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SUC-o-meter: A new way of measuring accessibility | A11yTalks
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I will be covering the new proposal for scoring an app's accessibility. I call it the SUC Score (stands for Sub-optimal Usability and Comprehension Score) and the benefits of the same in terms of pulling the accessibility considerations in large organizations from back-burner to regular backlog.
on Jan 13
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A11Y Theme Builder (open-source project) | A11yTalks
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The A11Y Theme Builder is the first-ever open-source project for Discover Financial Services. Its goal is to help all teams build accessible digital experiences in light and dark modes for all devices and platforms and to provide additional UI for people with ADHD, dyslexia, and color blindness.
on Nov 12
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Breaking Barriers: The Fight for Disability Competency + Health Equity | A11yTalks
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At age nine, Chanda Hinton's life changed due to a spinal cord injury. Through her lived experience, she aims to empower others to advocate for equitable healthcare. Chanda founded the Chanda Center for Health, offering integrative therapies for those with physical disabilities. She continues...
on Oct 31
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An Introduction to Disability Studies | A11yTalks
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The a11y community is rich in technical knowledge, but what about knowledge of larger disability issues? Understanding the disabled experience is more than knowing about the WCAG! In this presentation, Jen (a masters student in disability studies) will give an introduction to the academic field...
on Oct 18
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Using Controllers for Keyboard Accessibility | A11yTalks
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Just as design systems provide consistency, and reduce duplication of efforts, reactive controllers for web components can be used to provide a consistent accessible keyboard navigation experience.
on Sep 4
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What the heck is ARIA? A Beginner's Guide to ARIA for Accessibility | A11yTalks
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ARIA attributes bridge the gap to address accessibility issues that cannot be managed with native HTML. Join us as we explore what ARIA is, what it can do, when you should use it - and when not to. At the end of this talk, attendees will be able to properly apply ARIA attributes to their sites...
on Aug 31
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Empowering People with Disabilities Using GitHub Copilot | A11yTalks
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Join Carie and Jesse from the GitHub Accessibility team for an engaging session on improving your coding practices with GitHub Copilot. Learn about its accessibility features, watch demonstrations on writing accessible code, and discover techniques to enhance the accessibility of your own...
on Jun 28
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Author-friendly Content Quality Assurance with Editoria11y | A11yTalks
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A high percentage of Web content is created by people who are not likely to remember to run a manual auditing tool, or to understand the results if they did. In the Drupal ecosystem, Editoria11y filled an unmet need for these authors: a checker that works like spellcheck by automatically...
on May 30
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Improving Accessibility through Leveraging Large Language Models (LLMs) | A11yTalks
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Leveraging Large Language Models (LLMs) to automate accessibility tasks represents a transformative advancement in digital inclusion efforts. These powerful models can replace manual accessibility work by generating image descriptions, providing real-time closed captions, and seamlessly...
on May 9
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Open Source Accessibility NOW! | A11yTalks
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Open Source means nothing to the larger accessibility community. That is a problem. Proprietary solutions limit access to vital accessibility tools. This presentation outlines existing Open Source accessibility solutions while asking the question "Why aren’t there more Open Source a11y tools?"...
on May 8
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Personalize to Prioritize: Strategies to Grow Your Accessibility Program | A11yTalks
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It can feel impossible to gain the attention of the decision-makers to prioritize accessibility among all the competing priorities within a business. I'll share strategies, case studies, and success stories from my experiences in growing successful accessibility programs. We'll also talk about...
on Apr 30
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Accommodating Neurodivergent Learners - A11yTalks
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Star Peterson, M.Ed. (they/them) is a multiply neurodivergent instructional designer, eLearning developer, and diversity trainer. Star discusses how to design learning content that is accessible to autistic learners as well as learners with ADHD, learning disabilities, Traumatic Brain Injury,...
on Apr 1
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The Accessibility Mindset: Moving Beyond Remediating, Fixing, and Reacting - A11yTalks
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This session will investigate the hidden questions in the websites and applications we build: Who is this for? Who is able to use it? Who is unable to use it? Why is this the case? What previous experiences, assumptions, and understandings do we incorporate into the things we create? By...
on Jan 23, 2024
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Creating Accessible and Inclusive Presentations - A11yTalks
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What does it mean to have accessible and inclusive presentations? In this session, we'll go over what we can do as presenters to ensure inclusivity for all our attendees regardless of how they consume the content, beyond the basics of captions and color contrast. We'll briefly cover...
on Jan 14, 2024
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Creating Accessible and Inclusive Presentations - A11yTalks
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What does it mean to have accessible and inclusive presentations? In this session, we'll go over what we can do as presenters to ensure inclusivity for all our attendees regardless of how they consume the content, beyond the basics of captions and color contrast. We'll briefly cover...
on Dec 19, 2023
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Virtual meet-up featuring speakers & conversations around digital accessibility
on Dec 5, 2023
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Aria Winning, Son? How to Achieve Accessibility Wins on Your Next Project - A11yTalks
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Overwhelmed by the task of making your project accessible? Come learn how two developers have seen firsthand how tangible and accessible accessibility can be.
on Oct 11, 2023