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March 29, 2022 31 mins

Summary

Martine Dowden explains what accessibility is, and how to make your sites and apps more accessible.

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Who she is, what she does. What accessibility is. Following standards; screen readers; captions; alt text. Why I should make a site more accessible, being a good human. Accessible sites are better for everyone. Getting buy-in from managers, teammates. Laws around accessibility. How to get started; automated testing - Lighthouse, Accessibility Insights; manual testing still needed. Common problems and fixes. Get feedback from users. Ads and accessibility. Changes that are too difficult to make. No difference with single page applications. Lack of tools to help with problems, be wary of copy/pasting code; CLI tools, linters. Finding more info, Martine's book.

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@Martine_Dowden
Martine's Homepage
Andromeda Galactic Solutions
Approachable Accessibility: Planning for Success (book)
#147 Martine and Michael Dowden, Teaching Children to Program
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)
W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
Accessibility Insights
Andromeda Galactic Solutions
Lighthouse

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