Episode 4 : Accessibility, for who, why and how to get started?

The transcript for the episode can be found here.

This time we'll dive into accessibility! Nobody ever chooses by design to lock their users out of their application and applications, but this is something we do everyday without realizing it. This is one of the challenges of accessibility

To dive into this fascinating and complex topic, our guests are

• Mallory, Accessibility auditor and former front-end developer.
• Erik Kroes, Accessibility Lead and Front-End developer at ING, and accessibility auditor.

During this episode, we'll get into the basics of accessibility and what it entails. We will discuss the difference between accessibility and universal design, and how to get started with it. We will discuss why accessibility should be at the core of everyone's considerations when building applications (you're locking people out!) and strategies to improve awareness and results. We'll also look into whether we can call the job 'done' at any point.

And of course, just like each time, we'll cover the best resources to get you started; and find some potential problems to solve and learn at the same time.

Some additional links mentioned during the episode and to dive further into the topic

• Solid Start, a one pager put together by Erik Kroes and others that list how to give a 'solid start' to your application in terms of accessibility.
• The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, the main guidelines that aim at providing a single shared standard for web content accessibility.
• BATS, A place blind technology professionals to connect and share knowledge
• Inclusive Component design, A blog about designing inclusive web interfaces.
• Erik Kroes' Twitch channel, where he hosts weekly sessions about accessibility, runs light audits on websites or receives guests.

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