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Mike Hartley (He/Him)Feb 21, 2025

Colour Vision Deficiency affects over 8% of men and 0.5% of women. Colour filters (including one that looks like X-Ray mode) assists people with CVD.

In this post I look at colour modes, how they work, and what all this means for us.

#Accessibility #a11y #Microsoft #Colour #CVD #PowerPlatform

https://hartofthemidlands.co.uk/2025/02/x-ray-a-to-z-a11y/

X-Ray! [A to Z a11y] - Hart of the Midlands

Colour Vision Deficiency affects 8% men/0.5% women! Colour filters help assist people with CVD. Here I look at how this impacts building solutions

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Mike Hartley (He/Him)Feb 12, 2025

You've probably heard me banging on about WCAG. But what is it, and how does it affect what we build?

In this A to Z Accessibility: Power Platform Edition post I cover exactly that!

#Accessibility #a11y #WCAG #PowerPlatform #Microsoft365 #PowerApps #PowerBI #AccessibleByDesign #Community

https://hartofthemidlands.co.uk/2025/02/wcag-a-to-z-a11y/

WCAG [A to Z a11y] - Hart of the Midlands

WCAG. The "Web Content Accessibility Guidelines". It's a set of guidelines designed for websites but adopted as the standard for digital accessibility. Here I look at what WCAG is and how it influences our builds.

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Mike Hartley (He/Him)Jan 22, 2025

User eXperience & User Interface are huge parts of everything we do.

This A to Z Accessibilty: Power Platform Edition post looks at how an inclusive community can help create UX/UI that deliver amazing results.

#a11y #Accessibility #PowerPlatform

https://hartofthemidlands.co.uk/2025/01/user-experience-user-interface-a-to-z-a11y/

User eXperience / User Interface [A to Z a11y] - Hart of the Midlands

User eXperience & Interface play a huge role. Building an inclusive community early on in a project creates better results. Read more here.

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Mike Hartley (He/Him)Jan 18, 2025

Welcome to the S in my A to Z Accessiblity: Power Platform Edition. Here's the one where I talk more about Screen Readers and how they can (should) impact what we build.

#a11y #Accessibility #PowerPlatform #Community #Microsoft #ScreenReader

https://hartofthemidlands.co.uk/2025/01/screen-readers-a-to-z-a11y/

Screen Readers [A to Z a11y] - Hart of the Midlands

If you've never seen or used one you may not know what screen readers are. The clue's in the name but that's not all. Read on to learn more.

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Mike Hartley (He/Him)Jan 13, 2025

New week, new post - and it's time to be Responsive.
In this A2Z Accessibility post I look at how Responsive Design can impact Accessibility as well as improve user experience

#a11y #Accessibility #Community #Microsoft #PowerPlatform #ResponsiveDesign

https://hartofthemidlands.co.uk/2025/01/being-responsive-a-to-z-a11y/

Being Responsive [A to Z a11y] - Hart of the Midlands

Screens come in all sizes & people use scaling, magnification + more. Responsive design ensures what consistent experience for all users.

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Mike Hartley (He/Him)Jan 8, 2025

NEW POST! Knowing where and how to get started with Accessibility can be daunting. Here is the latest A2Z Accessibility: Power Platform Edition - Quick Wins to provide a launchpad for your journey

#a11y #Accessibility #PowerPlatform #Microsoft #Community

https://hartofthemidlands.co.uk/2025/01/quick-wins-a-to-z-a11y/

Quick Wins! [A to Z a11y] - Hart of the Midlands

Hart of the Midlands is the home of Mike Hartley, specialising in Microsoft 365, the Power Platform and Dynamics 365 (CE and Marketing especially). Also home to the Diary of a CRM Migration featuring Arthur and his tales of moving from CRM 2011 to Dynamics 365

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Mike Hartley (He/Him)Jan 6, 2025

Happy New Year! Here's "Pop goes the weasel" to kick things off. Yup, the next part of the A2Z Accessibility: Power Platform Edition is here at last!

#a11y #Accessibility #PowerPlatform #Microsoft #AccessibleByDesign

https://hartofthemidlands.co.uk/2025/01/pop-goes-the-weasel/

Pop goes the weasel - Hart of the Midlands

Popups and Dialogs often appear in a way that doesn't trigger accessibility tools. In Pop goes the weasel let's explore some options for making this work.

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Mike Hartley (He/Him)Dec 30, 2022

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Paul O'Malley Dec 7, 2022

Do you love Keyboard Shortcuts? Do you have an impairment that makes using a mouse difficult? Yes to either one?

Mastodon's Web Interface features a wide array of #shortcuts that can be used to navigate the interface and make posts etc.

This short guide video walks through a selection of these to show you how easy they are to use.

Please #boost to help spread the knowledge around your networks.

https://youtu.be/fAXn5nxcYRk
#FediTips #MastodonTips #KeyboardShortcuts #Accessibility

Maximize Your Efficiency: How to Use Keyboard Shortcuts on Mastodon for the Web

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Mike Hartley (He/Him)Dec 30, 2022

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Paul O'Malley Dec 3, 2022

A little known feature of #Mastodon is the ability to create your own personal notes about an account.
This is a great way to potentially remind yourself why you follow particular accounts (or just about any other reason you can think of).

Also, these notes are private. The account does not know what you have written down, nor the fact that you have even made these notes.

Please #boost to help spread the knowledge around your networks. ☺️
#MastodonTips #Feditips #Notes
https://youtu.be/npoBM9Ev2CQ