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