#accessiway — Public Fediverse posts

Over in the walled-garden A11y Slack, the IAAP rep there has left this statement and said proper statements will be going out on its socials:
https://web-a11y.slack.com/archives/C0382G2EGKH/p1706288656965409

Links in post:
• “webpage” https://www.accessibilityassociation.org/s/about/governance-and-positions#focus2
• “European Disability Forum” https://www.edf-feph.org/
• “joint statement regarding overlays” https://www.edf-feph.org/publications/joint-statement-on-accessibility-overlays/

Sorry for the wall of text.

#overlay #UserWay #FACILiti #AccessiWay #accessibility #a11y #IAAP

Late to the party because I really needed to think about this.

I *believe* what is happening is IAAP is hosting a session promoting #overlays.

It has 7 dudes on a panel:

• One is from #FACILiti (filed SLAPPs against disabled critics).
• One from #UserWay (known for lifting content, failing at WCAG).
• One from #AccessiWay (was so bad I ignored it).

And then three more I’m disappointed to see aligning themselves with this.

What’s the point of IAAP again?

https://web.archive.org/web/20240126161325/https://zerocon24.zeroproject.org/sessions/c2Vzc2lvbjoxNjMzMDM%3D
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I appreciate that IAAP and the European Disability Forum essentially said #overlays are shit back in May:
https://www.edf-feph.org/accessibility-overlays-dont-guarantee-compliance-with-european-legislation/

But IAAP allows overlays as members, so it kind of undercuts the message (and assures I will not join).

Which is why I am happy the European Commission has confirmed #overlays are shit:
https://commission.europa.eu/resources-partners/europa-web-guide/design-content-and-development/accessibility/testing-early-and-regularly/accessibility-overlays_en

#accessibility #a11y #accessiBe #accessiWay #adally #AudioEye #EqualWeb #FACILiti #MaxAccess #PolodaAI #PurpleLens #User1st #UserWay