Accessibility London - Event 35

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Hey A11y Allies. We’re pleased to announce an online event in partnership with eSynergySolutions (https://www.esynergy-solutions.co.uk) who are sponsoring our live captions for this talk.

We'll be hosting two speakers from NewDay (https://www.newday.co.uk). The event will be run as a Zoom webinar. Please register for your free place here - https://esynergy-solutions-co-uk.zoom.us/webinar/register/1316038911759/WN_nb6Fe_OMQLmcZzxmtmQwvQ

Talk title: Accessibility - better apps for the (dis)abled

In this presentation we will learn what exactly is accessibility and try to break the myth of it only being related to disabilities.

We'll cover:

• Common myths versus the true nature of accessibility. All users are disabled to some extent (long term, temporarily, situationally).
• Inclusivity and future proofing. Better for disabled people means better for everyone but also better for unknown technologies.
• Common mistakes. Personal preferences, common biases, misunderstanding data and methods of testing.
• How to tackle accessibility. Content, design, technical solutions and mindset.
• Battlefield stories. Examples of common issues, what went wrong and how it was fixed.

Our Speakers:

Fraser Hart (Senior Manager - Web Development at NewDay)

Fraser started out as a junior web developer slicing Photoshop files into HTML tables after dropping out of university over 20 years ago and has seen every evolution, iteration and trend on the web since. Focussing primarily on core front end technologies in the last 7 years, Fraser has worked in agencies, start-ups and international bank settings. Currently Senior Manager of Web Development at NewDay, heading up front end development and front end teams.

Janusz “Kali” Kaliszczak (Senior Front End Developer at NewDay)

Janusz is a user interface developer and designer with 20 years of experience juggling HTML, CSS and Javascript to make interfaces dance smoother! A believer in the design process being a cross-discipline collaborative task, Janusz is experienced being the user interface and user experience lead for massive news services, large scale B2B and B2C web applications across e-commerce, finance, legal, entertainment and government services. Janusz is hands on, splitting his time between interface development, design, component system planning, coding, information architecture and UX design.