Understanding Accessibility as a Concept
summary
Accessibility is framed as making products usable by everyone, not an optional add-on; legal risk is real (Beyoncé sued 2019) and business wins include better SEO and retention. Practical steps: build accessible first, use a checklist, add semantic elements and labels linked to inputs, and test with Lighthouse, Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool and the reported web accessibility TV as code extension. Manual checks include turning on phone accessibility, using ChromeVox and tabbing through pages.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Introduction
- 0:30What accessibility means
- 1:56Importance of accessibility
- 4:22Who is responsible
- 5:04Testing for accessibility
- 6:28Build accessible first
- 7:09Resources and further reading
- 8:10Q&A on prioritizing accessibility
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