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  1.    Thoughts on skin tone and text descriptions

    Thoughts on skin tone and text descriptions

    In a blog post on writing great alt text, Jake Archibald asked "Should skin tone be mentioned in alt text?". It's a good question,…

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  2.    A guide to the visual language of closed captions and subtitles

    A guide to the visual language of closed captions and subtitles

    If you have ever watched a film or TV programme, or gone to an opera or theatre production with either captions (subtitles in the…

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  3.    Mastercard introduces accessible card for blind and partially sighted people

    Mastercard introduces accessible card for blind and partially sighted people

    2.2 billion people around the world have visual impairments

    Unique notches on the Touch Card’s short side allow the…

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  4.    Style Manual: Accessible and inclusive content

    Style Manual: Accessible and inclusive content

    The Australian Government Style Manual (Style Manual) is the definitive resource for Australian Government content.

    It helps…

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  5.    Writing great alt text: Emotion matters

    Writing great alt text: Emotion matters

    Good alt text means that screen reader users get the same 'meaning' from the page as a fully sighted user. But sometimes that's…

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  6.    Making communications accessible by design

    Making communications accessible by design

    This website has been created to inform and inspire communications professionals around the world interested in committing to make…

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  7.    Current Global + MAGNA + IPG Media Lab present “Digital Accessibility: The Necessity of Inclusion”

    Current Global + MAGNA + IPG Media Lab present “Digital Accessibility: The Necessity of Inclusion”

    People with disabilities, representing 15 percent of the global population, regularly consume all types of content, but are they…

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  8.    Accessibility training - Color and Contrast

    Accessibility training - Color and Contrast

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  9.    Accessibility training - Alt Text

    Accessibility training - Alt Text

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  10.    What’s accessible marketing and why does it matter?

    What’s accessible marketing and why does it matter?

    Accessibility is a term that’s finding itself more and more talked about in the creative industry.

    This is largely…

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  11.    Christmas TV ads of 2020: accessibility for viewers with sight loss

    Christmas TV ads of 2020: accessibility for viewers with sight loss

    Christmas ads on TV have been heralding the start of the festive season for the past few years. Brands splurge on lavish productions…

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  12.    All In with Google

    All In with Google

    At Google, we’re proud to build products that help billions of people every day. Our marketing showcases our products in…

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