Lindsey Kopacz Chats With Kent About A11y
Chats with Kent C. Dodds
English - November 27, 2019 21:00 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsTechnology Education developer web internet programmer programming development javascript tech node front end Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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When Lindsey started, she didn't know what accessibility even meant. She would see that there was an "accessibility error" and fix it, but she didn't understand why she was fixing it. A11y clicked for her when she realized that the point of accessibility was to make the web usable for people with disabilities.
Code, at its core, is about people, and it allows people to use and purchase products. Ultimately we code to make people's lives better, and if you aren't making your site accessible, then you are discriminating against the one in four people living with a disability. Accessibility is not an edge case.
Doing the following will take you far!
Make sure you have form labelsUse alt text in your imagesDon't leave buttons and links emptyUse buttons and links appropriatelyTest your site with a screenreaderNavigate your website with the tab keyHomeworkInstall and use the AXE Chrome extension!ResourcesWriting alternative text that mattersaxe on Google Chrome Extension storeGuest: Lindsey KopaczTwitter: @LittleKopeGitHub: @LittleKopeWebsite: a11ywithlindsey.comHost: Kent C. DoddsWebsite: kentcdodds.comTwitter: @kentcdoddsGitHub: @kentcdoddsYouTube: Kent C. DoddsEpic React: epicreact.dev