Developing Accessible Websites (League of Front-End Developers)

Aaron Cannon, a software engineer and accessibility consultant at The Nerdery, has been blind since birth. To navigate the Internet, Aaron must use a screen-reading program that interprets a website’s code and audibly reads back basic content and navigation information. As a web developer himself, Aaron has become closely aware of common pitfalls that can confuse his screen-reading program and other issues related to developing for accessibility. In his talk, Aaron explains how his screen reader does and doesn’t work, demonstrates some good development practices when writing code for fully-accessible website and takes a plethora of questions from the audience.

This presentation is the first event organized by the newly formed League of Front-End Developers. The league’s mission is to create a space where fellow front-enders can gather to share and grow their knowledge of coding, design, culture and accessibility. Visit FEDleague.org to learn more about future League of Front-End Developers events and connect with the FED League on Twitter and Facebook to for more links, conversation, and media related to their group.