Mittwoch, 13:50 Uhr

Common Ways We Break Accessibility and How to Avoid Them

A great deal of what makes a website accessible is fairly straightforward to achieve, but only once we know what to look out for! Over 70 % of websites are broken for disabled users, including those who rely on assistive tech, such as screen readers and magnifiers, to navigate the web. That's a good 10-20 % of your user base who can't pay for your product.

In this talk, we will go over some common front-end (anti)patterns and how they affect accessibility while otherwise going virtually undetected. We'll cover how to get the same results without breaking your site for disabled users, including real-life examples of how we've we've avoided these pitfalls at The Financial Times.

Vorkenntnisse:
Basic knowledge of web development. No prior accessibility knowledge needed.

Lernziele:
Learning the basics about accessibility and how to avoid breaking it for users.