As people rely more and more on the Internet for daily life, digital accessibility continues to increase in importance. In this Meetup, renowned web accessibility professional Dennis Lembree will lead a discussion on the many aspects of digital accessibility. To begin, a brief background on disability, guidelines and law will be presented. Guidelines and best practices for design, development, and testing will then be covered. Specific topics will range from ARIA to alternative text to color contrast. Many references will be provided. If you are involved in web design or development, don’t miss this wealth of practical knowledge. Feel free to come with questions!
Dennis Lembree is a Senior Accessibility Consultant at Deque Systems. He previously worked on the accessibility teams at eBay and PayPal. His extensive background includes web development, inclusive design, and program management. Dennis has published numerous articles, presented at various conferences, and led many webinars on the topic of digital accessibility. As personal projects, Dennis runs a blog on web accessibility, Web Axe, and created an award-winning web-accessible Twitter app, Easy Chirp.
