSE Annual Conference October 27-30, 2025, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A. November 12-13, 2025, Online. https://events.educause.edu/annual-conference/2025 +06: INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE. Unlocking Accessibility: Information Architects Share Their Approach to Digital Accessibility and Design With People With Disabilities By Kelly Clarkson and Samantha Merrett. "…we asked information architects from Government Digital Services (GDS) about their role in making digital services accessible, designing with people with access needs and sharing best practices for integrating accessibility into the information architecture process…" https://accessibility.blog.gov.uk/2025/05/09/unlocking-accessibility-information-architects-share-their-approach-to-digital-accessibility-and-design-with-people-with-disabilities/ +07: JAVASCRIPT. The Hidden Gold of Web Accessibility: Everything About ARIA Labels By Florian Schroiff. "Dive into ARIA labels for web accessibility and enhance your skill set. Unveil their potential, discover best practices, and how to avoid pitfalls…" https://www.a11y-collective.com/blog/aria-labels/ +08: TOOLS. Able Player: Passing the torch By Terrill Thompson. "With this announcement, I'm officially retiring as lead developer and maintainer of Able Player, and passing the torch to Joe Dolson, a trusted friend and colleague with mad developer skills and extensive experience in digital accessibility…" https://terrillthompson.com/1607 Able Player: Receiving the Torch By Joe Dolson. "For anybody who's been putting video on the web for a long time and cares about accessibility, Able Player has been the feature leader for accessible multimedia. Created by Terrill Thompson, Able Player has been under steady development and research for well over a decade…" https://www.joedolson.com/2025/05/able-player-receiving-the-torch/ Digital Accessibility Bookmarklets by Intopia By Taiyo Totsuka. "When you're deep in accessibility work, sometimes the simplest tools can save the most time. That's where bookmarklets come in…" https://intopia.digital/articles/digital-accessibility-bookmarklets/ +09: WEBWASTE & SUSTAINABILITY. Climate Action Plan for Developers "Take tangible steps as a developer to green your code and green the planet…" https://github.com/social-impact/focus-areas/environmental-sustainability/climate-action-plan-for-developers Opt Out Project By Janet Vertesi. "Yes, you can live without Big Tech.…" https://www.optoutproject.net/ Can Browser Choice Help Digital Sustainability? By Andy Davies. "… I've been questioning my choices of tech platforms and software…" https://www.wholegraindigital.com/blog/can-browser-choice-help-digital-sustainability/ [Section one ends.] ++ SECTION TWO: +17: 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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