Fixing Accessibility Issues is a tedious and expensive task that nobody enjoys doing.
Preventing the most common issues can save a lot of money and free up engineers to focus on exciting feature work instead.
Ensuring UX is well educated and able to define, document and communicate Accessibility functionality early on is the key to a successful shift to building accessible Experiences.

“Accessibility is the death of creativity”
“You can’t be creative and accessible”
“This site may not be accessible or useful, but it’s because it’s creative!”

How many times have you heard the above, or a combination thereof? On the modern web, there is a tendency to identify “creativity” with “objects that move very fast on the screen without any apparent reason”. If creativity didn’t exist without animation, we might as well set fire to most of the world’s museums.

There is also a tendency to identify “accessible” with “ugly” and “sacrificing imagination”. Piccia Neri will debunk these myths in her talk, showing how your website can be visible, beautiful, creative, accessible – and at the same time, profitable.

Web Accessibility is not only legally required in many countries, but it is also an essential tool to make the web a more inclusive place for all.And while it’s a necessity for some, it benefits all of us: Through improved performance, better usability, and clearer design.A Headless CMS can pave the way for you here - using the example of Storyblok, we will explore how. We will have a closer look at headline hierarchies, color contrast, alternative text, and keyboard accessibility as well as creating accessible content and code - in a mixture of live demo, background context, and real-life examples.