Website 101 Podcast

Accessibility

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We discuss accessibility, with Matsuko Friedland, in websites, why it's important both for users and website owners, as well as some tips on how to ensure your website is accessible.

Matsuko starts off by explaining what accessibility is and why it's important. We also talk about what a screen reader is and how a screen reader works.

  • Why should we care about accessibility other than the legal requirements
  • The three levels of WCAG compliance
  • Semantic HTML
  • Header Order is important
  • Accessibility is good for SEO
  • Color Contrast
  • Placeholder content
  • Pixel and Tonic, CraftCMS, selected by the W3C for accessibility
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  • Accessibility Why It's important
  • Curb Cut Effect
  • Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0
  • Building the most inaccessible site possible with a perfect Lighthouse score
  • Empathy Prompts
  • Accessible Colors
  • Contrast Checker
  • Axe Browser Extension
  • Lighthouse Browser Extension
  • Accessibility Insights
  • Don’t Use The Placeholder Attribute
  • Trackback
  • W3C Selects Craft CMS for Redesign Project
  • HTML: The Inaccessible Parts
  • Accessibility Checklist
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