Fran Wyllie
Accessibility Specialist, Development Manager at Northern
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Fran brings five years of experience in designing solutions and advocating for accessible development, with an eye towards not just meeting the requirements established by WCAG, but going beyond that to ensure that people who benefit from accessible solutions will have an equitable experience that meets the highest standards of usability and efficacy.
Certified as a Web Accessibility Specialist with the International Association of Accessibility Professionals, Fran is a trusted authority on accessible web development who has been a frequent speaker and advocate on the subject. Fran has presented at various Drupal Camps and other conferences, she has been the lead in online webinars, and frequently contributes to Northern’s thought leadership activities around accessibility.
Accessibility Reporting Success: Tailoring Strategies for Tangible Results
Delve into the intricacies of accessibility reporting in this presentation, where we unravel the complexities to pave the way for tangible results. Emphasizing the importance of expert guidance, this session will equip you with insights into defining your accessibility objectives, selecting suitable report formats, and employing effective tools. Explore crucial metrics like issue volume, severity, level of success, user experience, and progress tracking. Understand the optimal timing for tests, whether for annual audits, ad hoc scans, or new website development stages.
Accessibility Tools & Best Practices
Creating websites that can be understood and operated with ease by everyone no matter the method of access should be the top priority.
This session will cover helpful automated tools and manual auditing tips to ensure accessibility conformance. As well a walk through of building common complex components for best accessibility conformance.
Agenda:
- Importance of Accessibility
- Automated Testing Tools
- Manual Testing Steps
- Common Accessibility Issue Remediation
- Complex Accessibility Issue Remediation
Why Accessibility Expands Your Reach to All Audiences
If you’re looking at accessibility as supporting only a limited audience, you’re totally missing the point.
Embracing accessibility principles in your design, code, and content makes your opportunity easier to find – and easier to act upon – for all audiences. Better findability? Better SEO? Better mobile development? And better alignment to how people actually talk, use the web, and consume information? Learn why accessibility should be the foundation upon which all your efforts are built.
Presented at #PSEWEB 2023
HighEdWeb 2024 Accessibility Summit Sessionize Event
BADCAMP 2022 Sessionize Event
DrupalCamp Colorado 2022 Sessionize Event
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