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Laura Wissiak
@laura-a11y.bsky.social
UX researcher HopeTech.vision | weekly newsletter A11y News | writing for AccessibilityFirst.at | Disabled Leaders Network

https://laura-a11y.carrd.co/

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A reminder for World Usability Day: If it's not accessible, it's not usable. We know this, yet still ignore it in practice.

My Problem with Accessibility in UX: open.substack.com/pub/a11ynews...

#WUD2025 #NoA11yNoUX #A11yNews
My Problem with Accessibility in UX
A reminder for World Usability Day: If it's not accessible, it's not usable. We know this, yet still ignore it in practice.
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November 13, 2025 at 9:46 AM
World Usability Day 2025: Emerging Technologies and Human Experience
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World Usability Day 2025: Emerging Technologies and Human Experience
Join us for an evening celebrating the 20th anniversary of World Usability Day on the topic of Emerging Technologies and Human Experience.
open.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:39 AM
The Power‑User Fallacy: When “possible” UX feels like a Dark Souls boss fight: open.substack.com/pub/a11ynews...

#A11yNews #UX #InclusiveDesign #accessibility
The Power User Fallacy
When compliance feels like a boss battle, accessibility has failed.
open.substack.com
October 26, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Reposted by Laura Wissiak
From Museums to High-Tech.
Our conversation with @laura-a11y.bsky.social.
#axschat #accessibility #a11y
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From Museums to High-Tech
How Laura Wissiak is Redefining Accessibility Design at Hope Tech
medium.com
October 20, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Reposted by Laura Wissiak
Mit jedem Alttext wächst Teilhabe. 🌱 Schreib auch Du. 💙
#A11y
#SelbstVerfassteAltTexte
#gemeinsamSindWirStark
October 20, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Reposted by Laura Wissiak
Reposted by Laura Wissiak
Many people still misunderstand screen readers — who uses them, how they work, and what inclusive design really means.

Ela Gorla has unpacked the most common myths on the TetraLogical blog:

tetralogical.com/blog/2025/10...

#Accessibility #InclusiveDesign #ScreenReaders
October 15, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Reposted by Laura Wissiak
Sometimes people give positive feedback just because they like what you’re doing, even if they don’t actually like the product. buff.ly/1g1t2Y5
#accessibility #inclusion #cocreation #innovation #userfeedback | Antonio Vieira Santos
The Importance of Honest Community Feedback in Accessible Product Design.   Debra Ruh, Neil Milliken, and I had a wonderful conversation with Laura Wissiak in a recent AXSChat interview. We asked Laura...
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October 15, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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Schreib Alttexte so, als würdest du jemandem das Bild zeigen, der dir wichtig ist. 🫶
#Teilhabe
#SelbstVerfassteAltTexte
#gemeinsamSindWirStark
October 12, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Reposted by Laura Wissiak
We've created a tool called the "Screen reader support look up tables" designed to help people quickly check how screen readers interpret HTML elements and attributes across multiple combinations of browser and screen reader.
HTML/SR Support lookup
tetralogical.github.io
October 8, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Reposted by Laura Wissiak
Barrierefreiheit ist kein Trend, sondern Verantwortung. Schreibe deshalb deine Alttexte selbst.
#SelbstVerfassteAltTexte
#gemeinsamSindWirStark
October 7, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Reposted by Laura Wissiak
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MERKE:Hashtags immer am Ende eines Beitrages. Die Aussage des Beitrages immer zuerst

so ist die Teilhabe Mit #ScreenReader Einfacher zu handhaben.

Barrieren vermeiden
Reader
October 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM
From zoom magnifiers and screen reader output to white canes and guide dog training.

This episode breaks down the essential tools blind users depend on, and shows how to test them effectively; open.substack.com/pub/a11ynews...

#A11yNews #Accessibility #UX #Dev #InclusiveDesign #Podcast
How Blind People Navigate the World, On and Offline
Listen now to A11y Yap #5 | Ever wondered how blind people browse the web and move through the world? Dive into our A11y  Yap episode on online & offline navigation: screen readers, zoom, white canes,...
open.substack.com
October 4, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Save the Date: Emerging Technologies and Human Experience Livestream on #WUD Nov 13 at 6 PM GMT+1

Topics: AR, wearables, hardware & software

Register to get reminded on GDG community: gdg.community.dev/events/detai...

Or LinkedIn: linkedin.com/events/world...

#UX #Dev #WorldUsabilityDay #a11y
October 3, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Bookmarklets for simplified Accessibility Testing right from your browser by @dnikub.dev: tools.caat.report

#WebAccessibility #a11y
Accessibility Bookmarklets by CAAT.report
Simplify accessibility testing, right from your browser with bookmarklet powered by CAAT.report.
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October 2, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Bookmarklets for simplified Accessibility Testing right from your browser: tools.caat.report

#WebAccessibility #a11y
Accessibility Bookmarklets by CAAT.report
Simplify accessibility testing, right from your browser with bookmarklet powered by CAAT.report.
tools.caat.report
October 2, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Reposted by Laura Wissiak
Donate $50 USD during registration and receive a WP Accessibility Day 2025 t-shirt.
Show your support and spread the word!

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#WPAD2025 #WPA11yDay #WordPress #Accessibility
Register to Attend - WordPress Accessibility Day 2025
It's free, and all sessions will be held virtually via Zoom, so you can attend from anywhere. Sessions will be live captioned and have sign language interpretation.
2025.wpaccessibility.day
October 1, 2025 at 9:02 AM
"The problem isn't that we're in bubbles - it's that non-disabled people aren't making the effort to step outside their own."

From Nothing about us without Us by Christiane Link
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Nothing About Us Without Us
Echo Chambers versus Real Representation
open.substack.com
September 30, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Preparing the screen reader recordings for our talk at
@wagtail.org Space, and I urgently need to know: Which flying type pokémons should we include?
September 30, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Now on @Dev.to too: How Blind People Navigate the World, On and Offline, with Screen Readers and White Canes
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#DevCommunity #Dev #UX #WebAccessibility
How Blind People Navigate the World, On and Offline, with Screen Readers and White Canes
Online Navigation Online navigation works quite similarly to offline navigation, only the...
dev.to
September 26, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Next up on #ID24 Julia Undeutsch with Designing for Deaf Space: Example of Japan’s Starbucks Signing Store www.youtube.com/live/GyEG4mV...

#InclusiveDesign24 #WebAccessibility #a11y
Julia Undeutsch / Designing for Deaf Space: Example of Japan’s Starbucks Signing Store #id24 2025
YouTube video by Inclusive Design 24 #id24
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September 25, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Today all day: Inclusive Design 24
24 hours of live talks about anything and everything accessibility!
inclusivedesign24.org/2025/

#ID24 #WebAccessibility #DigitalInclusion #a11y #WebDev #UX
Inclusive Design 24 (#id24)
A free 24-hour online community event on accessibility and inclusion
inclusivedesign24.org
September 25, 2025 at 11:52 AM