Applying knowledge via audits

Once we’ve learnt about accessibility and assistive technologies, how do we apply that knowledge at work? Where do we start? How do we know what needs fixing or extra attention?

One of the ways is through an audit.

In this episode, I’ll be chronicling my adventures in applying the new found accessibility knowledge through accessibility audits.

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro

00:36 - Throwing ourselves into the accessibility project

03:10 - Learning from internal audits

09:18 - First attempt at splitting up remediation work

17:52 - Adjusting our approach based on pro advice

21:27 - Reflections

23:36 - Outro

References:

WCAG 2.1 guideline

Accessibility and audit tools:

Accessibility audit spreadsheet template by Promet Source

Built-in Accessibility inspector in Firefox and The Accessibility pane in Chrome

Wave (Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool) by WebAim

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