Unmeasurable Accessibility: The Case for Inclusive Design
When people talk about accessibility they talk about making websites accessible for the use of screen readers (Hi, ARIA!), using good color contrast for visibility and making sure you can navigate the website with the keyboard only. In this talk, Darice will give you a different perspective on accessibility and why passing an automated audit does not mean your website is accessible to everyone and why inclusive design is the answer.
Track: Front-end
Level: All
On-demand video: Yes
The talk can be viewed 14 days (after June 5, 2021) for logged visitors on the platform.
Darice is a web developer and blogger for the independent news magazine and website of Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences. Where she most enjoys writing a blog, brainstorming about the editorial, working on new designs, optimize pages and maintaining and improving the WordPress website. Being late deaf which gives her a unique insight into inclusive design. She likes to write down her musings on her website [https://darice.org]. She loves to explore the food scene in her hometown The Hague in The Netherlands. She's keeping track of cool places she finds in her food guide [https://thehaguefoodguide.com] |