GitHub Enhances Accessibility with Improved Assistive Technology Support

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GitHub has announced significant improvements to its platform to enhance inclusivity and accessibility, as detailed by Eric Bailey in a recent blog post. The updates focus on improving the way users of assistive technology interact with lists of issues, pull requests, and tables across GitHub.com. Key enhancements include the addition of dedicated subheadings for navigation, keyboard shortcut support, improved focus management, and more intuitive interactions for assistive technology users. 

These changes are part of GitHub’s ongoing commitment to diversity and inclusion. They incorporate direct feedback from daily assistive technology users and aim to provide a more consistent and predictable user experience, reflecting GitHub’s philosophy of progress over perfection and its dedication to continuous improvement based on community feedback.

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https://github.blog/2024-05-07-how-were-building-more-inclusive-and-accessible-components-at-github/

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