+++ WEB DESIGN UPDATE. - Volume 26, Issue 10, September 2, 2025. An email newsletter to distribute news and information about web design and development. ++ISSUE 10 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: COLOR. 04: EVALUATION & TESTING. 05: EVENTS. 06: HTML. 09: JAVASCRIPT. 08: MISCELLANEOUS. 09: NAVIGATION. 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. Nested Scroll Bars Are the One of the Biggest Accessibility Evils, Ever By Sheri Byrne-Haber. "…Nested scroll bars don't just trip up users; they shove users face-first into accessibility barriers that scream, 'We really didn't think about your needs when designing this.'…" https://buttondown.com/access-ability/archive/nested-scroll-bars-are-the-one-of-the-biggest/ Accessible Authentication By Karl Groves. "…This review synthesizes the best available literature, guidelines, and expert commentary into a single narrative: what we know, what we don't, and what to do next…" https://afixt.com/accessible-authentication/ How to Create an Accessible Table with Clickable Rows By Alexander Lehner. "…creating an accessible table with clickable rows isn't that hard. Always keep in mind that not all of your users use a mouse or a touch device. Always test with keyboard and screen readers as well." https://www.oidaisdes.org/table-with-clickable-rows.en/ Why Digital Accessibility Starts Within: Lessons From Crystal Preston-Watson By Antonio Vieira Santos. "…Crystal's story is a reminder that accessibility isn't just a feature-it's a mindset. It's not limited to customer-facing tools or legal requirements. It's about building a culture where inclusion is the default, not the exception…" https://hackernoon.com/why-digital-accessibility-starts-within-lessons-from-crystal-preston-watson Web Development Without Limits Part 3: Practical Guide for Accessible Design By Marie-Christin Lueg. "…In order to develop accessible websites, it is helpful to take user needs into account. This final part of the series looks at how this can be achieved…" https://www.heise.de/en/background/Web-development-without-limits-part-3-Practical-guide-for-accessible-design-10624231.html Normally When I Share Accessibility Bugs I Do It for Two Reasons By Anna E. Cook. 1. Good faith that the company will fix the issue 2. The company won't fix the issue and the public should pay attention. This time, I will look at America by Design for a new reason: rage. Automated test: 288 accessibility bugs…" https://bsky.app/profile/annaecook.bsky.social/post/3lxbkwo7k622e Jesse Gardner's Post By Jesse Gardner. "I ran a brief accessibility review of the new America by Design website…" https://www.linkedin.com/posts/plasticmind_i-ran-a-brief-accessibility-review-of-the-activity-7365854559686041600-Ypbb/ Focus on the People That Make Things Happen By Martin Underhill. "…Buy-in from the top makes things easier, but isn't a prerequisite for building accessible digital products. The people who do are the ones that make the difference." https://www.tempertemper.net/blog/focus-on-the-people-that-make-things-happen Accessibility Statements Are Not Legal Contracts. They're Value Signals By Simon Miner. "…dismissing accessibility statements as corporate lies may feel cathartic, but it subverts one of the best proactive tools we have to promote digital inclusion. The better path is not to abandon accessibility statements, it's to demand that websites accurately live up to what they assert…" https://pedalpoint.com/2025/08/accessibility-statements-are-not-legal-contracts-theyre-value-signals/ European Accessibility Act 2025: 5 Areas to Focus on for a More Accessible Site By Irani Sangham. "…This article discusses 5 ways sites can start the process of compliance…" https://baymard.com/blog/european-accessibility-act-2025 ADA Title II: What Public Entities Need to Know About Digital Accessibility (Video) By David Sloan and Erik Ducker. "…an information-packed session on what entities are affected by ADA Title II compliance and what it takes to meet these requirements. We'll cut through the legal jargon to give you a clear roadmap for compliance, plus the tools and strategies to make your digital content truly inclusive…" https://www.3playmedia.com/events/wbnr-08-26-2025-digital-accessibility-compliance/ +02: CASCADING STYLE SHEETS. Visualizing Responsive Typography By Miriam Suzanne. "What do all the numbers in our clamp() do?…" https://www.oddbird.net/2025/08/26/type-visual/ Another Article About Centering in CSS By Andy Bell. "The tired old meme that centering in CSS is 'impossible' has never been so irrelevant. In fact, I'd argue there's almost too many options now. Let's have a look at some common contexts, what approaches we have available to us and what I would choose per context.