Is there such a thing as practical accessibility magic?

Inspired by October, Practical Magic, and a “Lime in the Coconut” Milkshake Sour DIPA from Blue Owl Brewing, Amber, Chris, and Steve open their "spellbooks" and dive in... They’re looking for the changes that can make a real difference to a website's accessibility conformance.

Speaking of conformance levels, the conversation begins with the latest WCAG 3 draft. What might replace the familiar A, AA, and AAA conformance levels? How could reporting change? Listen, or read, to find out.

Then, our hosts put accessibility overlays under the “spell or curse?” test. The conversation draws on recent overlay research, accessibility guidance, and lawsuit data, but it also makes room for the people who installed a widget because they genuinely thought it would help.

And it isn't all about overlays, we talk about 5+ fixes that you can start implementing right now that are so impactful, the usability improvements can feel a bit like practical magic. Finally, the team discusses AI-assisted captions, translations, accessibility testing, and development, because these days what conversation is complete without a mini AI-related side tangent?

For show notes and a full transcript, go to AccessibilityCraft.com/186.

• (00:00:00) - Introduction
• (00:01:24) - Today's Beverage
• (00:08:53) - WCAG 3 Latest Draft: Our Reactions
• (00:18:18) - Practical Accessibility Magic Overview
• (00:18:49) - Brought to you by Accessibility Checker
• (00:20:03) - Spell, or Curse? We Talk About Overlays!
• (00:28:19) - Better Ingredients for Your "Magic" Accessibility Potions
• (00:33:06) - Can AI Help Us Cast Our Accessibility "Spells" Faster, Better?