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World Congress 2023 • Aug 11, 2023

Making Interactions Accessible to All Users

Anuradha Kumari

Stop treating accessibility as a stressful, retroactive QA audit. Discover how leveraging semantic HTML and native browser capabilities eliminates the heavy engineering lift of post-release remediation.

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#1 about 3 min

Defining interaction and accessibility on the web

How diverse users interact with web interfaces using assistive technologies.

#2 about 4 min

Fixing keyboard focus and outline styling for buttons

Why removing the CSS outline attribute harms keyboard accessibility and how to style it properly.

#3 about 5 min

Making icon-only buttons accessible to screen readers

How to build icon buttons with visually hidden text for screen reader compatibility.

#4 about 2 min

Announcing state changes with toggle buttons

Using the aria-pressed attribute to inform users when a button state toggles.

#5 about 3 min

Choosing between native buttons and links

The native behavioral differences between anchor tags and buttons in accessible web design.

#6 about 2 min

Structuring and labeling HTML forms correctly

Associating HTML label elements with inputs using unique IDs to assist screen readers.

#7 about 2 min

Providing contextual input hints with aria-describedby

Linking specific form descriptions and password hints directly to input attributes.

#8 about 2 min

Using aria-live to announce dynamic errors and states

Notifying screen reader users about dynamic form validation messages without moving focus.

#9 about 5 min

Building accessible custom modals and dialogues

Managing focus traps within modals using JavaScript or adopting the native HTML dialog element.

#10 about 5 min

Addressing web accessibility challenges in development teams

Strategies for implementing inclusive practices and conveying the value of accessibility to stakeholders.

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Overcoming challenges in building accessible interfaces

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Audience questions on accessibility and framework tradeoffs

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