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WeAreDevelopers LIVE • Apr 18, 2023

Blazing Accessibility Basics

Dennie Declercq

Are your Blazor WebAssembly apps truly inclusive, or just compliant? Discover how to bake WCAG principles directly into your C# data models and UI designs from day one.

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#1 about 4 min

Defining accessibility and inclusion in digital environments

Accessibility ensures equal access to digital and physical spaces regardless of specific individual needs.

#2 about 4 min

Applying Microsoft inclusive design principles and personas

Inclusive design normalizes diverse human conditions by addressing temporary, situational, and permanent disabilities.

#3 about 3 min

Web content accessibility guidelines and POUR principles

The W3C provides a globally shared standard framework for evaluating web application accessibility.

#4 about 4 min

Testing applications with Microsoft accessibility insights tool

Accessibility insights is a generic browser plugin that performs automated testing against WCAG rules.

#5 about 3 min

Distinguishing perceivable content from understandable content

Content must be exposed in a detectable format before users can process its actual meaning.

#6 about 6 min

Making user interfaces perceivable with structural styling

Proper alternative text, clear typography, and non-color dependent cues ensure information reaches all users.

#7 about 4 min

Implementing perceivable user interface components in Blazor

Binding alternative text descriptions directly into C# models improves scaling across application component lines.

#8 about 6 min

Ensuring web applications are fully operable via keyboard

Proper heading cascades, adjustable session timeouts, and seizure-safe rendering support a wide range of input modalities.

#9 about 7 min

Fixing keyboard navigation order in Blazor applications

Adding explicit tab index attributes corrects visual flow disruptions identified by visual accessibility testing software.

#10 about 3 min

Writing understandable content and effective error messages

Clear language and descriptive form validation instructions prevent frustration during non-technical user interactions.

#11 about 2 min

Demonstrating clear form validation in Blazor views

Applying immediate contextual requirement warnings helps users recover from UI input errors without confusion.

#12 about 4 min

Building robust applications with standard web platforms

Following valid HTML5 structures and controlling UI update frequencies ensures ongoing compatibility with assistive technologies.

#13 about 14 min

Addressing accessibility challenges and Blazor developer adoption

Common industry oversights like absent alternative text combined with poor color contrast continue to pose critical barriers.

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