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  1. Designing Accessible Color Palettes in Figma: A Guide for Web Accessibility

    by Thea Eaton

    In today's digital age, creating inclusive designs that cater to all users is paramount. Accessibility in web design ensures that everyone, regardless of their abilities, can access and interact with digital content seamlessly. One crucial aspect of accessible design is color …

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  2. School to Prison Pipeline is Still Very Real - and Impacts Hundreds of Thousands of Disabled Students

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    According to the NCD (National Council on Disability) Report Issued on School-to-Prison Pipeline, 85% of incarcerated youth have learning and/or emotional disabilities. As a result, these kids leave school in far higher numbers than their non-disabled peers and are at far …

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  3. Your Browser May Be Having a Secret Relationship with a Screen Reader

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    This is the final installment of my three-part saga on the technical details of how screen readers communicate with other software. Part 1 introduced accessibility APIs (application programming interfaces) and the accessibility tree, and Part 2 provided a history lesson of how …

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  4. The Road to Good Intentions Is Paved with Hell

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    This post is the second in a three-part series about how screen readers obtain what users need from applications and operating systems. Part 1 introduced accessibility APIs (application programming interfaces) and the accessibility tree. I'll conclude the series with a …

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  5. So, You Want to be a Digital Accessibility Specialist

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    I’m sure you’re familiar with the age-old small talk conversation topic, “What do you do?” When I'm asked this question, I always take the opportunity to talk about digital accessibility and its importance, as well as how it’s not enough of a priority for many organizations. My …

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