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A11y Slackers Gitter Channel Archive 9th of May 2017

What fresh hell is THIS now? - Patrick Lauke
  1. Sean Elliott
    @seanus1138
    May 09 07:21
    Is anyone on here going to a11yBytes in Sydney next week?
  2. zakim-robot
    @zakim-robot
    May 09 07:45
    [indrekpaas] @seanus1138 Thinking about it
  3. Hugo Froes
    @hugofroesUX_twitter
    May 09 11:11
    Need a little help, we're working on accessibility of a platform and one of the issues is the contrast of solid icons in comparison to their colour background. Should I use the same criteria as the tests done with text on WebAIM?
  4. zakim-robot
    @zakim-robot
    May 09 11:56
    [michiel] I know @alastc wrote about that a while ago, can’t find the link right now.
  5. zakim-robot
    @zakim-robot
    May 09 12:03
    [michiel] Here you go: https://alastairc.ac/2017/03/graphics-contrast/
  6. zakim-robot
    @zakim-robot
    May 09 12:56
    [alastc] @hugofroesUX_twitter Michiel provided the link, but top-line: Yes, if it is essential (no text). There is some argument about level, but if the icons are a solid 3px or more, then 3:1 should be ok. If they have fine lines (<3px) then aim for 4.5:1.
  7. zakim-robot
    @zakim-robot
    May 09 13:32
    [lizdavis] Is there a solid "get started" guide for web accessibility?
  8. [tink] @lizdavis for a person in what sort of role?
  9. [lizdavis] Developer who is interested in making sure their site is up to standards.
  10. zakim-robot
    @zakim-robot
    May 09 15:07
    [michiel] lizdavis: I’ve heard that this Udacity course is really good: https://www.udacity.com/course/web-accessibility--ud891
  11. zakim-robot
    @zakim-robot
    May 09 15:15
    [lizdavis] Thank you :)
  12. zakim-robot
    @zakim-robot
    May 09 15:23
    [marcysutton] You could check mine out as well: https://egghead.io/courses/start-building-accessible-web-applications-today
  13. zakim-robot
    @zakim-robot
    May 09 15:31
    [lizdavis] I'll checkout both :)
  14. zakim-robot
    @zakim-robot
    May 09 15:41
    [johnbhartley] or mine: https://webdesign.tutsplus.com/courses/a-beginners-guide-to-web-accessibility
    although sadly it's not free (sob emoji)
  15. zakim-robot
    @zakim-robot
    May 09 16:19
    [garcialo] @lizdavis You can also look into the Easy Checks, published by the W3. https://www.w3.org/WAI/eval/preliminary
  16. zakim-robot
    @zakim-robot
    May 09 16:58
    [car] @robdodson @jnurthen @ghanek
    The latest IBM Checklist (just released yesterday) now covers 508 Refresh.
    My bad for thinking it was available earlier.
    Here's the link: http://www-03.ibm.com/able/guidelines/ci162/accessibility_checklist.html
    It's still a mix of WCAG and 508, and now even has a bit of EN 301 549. :)
  17. zakim-robot
    @zakim-robot
    May 09 17:21
    [robdodson] @car great thank you for the heads up!
  18. powrsurg
    @powrsurg
    May 09 20:47
    Interesting question posed by PPK in part 1 of his native form validation series ( https://medium.com/samsung-internet-dev/native-form-validation-part-1-bf8e35099f1d ): Also, if fieldsets that contain invalid fields can be invalid, and if forms that contain invalid fields can be invalid, why can’t labels that contain invalid fields be invalid?