Web Access Club: Recent Episodes
Prae Songprasit
A podcast about accessibility for web creators.
It is my personal exploration of what it means to create an accessible web experience for the most diverse audience possible.
Once we’ve learnt about accessibility and assistive technologies, how do we apply that knowledge at work? Where do we start? How do we know what needs fixing or extra attention? One of the ways is through an audit. In this episode, I’ll be chronicling my adventures in applying the new found accessibility knowledge through accessibility audits. Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 00:36 - Throwing ourselves into the accessibility project 03:10 - Learning from internal audits 09:18 - First attempt at splitting up remediation work 17:52 - Adjusting our approach based on pro advice 21:27 - Reflections 23:36 - Outro
References: https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG21/ (WCAG 2.1 guideline)
Accessibility and audit tools: https://wcag-508.prometsource.com/free-accessibility-audit-template/ (Accessibility audit spreadsheet template) by Promet Source Built-in https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/devtools-user/accessibility_inspector/ (Accessibility inspector in Firefox) and https://developer.chrome.com/docs/devtools/accessibility/reference/#pane (The Accessibility pane in Chrome) https://wave.webaim.org/ (Wave (Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool)) by WebAim
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We can read about disabilities, and study inclusive design as much as we like. But that’s all just theory. One way to internalise and empathise how people with disabilities use technology, is by trying to use the assistive tech ourselves. In this episode, I’m going to share my experience playing around with assistive technologies; from using only a keyboard to navigate, to colour filters, to screen readers. Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 02:44 - Keyboard 05:50 - Different visual support 11:07 - Screen reader 18:29 - Assistive tech I’ve yet to try 19:56 - Reflections 21:46 - Outro
Videos of how to use Mac's built in assistive tech mentioned https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itEFxbEe150 (Navigating Chrome on Windows by kayboard: Browsing and Help) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GQQqKsdxLA (Color filters on the MacBook) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JC-yiR2NeIg (How to invert colors on Mac) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5R-6WvAihms (Screen reader basics: VoiceOver A11ycasts)
Links to resources mentioned in the episode: https://www.w3.org/WAI/fundamentals/foundations-course/ (Digital Accessibility Foundations by W3C)
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A big part of UX is understanding our user. But what do people with no disabilities actually know about disability? In this episode, I share how I attempted to understand more about disability, what I’ve learnt, and how they forever changed my views of ‘the disabled’. Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 04:48 - Following other web accessibility groups and practitioners 08:06 - Listening to the disability community 12:33 - Understanding perception towards disabled individuals 16:25 - Disability culture 19:18 - Reflections 20:52 - Outro
Places to learn more about disability mentioned in the episode. Content by web accessibility practitioners: https://a11ycamp.org.au/ (A11yCamp) https://a11ytalks.com/ (A11yTalks) https://inclusivedesign24.org/ (Inclusive Design 24) https://conf.a11yto.com/ (A11yTo) https://www.bemyeyes.com/podcasts-show/13-letters (13 Letters) https://a11yrules.com/ (A11y Rules) https://www.a11yproject.com/resources (A11y Project)
Content by disability community: https://disabilityvisibilityproject.com/ (Disability Visibility Project) https://www.bemyeyes.com/podcasts (Be My Eyes podcasts) https://www.ami.ca/blind-reality/recent_episodes (The Blind Reality) https://www.ndwomanpod.com/ (The Neurodivergent Woman)
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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 2.1 ) https://www.w3.org/WAI/fundamentals/foundations-course/ (Digital Accessibility Foundations by W3C)
https://webaccessclub.com/episodes/s01e01/?utm_campaign=Launch&utm_source=Shownotes&utm_medium=podcast&utm_content=s01e01 (Transcript for this episode).
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Starting 29th August 2022, I (https://praesongprasit.com (Prae Songprasit)), a UX Engineer, will be exploring what it means to create an accessible web experience for the most diverse audience possible. For this season, I will get personal, and focus on sharing my early accessibility journey I will talk about how I discovered web accessibility, how I attempted to understand more about disabled users, and how I formed my approach to incorporating accessibility in my practice. If you’re involved in creating a web product, this podcast is for you.
You can follow this show on https://twitter.com/WebAccessClub (Twitter), https://www.facebook.com/WebAccessClub (Facebook), https://www.instagram.com/WebAccessClub (Instagram), and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT_hOkh2jlL_4FyueWn6VIw (Youtube). Each episode, show notes, and transcripts are available on https://webaccessclub.com/?utm_campaign=Launch&utm_source=Shownotes&utm_medium=podcast (webaccessclub.com). Support this show, and help me pay the bills on https://www.buymeacoffee.com/webaccessclub (Buy me a Coffee).