When is a button not a button? Semantic HTML and Accessibility APIs | ASYNC
Last Thursday, February 6th, we were joined by Helen Brockelbank—accessibility specialist, front-end developer, and bird enthusiast 🦉—for an insightful talk on web accessibility.
Helen explored how accessibility APIs interact with the DOM and why broken interactive elements and missing content can be daily frustrations for assistive technology users. Through real-world examples and practical guidance, she showed us how to build websites that are truly inclusive—rather than as impractical "as a sewing machine made of cake"!
⏰ Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
3:03 - Helen's background
5:29 - Thinking about disability
7:36 - Assistive technology
9:43 - Practical exercise
17:49 - Accessibility APIs and the web
19:40 - Practical exercise
21:45 - Where communication breaks down
23:36 - Keeping the web accessible
26:42 - Wrap up and discussion
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