This talk aims to shed light on the consequences of incorrect ARIA (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) implementation. In this presentation, Rashmi Katakwar will discuss the good intentions behind ARIA usage and how developers can unknowingly fall into the trap of bad ARIA due to insufficient knowledge. She will brief the five rules of ARIA, with […]
Tag: Accessibility Testing
Automated accessibility testing has become the norm to bringing accessibility into the development lifecycle. As great as it is to have accessibility in the day to day development, many of the teams that adopt these tools and testing frameworks are overwhelmed by the sheer number of them and do not know where to start. In […]
Deneb will discuss the reasons an accessible menu is essential to providing a good experience for website visitors. He’ll explore some of the many ways the default menus of various WordPress themes fall short of providing an accessible experience to visitors. He’ll explain how to check a theme’s menu for accessibility, and how to remediate […]
Keyboard Access is an integral part of web accessibility, and designers, developers and QA engineers should all be aware of this important topic. This presentation will discuss different challenges faced by keyboard-only users on the web. Attendees will learn how to implement keyboard navigation, operability, logical tabbing order, and focus visibility. Along with learning about […]
Contrast and color use are two of the trickiest areas within the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). There is a great deal of fine print that can make these topics overwhelming for designers, developers, and others who create or evaluate web content. In this hands-on session, we will decode the contrast and color requirements in […]
Unfortunately, when developing WCAG2, the Working Group did not envision the current world where mobile is almost ubiquitous. For example, on a mobile device, there is no continual access to a keyboard (unless someone is using it as an add-on to the device – or using a Blackberry Classic). WCAG2 requires that all content be […]
When auditing sites, most people understand and know WCAG 2.1 requirements. However, when using a tool like WordPress, there are guidelines that are sometimes overlooked: ATAG. This talk will walk through what is needed to understand and test ATAG successfully when using an authoring tool and how you choose one that allows everyone to create […]
We are familiar with what we do. Too familiar. That is why it becomes harder and harder to objectively test our wordpress websites. By doing usability and accessibility tests, you can find how to improve the accessibility of your site with data driven decisions! Session Video