Accelerating accessibility in web | Masterclass by Hidde | Git Commit Show - S3Ep14
This tech talk provides an overview of how developers can improve accessibility of their website. A 23 mins masterclass followed by a Q&A session that answers many doubts you might have.
About the talk:
Components have revolutionized the way we work, as they allow us to invent wheels only once. Executed well, they can save all of the team time. This provides an opportunity for broadening the impact of accessibility, too. This practical talk will go into some strategies for baking accessibility into components so that more people can use them.
About the Speaker:
Hidde De Vries is a front-end web developer and accessibility specialist. On his blog, he writes about HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and accessibility. As a freelancer, he helps organizations create fast, scalable and accessible front-end solutions for their end users. His clients include Mozilla, W3C, the Dutch government and the European Commission. He used to be involved with Fronteers, the professional association for Dutch front-end developers, organizing meet-ups, workshops and conferences.
#Accessibility #ResponsiveDesign
Timestamp:
00:29: Introduction
00:52: What is Accessibility
02:55: What are Web Components
06:57: Accessibility checks for Web Components
19:31: Accessibility Object Model
21:49: Summary
23:13: Q&A
23:20: Where to start with accessibility improvement for existing web project
25:02: Is there any boilerplate or a framework to start with built-in accessibility
26:36: Why do you prefer HTML over ARIA elements for accessibility?
27:54: Tips for designers & developers to collaborate for accessibility?
29:04: What is an ARIA element in HTML?
31:00: What are the Hacks to improve accessibility faster?
32:23: What are the tools that help in improving accessibility?
Music credit / Source: • Grass - Silent Partner
About the conference:
Git Commit Show is the biggest online developer conference organized by Invide with the purpose to be a 2-day hack for developers to learn about new things happening in tech and showcase their talent. It's completely online and free so that everyone gets an equal opportunity to learn irrespective of their location and financial background.
More about it https://gitcommit.show
About Invide community:
Invide, the world's first accelerator for developers has been helping out developers to grow. Invide started in 2016 as a highly curated invite-only community of developers with strict selection philosophy and with 1.2% acceptance rate bringing focus on talent and breaking location barriers.
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