Monthly Meetup: Mobile Web Accessibility and ClojureScript

This month we're back at the awesome Galvanize venue to get a strong dose of Marcy Sutton and Derek Slager. Hope you'll join us. Here's what's in store...

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Topic 1: Mobile Web Accessibility for DevelopersMarcy Sutton

Accessibility Engineer at Adobe, Angular core team member. Curator of #A11yWins. @GDISeattle co-leader. Bike racer, music junkie, dog lover. Also @marcybikes.

We are web developers creating responsive websites and hybrid mobile apps with our HTML, CSS and JavaScript skills. How can we ensure our mobile experiences are accessible to all people, including those with disabilities? In this talk, we’ll discuss mobile web accessibility fundamentals, pain points and development tips you can use in your next project.

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Topic 2: ClojureScript for SkepticsDerek Slager

Derek Slager is a Director of Engineering for platform systems at IMS Health. He's been building web-based applications since the dot com era, and enjoys building and speaking about large scale systems, browser-based or otherwise.

Many people are quick to dismiss ClojureScript as a web development language. "It has some neat ideas", they might say, "but it's easier to just use JavaScript for all that". Or perhaps "it's fine for startups, but you'll never build a real team around it".

This talk will discuss the many reasons why ClojureScript is in fact a very pragmatic language to consider for web development. It will discuss recent improvements, some of the not-so-obvious benefits, and use cases where ClojureScript shines.