Accessible Accessibility: Simple steps to writing more accessible code

If the word “accessibility” makes you grab your deadlines and hold onto your budgets, fret no more. Come to this tactical session where you’ll learn habits, recipes and simple steps you can take to build more accessible Drupal sites without being an expert.

If you’re a developer who wants to know how to bring accessibility into your current process, but don’t know where to start, this is the session for you.

We’ll talk about:

1. Cheat sheets:

• An ARIA quick reference

• A flow chart for how to make accessible links

• Using landmarks to help users navigate the page

2. Our top 3 tools and how we use them:

• Keyboard testing

• WAVE and SiteImprove plugins

• VoiceOver, the built-in screen reader on Macs

3. Ways you can use the tools built into Drupal to your benefit, including:

• Drupal.announce()

• Our go-to checklist of easy wins (eg: don’t forget skip links!)

• Creating a custom accessibility page link

This talk will give you everything you need to confidently get started building more accessible sites.