Real Life Accessibility: Have you HEARD your site?
summary
Automatic checkers catch missing alt tags and heading order but real-world testing with VoiceOver on Chrome and keyboard navigation reveals broken tab order, unlabeled controls, and useless image alt text; hands-on audits find DjangoCon 2009 and Amazon confusing while a Mezzanine demo site plus WCAG/WAI/ARIA usage navigates cleanly. Cites concrete numbers—about 3% legally blind and survey results (43% cite lack of awareness, 85% prefer better content)—notes ADA/Section 508 lawsuits as real incentive to fix markup and ARIA roles.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Start
- 4:30Even more stats!
- 6:10Accessibility Laws
- 7:54WCAG
- 10:51tabindex
- 11:53h1-h6
- 13:19Semantic HTML
- 15:11ARIA properties
- 16:11Automatic Accessibility Checkers
- 17:26Time to Get Real
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