Doing the Right Thing: Web Accessibility Tools for the Modern Dev

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Argues that accessibility is ethical, legal and a business win with concrete numbers — 61 million Americans (25%) and 1 billion worldwide (16%) — then demonstrates real tools and outcomes: a screen reader walkthrough with NVDA, a Siteimprove color blindness simulation and an axe DevTools scan that reports specific issues and suggested fixes, showing developers exactly what to change and that reviews plus small code fixes produce measurable improvements.

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1. 0:00Welcome
2. 2:54Why accessibility matters
3. 5:44Business and legal cases
4. 9:59Core principles
5. 12:48Common pitfalls
6. 13:31Screen reader tools
7. 16:51Color blindness tools
8. 17:55Automated scanning with axe
9. 19:20Roles and responsibilities
10. 21:03Debunking myths
11. 22:50Resources

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