Real Talk on Web Accessibility with Marcy Sutton Todd

Scott and Wes talk with Marcy Sutton Todd, a senior front-end developer and accessibility advocate, about practical ways for developers to learn about and improve web accessibility.

Show Notes

• 00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
• 01:01 Meet Marcy Sutton Todd
• 04:33 Key accessibility considerations
• 11:55 New features in HTML and CSS
• 13:36 When to use focus-visible and focus-within
• 15:01 What is inert?
• 17:00 Are we overusing dialogues?
• 19:33 When should you use ARIA?
• 22:18 Testing and tools for accessibility
  • Fable
  • Assistiv Labs
• 31:46 Brought to you by Sentry.io
• 32:10 The complexities of doing accessibility right across devices
• 34:06 Navigating websites with disabilities
  • ARIA Authoring Practices Guide
• 37:58 Making drag and drop accessible
• 39:30 ARIA live regions
• 45:43 Underutilized ARIA attributes
  • Accessibility Support
• 47:50 Accessibility in forms
• 52:29 Jobs in accessibility
• 57:00 Joining Khan Academy
• 59:54 Van life adventures
• 01:01:24 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs

Sick Picks

• Marcy: Yeti 160e

Shameless Plugs

• Guest: Testing Accessibility

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