…" https://piccalil.li/blog/another-article-about-centering-in-css/ CSS-Questions By Sunkanmi Fafowora. "Test your CSS knowledge with 150+ questions on CSS from basic selectors to advanced topics like pseudo-classes, cascade layers, and container queries. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced developer, there's something here for everyone. You can also brush up your skills with practice questions on various CSS topics. Ready to challenge yourself…" https://css-questions.com/ +03: COLOR. How To Check That Your Colour Meaning Is Accessible By Josh Crawford. "Many people use colour to communicate information without realising the some users cannot see or distinguish between the colours, making their content and designs inaccessible. This guide reveals three practical testing methods to test colour meaning for accessibility before publication." https://www.digitalaccesstraining.com/pages/articles?p=how-to-check-your-colour-meaning-is-accessible Yellow, Purple, and the Myth of "Accessibility Limits Color Palettes" By Stéphanie Walter. "…Accessibility does not limit your color palette choices. What feels limiting is often a lack of knowledge about WCAG color contrast criteria, how to build accessible color palettes in tools like Figma. And sometimes, a lack of creativity…" https://stephaniewalter.design/blog/yellow-purple-and-the-myth-of-accessibility-limits-color-palettes/ Testing Methods: Contrast (Enhanced) By Dennis Deacon. "…Essentially, 1.4.6 builds on 1.4.3 by demanding stronger contrast to enhance accessibility for those who need it most…" https://www.dennisdeacon.com/web/accessibility/testing-methods-contrast-enhanced/ +04: EVALUATION & TESTING. Verifying the Stability of the Five-Item SUPR-Qm V2 By Jim Lewis and Jeff Sauro. "…In this article, we describe research conducted to verify the stability of the SUPR-Qm V2 and to reassess the stability of the original SUPR-Qm. How stable are those five items compared to the original 16?…" https://measuringu.com/verifying-the-stability-of-the-suprq-m/ +05: EVENTS. A Journey Through Global Accessibility Laws September 16, 2025. Online https://www.accessibilityonline.org/cioc-508/session?id=111180 Climate Conundrums: Bridging the Gap Between Cancel Culture and Sustainable Communications September 16, 2025. Online https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5Z7qJ45ATcyk8alzsRw7aw#/registration The Design + Accessibility Summit 2025 September 16-19, 2025. Online https://creativepro.com/event/design-accessibility-summit-2025/ UX Virtual Training November 17-20, 2025. Online https://www.nngroup.com/training/november-asia-au/ +06: HTML. When HTML Speaks Clearly By Alan Heikkila "As a developer, I love solving problems. But when I leaned into accessibility, I discovered a new appreciation for the elegance of HTML…" https://a11yblog.com/2025/08/06/when-html-speaks-clearly/ +07: JAVASCRIPT. Learning Web Development: Web Servers By Axel Rauschmayer. "…In this chapter, we run a web server on our own computer and use it to serve a web app…" https://2ality.com/2025/08/web-servers.html Learning Web Development: Modules and Testing in JavaScript By Axel Rauschmayer. "So far, all of our JavaScript code resided in a single file - be it an .html file or a .js file. In this chapter, we learn how to split it up into multiple files. And how to automatically test if the code we write is correct." https://2ality.com/2025/08/javascript-modules-testing.html Learning Web Development: Plain Objects in JavaScript By Axel Rauschmayer. "In this chapter, we learn how to create plain objects with properties. We use them to create a simple flash card app." https://2ality.com/2025/08/javascript-plain-objects.html JavaScript's Trademark Problem By Axel Rauschmayer. "In this blog post, we discuss Oracle's trademark of the word 'JavaScript'…" https://2ality.com/2025/08/javascript-trademark.html Learning Web Development: JavaScript Exceptions By Axel Rauschmayer. "In this chapter, we look at exceptions in JavaScript. They are a way of handling errors. We'll need them for the next chapter." https://2ality.com/2025/08/javascript-exceptions.html Learning Web Development: JavaScript Maps By Axel Rauschmayer. "In this chapter, we'll explore the data structure Map (a class) which lets us translate ('map') from an input value to an output value. We'll use a Map to display text upside-down in a terminal!" https://2ality.com/2025/08/javascript-maps.html Learning Web Development: JSON and Processing Files in Node.js By Axel Rauschmayer. "In this chapter, we explore the popular data format JSON. And we implement shell commands via Node.js that read and write files." https://2ality.com/2025/08/javascript-json-processing-files.html Going JavaScript-Free With the New Invoker Command API! By Chris Ferdinandi. "…Today, I wanted to show you how I was able to use the brand-spanking-new Invoker Command API to toggle modals and drawers open from