011: Accessibility On The Web

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011: Accessibility On The Web

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Jan 26, 2015

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Accessibility is an important and often overlooked aspect of web development. In this episode we'll discuss why web accessibility is so important and how we can make the web more accessible.

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Jan 26, 2015

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The PHP Roundtable is a podcast of web developers discussing PHP, JavaScript, community, open source, and anything else PHP nerds care about. It is broadcast live from Google Hangouts On-Air. For complete show notes or to watch the episodes in video format visit PHPRoundtable.com. And join the conversation live! Just subscribe to the newsletter at www.phproundtable.com and never miss a live show.

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