Tag: a11y
Digital Accessibility
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Quick intro to testing accessibility
You’ve already heard we should make our work accessible for all our end users (if not, feel free to read my previous post about why!). The next step is learning how to build accessible frontends and testing all our browser-based work. The first is a project a lot bigger than a blog post, go and…
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Why should we care about accessibility
A while ago I was wondering why we developers are so rubbish at accessibility. This article will try to convince you to do something about it! Empathy towards end users, albeit key, is not the only reason you’d want to bake accessibility into your work. It’s good for business! The World Health Organisation estimates that…
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Why are we so rubbish at accessibility?
As software developers, we pride ouselves on building beautiful, secure products properly. We take care of the details. We keep ourselves and our code up-to-date with the latest versions and news. We patch, review, comment, refactor, and marvel at the sight of dry, clean code and fast response times. So, please tell me, why are…
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WebAIM and RailsWorld talk highlights
The talk recordings of the 2024 WebAIM conference have been published a few days ago and, since I only managed to attend one of the live talks, I was keen to catch up with a couple more in my wishlist. Here are two of those talks plus an extra wildcard from the 2024 Rails World…
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A personal journey towards digital accessibility
In the working life of many accessibility-aware software professionals there usually is either a personal frustation when facing a digital barrier or, if non-disabled, a moment of clarity when they realise what accessibility is and why it matters. For me, that lightbulb moment was an assistive technology demo by Graham Armfield at WordCamp Edinburgh 2015.…
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Radical Inclusion panel discussion
Last Tuesday I attended the Radical Inclusion panel discussion, hosted online by Women Who Code. The panelists were Jessica Rafuse from Microsoft, Caterina Paun from Portland State University, and Amy Carney, a Digital Accessibility Specialist. The conversation evolved around disability inclusion in the workplace, allyship, and the accessibility of the digital tools and platforms that…