Imagine waking up as a zombie and trying to use today’s web. Interfaces now depend on dynamic notifications, warnings, and alerts that appear and disappear in moments. For screen reader users, these updates can be confusing, overwhelming, or completely invisible.

In this talk, we step into that experience as Romero, a zombie navigating the modern web. Using immersive demos and “zombie vision” screen recordings, we explore how dynamic content behaves for assistive technology users and where it commonly breaks down. From there, we uncover how ARIA live regions work, when they should be used, and how to design notifications and status updates that are inclusive, reliable, and understandable.

Blending storytelling with practical implementation guidance, this session helps teams move beyond treating accessibility as a checklist and toward designing dynamic experiences that work for everyone, undead or otherwise.

Technical Requirements:
This talk uses pre-recorded videos using screen readers. Audio support for these demos will be required.