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One of the most common well-meaning but misunderstood accessibility recommendations is to use aria-label to make things more accessible. It’s hard to know when not to use something or when a better alternative exists, because documentation usually focuses on what to fix, not how to choose the best approach.Code examples in the blog post: https://kineticiris.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-aria-label/ Video version: https://youtu.be/182w-ItJJCUTimestamps:1:16 - The options3:51 - Use aria-label: Landmarks5:32 - Use aria-label: Icons, SVGs, canvas9:46 - Use aria-label: Custom widgets10:13 - Why use something else11:29 - Something else: Form field labels12:40 - Something else: Links13:42 - Something else: Images14:33 - Something else: Background images15:27 - Something else: Inline images16:03 - Don’t use aria-label16:38 - How to decide

Elementor had seemed committed to accessibility. Then they (re)launched an accessibility overlay plugin and things started to shift. What seemed like a huge opportunity to make a positive impact on millions of sites quickly seemed to turn into the same old familiar story.Watch the quick audit of Elementor's Ally Web Accessibility page: https://youtu.be/MjjU6YTw5_0Read more about accessibility: https://kineticiris.com/blog/

Part of making sure your website is accessible is making sure that someone can understand your website no matter what they've set their default language to — even if you aren't specifically creating content in different languages. - Blog version here: https://overnightwebsite.com/internationalization-is-accessibility/ - Video version here: https://youtu.be/t2sEVrhm6Qw - Accessibility Testing Tools - Bookmarklets: https://youtu.be/TrNrsKLH-eo - Lang Bookmarklet: https://code.jasonmorris.com/bookmarklets/language/

All links can be found in the blog post and/or YouTube videos. Blog post: https://overnightwebsite.com/accessibility-testing-tools/ YouTube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLDyPOEjPeDmnearYAQLu5naBRzf-e49B

Links: - Blog post: https://overnightwebsite.com/opening-links-in-a-new-tab/ - Accessibility New Window Warnings plugin: https://wordpress.org/plugins/accessibility-new-window-warnings/ - The Admin Bar's accessibility weekly series: https://theadminbar.com/accessibility-weekly/opening-links-in-new-tabs-or-not/

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This was originally recorded as a video, which you can watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/gcVApPZxVbU Code Link: https://github.com/queerdevperson/ow-accordion Example: https://overnightwebsite.com/faq/

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This was originally recorded as a video, which you can watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/60TmtFBXY7M

This was originally recorded as a video, which you can watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/YL6287zu3oE 

This was originally recorded as a video, which you can watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/a-yz06vJnA4

This was originally recorded as a video, which you can watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/l77Zj27xLr8

If you really want to get off to a great start in the new year, get a free website audit: https://overnightwebsite.com/free-website-audit/ Read post: https://overnightwebsite.com/annual-website-tasks/ Watch video: https://youtu.be/u9QgxfYmuJE

You absolutely should have a website, and you absolutely shouldn't let worries about it not being "done" get in the way of launching it. But the absolute first thing you need before creating your website is a plan. When do you need a plan and when should you just jump in and get something out there?

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