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Issue #1 • 23 January 2024

Happy 2024, Reader.

I'm thrilled to share with you the inaugural edition of the Pedalpointer Newsletter, a roundup of the most recent and popular articles on the Pedal Point Solutions blog along with curated digital accessibility content from around the web that you can use right away.

Recent articles

New Year, New Blog

Thoughts for the start of 2024 on what motivates us to do web accessibility.

How a Guy with Low Vision Navigates Stairs

A personal perspective on the challenges of going up and down stairs when you don't have much depth perception.

3 Common Problems with Skip Links and How to Fix Them

Avoid these pitfalls to ensure your skip links work and behave as expected.

Accessibility around the web

  • ​Creating Accessible and Inclusive Presentations - AmyJune Hineline (a11ytalks)
    ​    This is an exceptional video about making sure your slides and presentations can be fully experienced by everyone in your audience. Highly recommended; watch it over your next couple of lunch breaks.
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  • ​How to Design Great Alt Text: An Introduction - Caitlin Geier (Deque Systems)
    ​    A good primer on the purpose and audience for alt text that discusses how to craft it for different kinds of image.
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  • ​How to Make External Links Accessible - Whitney Lewis (Pope Tech)
    ​    A thoughtful piece explaining why most external links should not open in a new browser tab along with a list of use cases when they should.

Enjoy!

- Simon from Pedal Point

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