Learning center
Personal accessibility stories alongside direct links to official standards and source documents.
Download the standards and guidance that keep changing
WCAG, ADA, EAA, Section 508, and EN 301 549 continue to evolve. These cards link to the official documents so teams can bookmark the source of truth instead of a summary.
- HTML standardW3C
WCAG 2.2
The current W3C recommendation for web accessibility. This is the baseline standard most digital accessibility laws and procurement rules build on.
Recommendation dated December 12, 2024
Open official standard - PDF guidanceADA.gov
ADA Web Guidance
Department of Justice guidance on web accessibility under the Americans with Disabilities Act for public entities and businesses open to the public.
Guidance dated March 18, 2022
Download PDF - EU directive PDFEUR-Lex
European Accessibility Act
Directive (EU) 2019/882 on accessibility requirements for products and services. Use the official directive text for EAA planning and compliance work.
Directive (EU) 2019/882
Download PDF - Final rule PDFgovinfo / U.S. Access Board
Section 508 Refresh
The official final rule for revised ICT accessibility standards and guidelines used by U.S. federal agencies and vendors working in federal procurement.
Federal Register final rule dated January 18, 2017
Download PDF - Standard PDFETSI
EN 301 549
The European ICT accessibility standard used in procurement and referenced across many digital accessibility programs in Europe.
V3.2.1 dated March 2021
Download PDF - India guideline PDFGovernment of India / NIC
GIGW Manual 3.0
Guidelines for Indian Government Websites and Apps, covering quality, accessibility, cybersecurity, lifecycle management, and STQC certification framing for Indian public-sector digital services.
GIGW 3.0 manual, official download from guidelines.india.gov.in
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Stories, media, and disability representation that shape accessibility thinking
Accessibility is not only about standards and testing. This section looks at how disability is represented in culture, products, and everyday design conversations, because compliance gets stronger when empathy gets sharper.
- Accessibility Corner9 min readUpdated 2026-07-16
Stopping the Fight With Disability: Living With RSD Instead of Fighting It Every Day
A personal reflection on RSD, physical therapy, inaccessible campuses, wheelchair access, and the choice to work with your body instead of fighting it.
- Accessibility Corner9 min readUpdated 2026-07-16
Wheelchair Independence, Not Dependence: Why Mobility Aids Often Increase Freedom
A disability-centered editorial on wheelchair use, medical gatekeeping, mobility aid stigma, and why using a wheelchair often increases independence rather than reducing it.
- Accessibility Corner8 min readUpdated 2026-07-16
Accessible Apartment Living: Why Step-Free Housing Changes Everyday Life for Disabled Renters
A first-person style editorial on accessible housing, step-free apartment design, wheelchair-friendly layouts, and why truly accessible living spaces matter far beyond compliance.
- Accessibility Corner8 min readUpdated 2026-07-16
Disability Representation in Once Upon a Time: What Mr. Gold's Cane Gets Right About Accessibility
A close reading of Once Upon a Time and how the show handles Mr. Gold's cane, Rumplestiltskin's disability, and disabled representation without turning disability into a lesson or stereotype.
- Accessibility Corner6 min readUpdated 2026-07-16
Gone Bad: When School Support Disappears for a Child Who Learns Differently
A personal story about fifth grade, informal accommodations, special education labels, school resistance, and what happens when support disappears.
- Accessibility Corner5 min readUpdated 2026-07-16
Why Being in a Wheelchair Doesn't Suck: The Strange Perks of Being Memorable
A humorous disability blog about wheelchair life, being memorable, awkward social recognition, and the unexpected perks of rolling through the world.
- Accessibility Corner8 min readUpdated 2026-07-16
The Best Wheelchair for Dancing: Why the Dancer Matters More Than the Chair
A disability and dance article about wheelchair setup, movement tradeoffs, design assumptions, and why the dance is not in the chair.
- Accessibility Corner5 min readUpdated 2026-07-16
What Accessibility Means for Your Organization: Designing Services Everyone Can Use
A practical accessibility article for organizations on digital access, physical access, user-friendliness, inclusive design, and serving more people well.
- Accessibility Corner9 min readUpdated 2026-07-16
Accessibility Features Should Not Scare 90-Year-Old Women: A Story About Usability and Assumptions
A personal accessibility story about restroom door buttons, user expectations, web accessibility analogies, and why accessible design must also be usable.
Guides and explainers
Use these articles when you want the plain-language version after reading the official source text.
- Standards
WCAG 2.2 Checklist: Common Problems and Practical Solutions
A working developer's tour of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.2 — perceivable, operable, understandable, robust — and what actually changed in 2023.
22 min read - Updated 2026-07-16 - Documents
PDF Accessibility Checklist: How to Create Accessible PDFs That People Can Actually Use
A practical PDF accessibility checklist covering tags, reading order, headings, links, tables, alt text, forms, metadata, export settings, and testing.
10 min read - Updated 2026-07-24 - Documents
Word Document Accessibility Guide: How to Make DOCX Files Easy to Read and Navigate
Learn how to create accessible Word documents with proper headings, alt text, tables, links, lists, language, color contrast, and export settings.
9 min read - Updated 2026-07-24 - Documents
PowerPoint Accessibility Guide: How to Make PPT Slides Accessible for Every Audience
A practical PowerPoint accessibility guide covering slide titles, reading order, alt text, contrast, tables, captions, templates, and accessible PDF export.
10 min read - Updated 2026-07-24 - ARIA
ARIA authoring basics: the five rules of ARIA
ARIA can make custom widgets accessible — or make good HTML worse. Here are the five rules every developer should know.
8 min read - Updated 2026-07-10 - Color
Color contrast: the WCAG math and what it doesn't tell you
How WCAG 2.x contrast is calculated, why the algorithm is imperfect, and how to design accessible color systems anyway.
10 min read - Updated 2026-07-08 - Keyboard
Keyboard navigation checklist for every web app
A ten-minute keyboard-only audit that catches the majority of Level A failures.
6 min read - Updated 2026-07-05 - Forms
Accessible forms 101: labels, errors, and validation
How to build forms that work with screen readers, voice control, and password managers — without extra libraries.
9 min read - Updated 2026-07-02