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Beginner courses

1. UX Foundations: Accessibility by Derek Featherstone (LinkedIn). Really good intro to accessibility, users and things you need to think about
2. Tutorials | Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) | W3C. Helpful examples and details from WAI to build on the foundation’s course
3. Accessibility for Web Design by Derek Featherstone. Granular examples and how to. Nice extension from the foundation's course
4. A11ycasts with Rob Dodson (youtube). Granular examples and how-to’s with a code and screen reader focus

WCAG Quick Reference Overview

• https://3pha.com/wcag2/, Quick reference list to WCAG in one page. Finding this a helpful overview

Checklist and audits

1. WebAIM's WCAG 2 Checklist. Comprehensive WCAG list to summarise WCAG in a way that's good enough for intermediate level
2. WCAG, but in language I can understand – tempertemper. Some really simple copy for a list that covers wcag. Good for beginners and inspiration for simple copy
3. Giving a damn about accessibility (uxdesign.cc). Useful article/pdf about user needs and the challenges you face in organisations
4. Checklist - The A11Y Project. a11y project checklist, written in simple English and grouped by categories

Cognitive disabilities

1. Accessible Numbers. Guideline for low numeracy, dyscalculia and Presenting numbers and data clearly
2. An Introductory Guide to Understanding Cognitive Disabilities | Deque. Deque actrice as an Introductory Guide to Understanding Cognitive Disabilities

a11y programme links

1. How to document the screen reader user experience - Accessibility, Your Team and You. A really good example of creating an accessible experience and the how to do it
2. How Our Organization Improved Web Accessibility (Case Study). A good article list the “basics” or most common a11y issues
3. A real world strategy for building accessible products – UXENG.net. Heenesh’s article on a strategy for accessibility

Web resources

1. HTML: HyperText Markup Language | MDN (mozilla.org). mdn docs bible - a godsend for understanding html specs
2. ARIA Authoring Practices Guide | APG | WAI | W3C. Aria specs and indicative examples
3. WAI-ARIA 1.1 Cheat Sheet jreiche. List of wai-aria 1.1 roles, attributes, global states & properties and landmarks. Found from Accessibility Tips, Tricks, and Resources for Developers.
4. Accessibility Support. Tests to showcase how various component builds can/should work with screen readers. Community driven

Image attribution

Photo by Thomas BormansHire on Unsplash

Supporting references

Using WCAG to make accessible design happen | Infinityworks webinar by Emma Aldington, UX Content Designer at Cinch