Konstantin Tieber
The What, Why, Who and How of accessibility on the web
#1about 3 minutes
Starting your web accessibility learning journey
The speaker introduces web accessibility using a metaphor of an expanding island of knowledge to encourage continuous learning.
#2about 3 minutes
Defining web accessibility and types of disability
Web accessibility enables all users to access services by addressing the mismatch between individual capacities and environmental demands across permanent, temporary, and situational disabilities.
#3about 5 minutes
The business case and legal reasons for accessibility
Accessibility improves user experience and expands market reach, while also being a legal requirement under laws like the European Accessibility Act and the ADA.
#4about 7 minutes
Understanding WCAG, ARIA, and accessibility standards
The W3C's Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) defines standards through the WCAG principles and ARIA attributes to make web content perceivable, operable, understandable, and robust.
#5about 4 minutes
Practical first steps for implementing web accessibility
Begin improving accessibility by using semantic HTML, ensuring full keyboard navigability for all actions, and leveraging checklists based on WCAG.
#6about 6 minutes
A core checklist for building accessible components
Follow a fundamental checklist for accessibility, including using labels for inputs, providing alt text for images, maintaining heading hierarchy, and ensuring visible focus states.
#7about 2 minutes
Tools and resources for testing web accessibility
Test for accessibility using manual methods like keyboard navigation and screen readers, or automated tools like the Axe DevTools browser extension.
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