What’s new
The A11Y Project does not recommend using accessibility overlay products. These kinds of products are actively harmful, and a step backwards for digital accessibility efforts.
What we shared this week
Why I blocked #AccessiBe
Robert Kingett
accessibegone: Instructions for blocking AccessiBe and similar intrusive overlays
Stephen Clower
The COVID Zoom Boom Is Reshaping Sign Language
Scientific American
3D Model Accessibility
Scott Vinkle
I have one of the most advanced prosthetic arms in the world — and I hate it
Input
Meet the actress blazing a sign-language trail in new ‘Spider-Man’ video game
Accessibility Skills Hiring Toolkit
Teach Access
How (not) to make accessible data visualizations, illustrated by the US presidential election.
Sarah L. Fossheim
How to Be a Better Ally, With Disability Advocate Alice Wong
Lifehacker
From our archives
How-to: Using captions with HTML’s video element
Background: Getting started with ARIA
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