Hamish Mackenzie

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Accessibility lead for an Australian bank, enjoy all things tech, sport and burning my fingers on the barbecue.

New post from me this morning about the ongoing situation with broken escalators at Box Hill Bus Station:
https://philipmallis.com/2025/02/07/the-box-hill-bus-station-escalator-saga/

#Melbourne #PublicTransport #Transit #MelbourneBuses #accessibility

The Box Hill Bus Station escalator saga | Philip Mallis

Philip Mallis | Transport planner, YouTuber, Map maker.

๐Ÿšฉ Foundations: grouping forms with <fieldset> and <legend>
by Demelza Feltham
at @TetraLogical

#webdev #accessibility

https://tetralogical.com/blog/2025/01/31/foundations-fieldset-and-legend/

Foundations: grouping forms with `<fieldset>` and `<legend>` - TetraLogical

In this post, we explore how to use the <fieldset> and <legend> elements to group and label form elements effectively, creating a more accessible and well-structured experience.

TetraLogical
Wondering if anyone else is noticing an odd bug in jaws 2025 Dec update and Adobe reader, images are now reading both alt text and file path?? If I look at the same file in Jaws 2024 it's fine?? #Jaws #Accessibility
"The RAAM 1 framework for assessing the accessibility of mobile apps, published by the Luxembourg Government, has been translated into English. It contains 107 testing procedures grouped in 15 themes."
https://accessibilite.public.lu/en/raam1/referentiel-technique.html (H/T @laura_carlson's weekly mailout)
RAAM 1: Criteria and tests

Digital accessibility portal of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

๐Ÿ”—One of the most important things to understand about accessibility is how people use the web.

The HMRC accessibility team built these interactive personas that show what completing tasks is like on inaccessible services https://personas-prototype.herokuapp.com/

Personas - Accessibility personas

Thanks for following along with the #adventOfiOSAccessibility series! Here's to building more accessible iOS apps in 2025! ๐ŸŽ‰

If youโ€™d like to revisit or share the series, Iโ€™ve compiled all the posts here: https://dadederk.github.io/post/2024-12-06-01/

Dani Devesa | Advent of iOS Accessibility

Dani Devesa

Just had a fabulous experience using @InnosearchAI I booked a flight to New Zealand for Christmas and it couldn't have been any easier or accessible, what a great service this is

Unlock the full potential of heading accessibility with our essential guide. Master hierarchical structure for better user experience and SEO. #a11y #accessibility

https://www.a11y-collective.com/blog/accessibility-headings/

Essential Guide to Heading Accessibility in Web Development

Unlock the full potential of heading accessibility with our essential guide. Master hierarchical structure for better user experience and SEO.

The A11Y Collective

Today we're sharing a new blog post, written by Accessibility Specialist Demelza Feltham.

It focuses on the importance of labelling text fields correctly with the <input> and <label> elements and how this simple yet essential practice can significantly improve both usability and accessibility on the web.

Read the full post here: https://tetralogical.com/blog/2024/08/21/blog-post-input-label/

#Accessibility #A11y #TextFieldLabels

Foundations: labelling text fields with input and label - TetraLogical

In this post about forms, we explore how to effectively label text fields using `` and `` elements to create form inputs that are both accessible and user-friendly.

TetraLogical

Look what I found hidden in plain sight.
Pun intended.
This Alt Text decision tree is going to be super helpful in making my content more accessible. Since I make that now, I guess.

#Accessibility #Disablity #AltText #Alt4Me #Blind #Neurodivergent

https://www.w3.org/WAI/tutorials/images/decision-tree/

An alt Decision Tree

Accessibility resources free online from the international standards organization: W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI).

Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)