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Are automated accessibility services and features really all that accessible? Let us explore that idea in Access & Allies thirteenth episode.

Learn about the WCAG Success Criteria that are most relevant to creating accessible web forms.

Rowan interviews a colleague from the Public Service in BC, Canada, Conan Winkelmeyer. Rowan and Conan discuss what opportunities look like for people with disabilities in government and what efforts are being made to be more accessible — as well as where there is room for improvement.

New to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)? It can be an overwhelming learning experience, so in this episode Rowan breaks down the top 10 things you can do right now to make your website more accessible for your full audience.

The WCAG just released it's latest version, 2.2! Rowan goes through the newest A and AA success criterions, and explains how they might apply to real people.

Tap into this episode for a brief list of easy actions you can take — starting now — to make the links you share on your website more accessible and easier to use for a wider audience.

This bite-sized episode is all about how the All Access team thinks about what accessibility means in contrast to the term "disability". It also contains resources for conducting your own web accessibility assessments!

We explore website carousels, the accessibility challenges they pose as well as some suggestions for getting around those. But ultimately, why we typically opt to defenestrate carousels altogether.

Rowan breaks down the All Access mentality around "the dyslexie font controversy" and how we approach digital solutions for reducing barriers to access.

In this episode on accessible visual design, we go over a few basics on how to make your snazzy graphic presentation enjoyable for a diverse group of users. This introduction to the topic touches on who might benefit from accessibility considerations in design, colour contrast, typefaces, and imagery.

Join Rowan in a brief overview of the what, why, and how of alternative text!

Discussing POUR (again) and some of the finer points around Succes Criteria