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JSJ 362:  Accessibility with Chris DeMars

JSJ 362: Accessibility with Chris DeMars

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JSJ 362: Accessibility with Chris DeMars

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Length:
63 minutes
Released:
Apr 30, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

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Panel



Charles Max Wood


Aimee Knight


Chris Ferdinandi


AJ O’Neal


Joe Eames



Joined by Special Guest: Chris DeMars

Episode Summary

Special guest Chris DeMars is from Detroit, MI. Currently, he works for Tuft and Needle and is an international speaker, Google developer expert, Microsoft mvp, and web accessibility specialist. He comes from a varied work background, including truck driving and other non-tech jobs.

 

Today the panel discusses web accessibility for people with disabilities. According to a study done by WebAIM, 97.8% of homepages tested had detectable WCAG 2 failures. The panel discusses why web accessibility is doing so poorly. Chris talks about some of the biggest mistakes he sees and some very simple fixes to make sites more accessible. Chris talks about the importance of manual testing on screen readers and emphasizes that it is important to cover the screen to make sure that it really works with a screen reader. Chris talks about some of the resources available for those who wish to increase accessibility on their sites.

 

The team discusses tactics for prioritizing accessibility and if there is a moral obligation to make sites accessible to those with disabilities. Chris talks about his experience making accessibility a priority for one of the companies he worked for in the past. They discuss the futue of legal ramifications for sites that do not incorporate accessibility, and what responsibility falls on the shoulders of people who regularly use assistive devices to notify companies of issues. They finish the show with resources available to people who want to learn more.

Links



The DOM


Semantic markup writings


Alt attribute


Axe by DeQue


Bootstrap


Aria lable


WebAim study



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Picks

Charles Max Wood:



LootCrate



Aimee Knight:



Implementing Git in Python tutorial



Chris Ferdinandi:



"Fighting Uphill" by Eric Bailey


“The Web We Broke” by Ethan Marcotte


AllBirds sneakers


Newsletter



AJ O’Neal:



Golang Channel vs Mutex vs WaitGroup


Nobuo Uematsu


The Best Way to Tin Enameled Wire



Joe Eames:



Gizmos board game


Thinkster.io accessibility course (not released yet)



Chris DeMars:



Dixxon Flannel Company


Aquis.com accessibility simulator


Refactr accessibility workshop in June


Follow Chris


Special Guest: Chris DeMars.
Released:
Apr 30, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

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