Liz Wait
SDET @ Burns & McDonnell, Accessibility Advocate, and VP of Programming at KCWiT
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
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Liz is a SDET and CPACC professional with a passion for creating accessible and inclusive technology. Liz currently serves as the VP of Programming for Kansas City Women in Technology, Co-Founder of KC Connect in Tech, and Women Techmakers Ambassador.
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There and Back Again: A Quality Assurance Tale
There once was a technologist who loved the world of quality assurance and using that lens to improve code and product quality. She enjoyed finding bugs before they reached production, automating testing processes, and creating meaningful test plans. But, like how all great adventures start—she needed to step outside her familiar world of QA and set off on a new journey of building software.
This was not just a career shift; it was a saga of growth, adaptability, and the quest for excellence. She brought an arsenal of unexpected skills from QA that helped aid in her quest to become an intentional and unique developer.
Yet, like Bilbo's return to the Shire, the journey comes full circle, back to the familiar grounds of Quality Assurance and test automation, now enriched with newfound skills and perspectives.
Learn what skills aided her on her journey and the souvenirs she brought back with her aside from the mithril, swords, and tales of camaraderie with her developer fellowship.
Don't Brick Your SDLC!
Immerse yourself in a half-day workshop that cleverly combines software development lifecycle principles with the tangible and nostalgic joy of LEGO bricks. This interactive session is tailored for software developers, business analysts, software testers, and others who touch one or more steps of the software development lifecycle, offering a unique learning experience.
Attendees will journey through the software development lifecycle—from ideation to deployment—expressing insights through LEGO building challenges. Brace for unexpected twists mimicking real-world software development hurdles, fostering adaptability and agile thinking.
Gain a deeper understanding of the software lifecycle, enhance teamwork, and leave with tangible models reflecting the development process.
Automated Visual Testing with BackstopJS
Visual regression testing is a breeze to setup with BackstopJS. This workshop will be taking the attendee with as little as no knowledge of automated testing through the journey of creating automated visual tests with this open-source JavaScript tool.
What is Backstop JS? BackstopJS revolutionizes your visual regression testing process by enabling easy comparison of DOM screenshots over time at different responsive breakpoints.
At the end of the workshop attendees should be able to automate tests for the User Interface of a web application, execute tests via command line in a Docker container, and should be able to integrate the runs with the CI/CD tool of their choice (Jenkins will be used for the workshop).
Source: https://github.com/garris/BackstopJS
Accessibility Allies: Assemble!
You've decided to make your website accessible. While great as a resolution, the details and implementation are much more complex. Who do you make your website for? What does an average user look like to you? The portrait of the "average" user is constantly expanding and including a wider diversity of users that it's a simple calculus: 15% of the world will experience a disability. Is your website or mobile app ready? We’re here to help you take action!
Engaging all members of the development lifecycle not only increases the chances of success, it ultimately saves time and money. So how do we get there?
In this advanced workshop, we'll explore ways to engage the full development lifecycle. Attendees will:
-Workshop accessibility requirements in ticket creation to ensure the work to be done has the necessary components to be accessible. We'll share minimal requirements and look into more advanced topics for feature development.
-Learn about disability emulation for communicating needs to clients, leads, and developers. We'll discuss browser extensions and ways to encourage accessibility-mindedness in the workplace.
-Implement simple solutions for checking code as development progresses. We'll learn about tools that provide feedback to developers before code can become a violation.
-Break down the auditing process and run audits on live websites. We'll analyze live code for violations and build confidence in anticipating violations before code goes live.
Web-Centric and Native Design Systems: How Different Are They?
Spoiler: Web-Centric and Native Design Systems are more different than similar. We’ll dial in and identify the differences such as the intent of both platforms (task-centered v. informative), similarities they have, and how you can create a mobile design system that will make your processes simpler, more accessible, and maintainable.
But wait, there’s more! What if you want cohesion across the web and mobile? We’ll also touch on multiplatform design systems. I’ll give you some great information and tools to help your team decide which path is the most effective for your product(s) and give you a great springboard to go forth and create a beautiful and organized design system.
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