Accessibility needs to be the future of better technology
summary
Accessibility is framed as concrete steps and measurable wins: follow WCAG AA guidelines, add ARIA for custom components, and test with VoiceOver + keyboard navigation (enable rotor with Control‑Option‑U) and automated tools like Lighthouse. Examples show impact: BBC wins a screen‑reader check by providing landmarks, skip‑to‑content and proper headings while ESPN lacks main landmarks; gaming studio Naughty Dog ships 60 accessibility presets and finds 95% of players keep subtitles on; poor accessibility costs UK businesses an estimated 17.1 billion pounds in Clickaway losses.
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chapters (19)
- 0:00Intro
- 1:40Dropped kerb
- 3:01Goal of Accessibility
- 5:45There are 5 major categories of disabilities
- 9:23What is web accessibility?
- 9:58What do PWDs think about web accessibility?
- 11:26Web accessibility actually benefits everyone
- 14:19The cost of accessibility
- 15:07In some countries, it is the law
- 16:06The benefits of accessibility
- 18:00Making gaming inclusive
- 20:49What is WCAG's AA compliance?
- 22:01P.O.U.R. - 38 criteria for AA
- 23:20What does good semantics look like?
- 28:46ARIA for custom components
- 29:22Let's make a modal accessible
- 30:25How to conduct accessibility testing?
- 31:58Accessibility is a collaborative effort between designers and developers
- 32:37Responsible Tech
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