The case for Accessibility (a11y)

Obinna Ekwuno

SPEAKER BIO.

Obinnaspeaks

Software Engineer @GatsbyJs

Media Developer Expert for Cloudinary

Technical Writer / Accessibility Nuisance  

Making French Toast is my super power

Where are we currently as an Industry ?

Accessibility is as important,if not more important than Performance

What is missing in our process?

A true sense of inclusion. 

Is the dance floor designed for everyone? or did the wheelchair ramp come afterwards.

Universal Design

vs.

Accessible Design

 Empathy.  

Get all the views you can. Build diversity in your team.  

 Building your team.  

 Everyone on your team is part of the experience.  

Let's talk about the Product

Don't reinvent the wheel: Increase productivity with strategic reuse

Links should be used for navigation and Buttons should be a call to action 

Can you solve all accessibility needs?  

Research

Pay people for their time and don't assume one person speaks for all. 

After you build?

Testing is important

Maintain 

I believe that we can build a web that accomadates everyone, one piece of  accesssible code at a time