Creating a More Accessible Web with Courtney Heitman

Abstract -
Tim Berners-Lee is noted as saying “the power of the web is in its universality." The web was meant to be a great equalizer for everyone. What we're finding instead is that some people have a hard time on the web causing accessibility lawsuits to triple in number between 2017 and 2019.

In this workshop we'll talk about the four major types of disabilities, show you assistive technologies that people use, and how to design and develop with this in mind. This workshop will have hands on sections with some HTML coding examples, although development experience is not required.

Bio -
Courtney is a Technical Accessibility Specialist for Gallup, a company that provides analytics and advice for everything that matters, in Omaha, Nebraska. Courtney's passion for the web all started with teaching her 11-year-old self how to write CSS on a dial-up internet connection on a farm in rural Iowa. Since then she has been in a myriad of positions including a Flash developer, a brief stint as a server admin, a designer, a full stack developer, and a project manager. Her passion is making a web that is usable and accessible to all. When she's not playing with new technology, you can find her creating new recipes in her kitchen or working on her farm.