Web accessibility (or a11y)

It's a good thing, y'all.

Hi, I'm Jono

I did an internship and stuff!

What?

• Making sure everyone can use your website

Why?

• It's not hard
• Users with disabilities will love you
• You won't get sued

Who's going to care?

• Doug — War veteran; blurry vision and shaky hands
• Kanako — Student; blind since childhood
• Michelle — News site editor; chronic fatigue
• Rajeev — Programmer; keyboard fanatic

Common pitfalls

In summary ...

• Have a text alternative for image-based info
• Have a text alternative for colour-based info
• Make sure everything works with the keyboard

For those who still don't care ...

• You get a more usable and understandable website
• You write good, maintainable code
• Free improvement to SEO

If you want to know more ...

• WCAG at a glance

And if you want to get in touch with me ...

mingard.io