Notes # 28: Accessible POS, A11y For AI Agents, Decorative Images...
An "accessible" POS that announced my PIN, digital-only services in Belgium, AI agents on inaccessible sites, retiring "decorative" images, and how we wrote alt texts at Turkish Airlines.
Notes # 27: The Beatles Story, Accessibility Overlays, Screen Reader User Survey...
Accessibility insights from England, a visit to The Beatles Story, automated testing for the US Web Design System, and Screen Reader User Survey #11.
Notes # 26: Can I Use Foldable Phones?
Can I use foldable phones? Plus the iPhone Duo for left-handed users, the Digital Networks Act, and five key takeaways from SODAR 2026.
Notes # 25: How To Select A Meaningful Sample For Accessibility Testing?
How to select a meaningful sample for accessibility testing, the September 2026 WCAG 3 update, and twenty years of the CRPD.
Notes # 24: What Changed In EN 301 549 Version 4.1.1?
What changed in EN 301 549 version 4.1.1, plus a graphic novel about ULIS classes, Access100, and La Liga's web accessibility table.
Notes # 23: Am I Disabled Or A Robot?
Am I disabled or a robot? CAPTCHAs in visa appointments, Estonia's 112 deadline, sign language AI, and what W3C says about CAPTCHAs.
Notes # 22: "Could AI Be Increasing Our Accessibility Debt? What Should Be Done?"
Could AI be increasing our accessibility debt? Takeaways from Deque's "From Debt To Dividend" report, plus WCAG-EM 2.0 and India's draft rules.
Notes # 21: Economic Power Of The Disabled, Peru & Turkey, Accessible Maps...
An accessibility roundtable at Turkish Technology, the economic power of disabled consumers, Peru's accessibility law, accessible maps, and Turkey's Presidential Circular 10/2025.
Notes # 20: Movie Ticket Apps, AIMAC, SEO & Accessibility...
Museums of Istanbul and digital accessibility, movie ticket apps in India, the AIMAC checker, and why SEO is not accessibility.
Notes # 19: AI Omnibus, UsableNet's Midyear Report, Accessibility Standards Bill...
Summer park days in Istanbul, how the AI Omnibus weakens disability protections, UsableNet's midyear report, and New Zealand's accessibility standards bill.
Notes # 18: Netflix, Judicial Services In China, FIFA World Cup Fonts...
A toy fair in Bursa, Netflix's language search, judicial services in China, and the Norway font for the FIFA World Cup.
Notes # 17: EAA In France, WWDC 2026, State Of Digital Accessibility Survey...
Concerts at the Istanbul Music Festival, a French court decision under the EAA, WWDC 2026, and whether overlays help people with dyslexia.
Notes # 16: Legal Action In France, Inclusive Africa Conference, Email Accessibility ...
Trying FIFA's audio description app, legal action in France, the Inclusive Africa conference, email accessibility, and AI and human collaboration at Binclusive.
Notes # 15: WAI Town Hall, Screen-Free Policy, GitHub Accessibility Plan...
Creating AJet's accessibility page, the W3C WAI 2026 Town Hall, screen-free school policies, and GitHub's accessibility plan.
Notes # 14: FIFA World Cup 2026, Easy Language In Ukraine, Trump vs. Accessibility...
Poorly designed seat maps during a holiday rush, FIFA World Cup 2026 accessibility, easy language in Ukraine, and common seat map failures.
Notes # 13: Canada Progress Reports, Sign Language In The Parliament, Forza Horizon 6 ...
The Istanbul Music Festival, Accessible Canada Act progress reports, sign language in Nepal's parliament, and Forza Horizon 6's accessibility support.
Notes # 12: Accessibility Of Streaming Platforms, A11y And AI Testing, Section 504 Delayed...
Is Disability Awareness Week still meaningful? Plus streaming platform accessibility in the UK, AI in accessibility testing, and the Section 504 delay.
Notes # 11: India's Voice-First Revolution, EU's Social Plan, EAA Notifications In The Netherlands...
Duolingo and gamification, India's voice-first roadmap, the EU's new disability measures, EAA notifications in the Netherlands, and the Commission's mid-term report.
Notes # 10: Irony In Nepal, Audible Crawl Rule, IKEA Finland...
Nepal's inaccessible feedback process, the FCC audible crawl rule, IKEA Finland's pilot, and the most common Windows High Contrast Mode issues.
Notes # 9: Deadline Extensions In The US, GAAD Accessibility Pledge, Font Accessibility Checks...
US deadline extensions, the GAAD accessibility pledge, fonts that fail basic accessibility checks, and why this newsletter uses the Six Hands Marker typeface.