A11y beyond the theory: Integrating accessibility testing into your workflow

Ensuring that we build accessible solutions is about more than the moral obligation of removing accessibility barriers for all. It has significant financial and commercial implications too. With more than 30% of the population living with some form of impairment, the industry is finally coming to terms with the importance of accessibility.

However, while the theory appears to be understood, accessibility considerations in software solutions are still treated as a nice-to-have and an afterthought. One of the big reasons for this is that testing for accessibility requires extra work.

In this hands-on talk, we’ll go through a brief outline of what A11y is and its importance. We’ll then dive into key practical tools that can be used by everyone in the software development lifecycle to ensure that the solutions we produce are as accessible as possible.

If you’re interested in making sure you provide accessible software solutions for everyone, then this talk is for you.

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