When sites are correctly designed, developed and edited, generally all users have equal access to information and functionality. Accessibility is often forgotten by developers, even in 2019; as a result, people with disabilities get left behind. Fortunately, some techniques can help kick start the process. In this talk, you’ll learn hands-on skills for developing inclusively and how developers can hard-code accessibility into their workflow.

How do we build accessible web applications?
The answer is to ensure that people with disabilities can enjoy the full use of our web applications; they can access content, navigate our web applications successfully, engage with different elements, etc.

This talk will walk attendees through Web Accessibility best practices while sharing experiences and lessons learned in various areas such as:

1) Website Presentation
*Descriptive text
*Nested headings
*Colors
*Clear forms
*Uniform labels
*Clean code
*Landmarks
*Iframes

2) Website Appearance
*Zoom text
*Color contrast ratio
*Distinctive links
*Consistent layout and navigation
*Content Alternatives
*Descriptive alt text

3) Website Usability
*Keyboard only
*Focus indicator
*Skip navigation
*Sitemap
*Language