Building empathy and accessible apps
summary
Claims concrete numbers and practices: 1 billion people (≈15%) have disabilities and 90% are invisible, web ADA suits spike after 2017, and a Microsoft design system and component library aims to be accessible out of the box. Demonstrations include keyboard+screen‑reader checks, alt text rules, heading hierarchy, links vs buttons, and use of a11y tooling — notably Accessibility Insights that pinpoints DOM errors. Expect semantic HTML examples, a visually hidden technique, and actionable fixes.
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chapters (6)
- 0:00Start
- 4:25Categories of disabilities Permanent
- 6:08The problem today
- 8:49Follow semantic coding conventions
- 17:33Testing accessibility
- 24:18Resources
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