Could you imagine going to the hospital in a wheelchair and not being able to get inside due to the 20 steps of stairs you have to take without the option of a ramp? Taking care of your users, extending the reach of your product, or adhering to the European accessibility act. We have to make the web more accessible.
In the Netherlands, public buildings have to be accessible, but what about the web?
The reality is that using the internet is becoming more and more unavoidable, but accessibility is often an afterthought.
In this workshop, we will discover what impact you can make. Discover a wide scope of disabilities you might not even have thought about when working on your application and find out which you should focus on. We will get hands-on and find out which tools are available to help you on your accessibility journey.
Don’t forget to bring your laptop and if you are a developer or tester: make sure you can pull a project from a repository.
Session Key Takeaways:
- Insights in the wide array of challenges your users might face.
- How do you take care of accessibility before you start writing code.
- Quick wins you can start implementing in your code right now!
Who is this session perfect for?
If you want to find out what practical steps you can take as a software engineer, tester, UX/UI designer, or product owner to make your project more accessible.
