Simple web accessibility checks - featuring Orca
summary
A live demo uses the Orca screen reader (start with super+alt+s or command line orca) to find and fix three common issues: missing image alt text, broken heading hierarchy, and vague link text. Cites WebAIM: 55.4% of homepages miss alt text, 40.4% skip headings, 18% use ambiguous links. A contrived page is built and patched on camera — images visible to Orca drop from five to two, headings normalize to H1/H2 structure, links gain descriptive labels, and the fixes work immediately.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Intro
- 0:30What is accessibility
- 1:50Statistics
- 6:00Shortcuts
- 6:20Live demo
- 7:22Unlabeled images
- 15:45Headings
- 20:00Links
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