No Apollogies: Making Apps Accessible

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Claims how to make an Angular app usable in extreme conditions by implementing dark/light switching via the ambient light sensor and system prefers-color-scheme, adding keyboard-first flows with focus traps and arrow-key card navigation, and simulating vision differences with in-browser color-blindness filters. Shows using automated checks with Lighthouse and axe plus unit tests to catch accessibility regressions, practical CSS fixes for high-contrast modes and spacing, and hundreds of real focus/contrast issues discovered and fixed.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 3:20Why accessibility matters
3. 10:11Keyboard navigation focus
4. 17:56Testing and tools for accessibility
5. 25:31Real-world fixes and examples
6. 27:45Summary and call to action

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