Don't Break The Web
summary
An analysis of the top million homepages finds 59,653,607 errors and an average of almost sixty accessibility issues per page with 97.8% of sites affected, plus specific fail rates: 85% low contrast, 68% missing alt text, 58% empty links, 53% missing input labels, 33% missing lang. Ember apps show fewer errors and the talk demonstrates concrete fixes: use semantic HTML instead of extra roles, add a11y add-ons, and test with assistive tech like VoiceOver and NVDA.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Start
- 2:10The Web Is Broken
- 2:37Accessibility Analysis
- 3:47Accessibility Errors
- 6:58Missing the Document Language Attribute
- 14:54Action Steps Contribute to Existing Accessibility Add-Ons
- 17:25Visibly Support Accessibility Efforts
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