Raising the bar: How to ensure a consistent standard of accessibility

There is an ever-growing concern around, and focus on, accessibility. The concept of web accessibility has become more prominent following the EU Web Directive and its subsequent first round of reporting, which brought into sharp focus the failings of the industry.
In fact, of the more than 800 in-depth audits carried out across the 28 countries (EU + UK) only four were found to be fully compliant.

There are many reasons why so many websites and applications might fail to meet minimum accessibility standards.

Let's ensure that the work we deliver does not fall foul of one of those reasons. To this end, we should enable our teams to:
- Understand accessibility requirements
- Identify issues quickly & early
- Be empowered to build inclusive products.

The main aspects of this talk will be around:
- Common reasons for accessibility failures in websites
- Resources for the team to skill up
- Processes to ensure issues are identified early on
- Knowledge sharing
- Empowering everyone to do accessibility audits
- Preparing clients for accessibility requirements

Learning Objectives

- Understand how small process changes have rapid positive impact
- Identify resources and methods best suited for teams
- Levelling-up the accessibility skills team-wide
- Define clear & incremental testing solutions
- Help create a shared understanding of accessibility requirements & implementation
- Facilitating every team member to perform accessibility testing

Target Audience

This session is aimed at project managers, product owners and developers - anyone who wants to deliver high-quality, standard-compliant, inclusive projects