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World Congress 2025 • Aug 20, 2025 • Session details

Oh S***! There's a New Accessibility Law and I'm Not Ready!

Emma Dawson

Overwhelmed by the European Accessibility Act? Unplug your mouse to instantly uncover severe UX traps. Conquer massive accessibility debt one logical step at a time.

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Recognizing the global need for digital accessibility

Understanding that age and demographics make disability inevitable helps prioritize inclusive design.

#2 about 2 min

Navigating new accessibility laws and the European Accessibility Act

Recent legal mandates require accessible interfaces for all private digital products and services.

#3 about 2 min

Defining compliance through WCAG and EN 301 549 standards

Global guidelines structured around WCAG determine legal compliance for digital platforms.

#4 about 2 min

Treating accessibility as a collaborative product team effort

Delivering accessible software requires shared responsibility across developers, designers, and product management.

#5 about 3 min

Understanding how disabled users navigate websites with assistive technology

Exploring input methods like refreshable braille displays reveals how differently users consume digital content.

#6 about 5 min

Finding accessibility issues through manual keyboard navigation testing

Relying on semantic HTML elements prevents hidden traps and focus state failures during basic manual testing.

#7 about 3 min

Catching accessibility violations using automated browser testing tools

Automated extensions like Axe and Wave quickly detect common accessibility violations within the DOM.

#8 about 6 min

Enhancing screen reader support with targeted ARIA attributes

Implementing structural labels and role alerts ensures blind users receive meaningful interface feedback.

#9 about 2 min

Integrating accessibility checks into automated software testing workflows

Enforcing accessible code syntax within continuous integration relies on specialized plugins and end-to-end frameworks.

#10 about 2 min

Embedding accessibility permanently into the software development life cycle

Planning inclusive interfaces from the very beginning prevents expensive retrofitting during digital product delivery.

Matching moments

4:17 min

Navigating compliance for the European Accessibility Act

Chris Heilmann +2 · LIVE

4:30 min

Addressing web accessibility challenges in development teams

Anuradha Kumari · WWC 2023

2:31 min

Introduction to software accessibility and European compliance directives

Moh’d Abualhuda +1 · WWC 2023

1:03 min

Meeting legal requirements for keyboard accessibility standards

Tanja Ulianova · WWC 2023

1:08 min

Reviewing key learnings for continuous accessibility integration

Jörg Jakoby Jörg Jakoby · WWC Europe 2026

3:58 min

Building actionable and positive accessibility tooling for developers

Kilian Valkhof · Coffee With Developers

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