015: Web Accessibility: An a11y Special with Epic Guests

Discussion Points
Why a11y matters

• What is web a11y and why do we care?
• JS frameworks/React and a11y

A11y in the developer community

• A11y has become seemingly more popular and more mainstream. Why?
• At the same time, the state of a11y on the web has not really improved (see: WebAIM million).

It's our (collective) job to make the web-accessible.

• How to bake accessibility into your workflow
  • How does Netlify test for accessibility while building the product? (see blog post)
  • Accessibility as acceptance criteria
  • How does Netlify prioritize accessibility tech debt?
• How to champion accessibility at work

Where to start?