Web creators’ first encounter with accessibility is often at work; be it through a project, discussions, or during research. In this episode, I share how I discovered the world of web accessibility, what I learnt along the way, and why I wanted to learn more about it. Timesteps: 00:00 - Intro 01:29 - Working as a front-end developer 04:11 - Learning to code for keyboard interaction 06:18 - Looking for reasons for semantic HTML 09:06 - Stumbling upon screen readers, and disabilities 11:42 - Failing at advocacy 14:30 - A chance to understand more about disabled users 17:26 - Credits and outro
Links to resources mentioned in the episode: https://css-tricks.com/ (CSS-Tricks) https://www.smashingmagazine.com/ (Smashing Magazine) https://developer.mozilla.org/ (Mozilla Developer Network (MDN)) https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG21/ (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2.1Â ) https://www.w3.org/WAI/fundamentals/foundations-course/ (Digital Accessibility Foundations by W3C)
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