World Congress 2023 • Aug 11, 2023

Accessibility with Web Components

Manuel Mauky

Are your custom web components invisible to screen readers? Learn how the ElementInternals API adds robust accessibility semantics without cluttering your DOM.

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3:51 min

Audience questions on accessibility and framework tradeoffs

Rowdy Rabouw

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Advocating for semantic HTML over complex framework component workarounds

Chris Heilmann

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Introduction to building accessible web frontends

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Implementing low-hanging accessibility fixes in frontend web applications

Ramona Schwering

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5:38 min

Why the developer community mistakenly rejects native HTML components

Keith Cirkle · Coffee With Developers

2:15 min

Overcoming challenges in building accessible interfaces

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