VueNYC #56: v-accessible
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✨An Intro to Accessibility: Why Aria-Labels Aren't Always Enough
🗣 Em Comeau
Accessibility is a word we hear thrown around a lot, but if you ask most developers, their knowledge begins and ends with aria-labels and alt-text for images. The advances in screen reader technology lately have been astounding, but there's still so much more we in tech can do to create more accessible apps to make tech available to everyone.
Em currently a frontend developer at Twitch with a focus on accessibility. They love combining their passion for equity and inclusion with tech, as well as a really well done grilled cheese.
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