Accesibility on the Web: History, Screenreader and good Practices in Code
Why is it so important to be accessible? There are tasks that you undertake on a daily basis that many people would not be able to achieve without assistive technology and properly created code. By including everyone, our collective human potential can be unlocked.
In this session, you will learn about screenreaders with the help of easy-to-understand metaphors and see their use in action. Guided by Joanna Salathé, Software Engineer at Nothing AG, you will have a closer look at why sticking to traditional HTML solutions always beats quirky custom code and how to solve complex cases with enhanced form controls.
Topics to be covered:
The history of accessibility: an overview
How digital accessibility impacts everyone
Demonstration of Screenreaders
HTML solutions: how to solve complex cases with enhanced form controls
Links:
women++: https://www.womenplusplus.ch/
deploy(impact): https://www.womenplusplus.ch/deploy-i...
Nothing AG: https://www.nothing.ch/en
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00:00:00 Intro to women++ and deploy(impact)
00:06:01 Joanna's Intro and Workshop Logistics
00:08:44 Joanna's Background
00:09:40 Intro to Nothing AG
00:11:55 Introduction to Accessibility
00:14:14 Accessibility in Modern Times
00:20:19 Possibilities of Today and Tomorrow
00:26:03 Complex and Accessible JavaScript Widgets
00:41:47 Intro to Screenreaders
00:55:29 How Screenreaders Work - Test it
01:01:05 Comparing examples
01:04:51 A Listbox of Radio Buttons!
01:11:17 Let's Recap
01:12:40 Resources