Mastodawn

Fenêtre contextuelle ou nouvelle page : comment choisir ?

@vitalyf vous aide à choisir selon le contexte et la complexité de la tâche que l’utilisatrice doit réaliser grâce à un arbre de décision UX :

https://a42.fr/ux-decision-tree (en anglais)

#a11y #UX #overlays

Modal vs. Separate Page: UX Decision Tree — Smashing Magazine

How to choose between modals and pages, when to avoid modals, and how to determine the right level of interruption or navigation. Brought to you by Smart Interface Design Patterns, a **friendly video course on UX** and design patterns by Vitaly.

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Frontend Dogma Apr 27

The Major Technical Reasons Why Accessibility Overlays Don’t Work, by @karlgroves:

https://afixt.com/the-major-technical-reasons-why-accessibility-overlays-dont-work/

#accessibility #overlays

The major technical reasons why accessibility overlays don't work - AFixt

The Overlay Factsheet describes an accessibility overlay as follows: The fundamental constraint you will notice as you dive into the details below is that post-rendered remediation is working against the framework, not with it. React (and similar frameworks) own the DOM. The framework expects to be the single source of truth for element structure, attributes, […]

AFixt

Steve Faulkner Apr 26

Mike Paciello – talks accessibility – fireside
@MikePaciello

#a11y #section508 #WAI #WCAG #overlays #history

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Philip Kiff Apr 22

If you are not familiar with overlays, or need a refresher of the other significant reasons to avoid them, check out the Overlay Fact Sheet, which now has over 1000 signatories (!).

From the Fact Sheet: "Overlays are a broad term for technologies that aim to improve the accessibility of a website. They apply third-party source code (typically JavaScript) to make improvements to the front-end code of the website."

https://overlayfactsheet.com

#Overlays #A11y #JavaScript #Accessibility

Overlay Fact Sheet

An open letter about accessibility overlays.

Philip Kiff Apr 22

Why do #overlays suck in React?

I haven't thought about overlays recently, but @karlgroves of AFixt has enumerated the technical reasons that they fail on sites built using popular JavaScript frameworks like React.

I found the details super interesting and persuasive.

Not that I needed additional convincing: when overlays aren't failing directly, their owners are suing leaders in the accessibility community and misleading their clients.

https://afixt.com/the-major-technical-reasons-why-accessibility-overlays-dont-work/

#A11y #JavaScript #React

The major technical reasons why accessibility overlays don't work - AFixt

The Overlay Factsheet describes an accessibility overlay as follows: The fundamental constraint you will notice as you dive into the details below is that post-rendered remediation is working against the framework, not with it. React (and similar frameworks) own the DOM. The framework expects to be the single source of truth for element structure, attributes, […]

AFixt

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Web Axe Apr 21

I tried to educate an Accessibility overlay company from the inside.
This is what happened.
https://chrisyoong.com/blog/educating-accessibility-overlay-companies
#a11y #accessibility #overlays

I tried to educate an Accessibility overlay company from the inside

This is what happened.

Web Axe Apr 21

Without fixing the foundation, overlays create disruption for some users, but fail to offer legal protection
https://the-word.news/2026/0402/accessibility-overlays-create-problematic-quick-fixes/
+1000 #a11y #accessibility #overlays #webdesign #webdev

Accessibility overlays create problematic ‘quick-fixes’ - The Word

Accessibility overlays create problematic ‘quick-fixes’ Without fixing the foundation, overlays create disruption for some users, but fail to offer legal protection In this illustration of an accessibility overlay, the user can change contrast, adjust font size, as well as use keyboard navigation, a screen reader, and voice commands — all adjustments or adaptive technologies available through the user's operating systems,…

The Word

U3dn Apr 19

Liquid Elements 1(04.06.23) #Fluid #Particlesystem #Liquid #2Dassets #Overlays #Elements #Vfx #Cinematic #AssetStore

https://u3dn.com/packages/liquid-elements-1-04-06-23-320895

Liquid Elements 1(04.06.23) | 2D Textures & Materials | Unity Asset Store

Elevate your workflow with the Liquid Elements 1(04.06.23) asset from FXMonster. Find this & more Textures & Materials on the Unity Asset Store.

Web Axe Apr 17

Without fixing the foundation, overlays create disruption for some users, but fail to offer legal protection
https://the-word.news/2026/0402/accessibility-overlays-create-problematic-quick-fixes/
+1000 #a11y #accessibility #overlays #webdesign #webdev

Accessibility overlays create problematic ‘quick-fixes’ - The Word

Accessibility overlays create problematic ‘quick-fixes’ Without fixing the foundation, overlays create disruption for some users, but fail to offer legal protection In this illustration of an accessibility overlay, the user can change contrast, adjust font size, as well as use keyboard navigation, a screen reader, and voice commands — all adjustments or adaptive technologies available through the user's operating systems,…

The Word

Frontend Dogma Apr 7

Accessibility Overlays Create Problematic “Quick-Fixes”, by @the-word.news:

https://the-word.news/2026/0402/accessibility-overlays-create-problematic-quick-fixes/

#accessibility #overlays

Accessibility overlays create problematic ‘quick-fixes’ - The Word

Accessibility overlays create problematic ‘quick-fixes’ Without fixing the foundation, overlays create disruption for some users, but fail to offer legal protection In this illustration of an accessibility overlay, the user can change contrast, adjust font size, as well as use keyboard navigation, a screen reader, and voice commands — all adjustments or adaptive technologies available through the user's operating systems,…

The Word