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On Dashes, A.I., and Screen Readers
Update Sep 8 2025: Microsoft is adding keyboard shortcuts to Windows 11 for em dashes and en dashes. For now, they are hidden away in the Dev and Beta builds. This post was prompted by some discussion at TPGi about the use of em dash punctuation, on two fronts: Is the use of the em dash making our posts look like they were generated by A.I.? How do screen readers convey em dashes?
Digital Accessibility Blogs and Newsletters
Let me start this post by making clear this is a personal list. It’s part of my job at TPGi to keep up with what’s happening in the digital accessibility industry and I’ve built up a list of sources that help me do that. We felt it would be useful to share this list, but I don’t claim that it’s comprehensive. Having said that, my list is long and can look daunting. I wouldn’t expect anyone to follow all of these sources all of the time.
WCAG 3.0: are we there yet?
In short: no. Overview On 7 December 2021, the W3C Accessible Guidelines Working Group published a Working Draft of the W3C Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 3.0. So, that’s it, right? Pack WCAG 2 off to the junkyard? The standard is dead, long live the standard? Well, no. A Working Draft is published to invite feedback and goes through a lot of stages before it can be referred to as a standard. This particular draft has just six sample guidelines, where eventually there will be many, many more.
Intopia Launches WCAG 2.1 Map
On Tuesday 24 July, at the Sydney Web Accessibility & Inclusive Design Meetup, Intopia launched a brand new visual map of WCAG 2.1, including the new Success Criteria published just last month. It’s downloadable in digital format as a PDF, which makes it ideal for printing to hard copy. The map illustrates at a glance where each Success Criterion fits under the WCAG Principles, including its level of conformance.
Which Podcasts Should Web Designers And Developers Be Listening To? — Smashing Magazine
14 min read Podcasts, Inspiration, Community, Guides Share on Twitter, LinkedIn We asked the Smashing community what podcasts they listened to, aiming to compile a shortlist of current podcasts for web designers and developers. We had what can only be called a very strong response — both in number and in passion.
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