The Accessibility Tree

Gather ’round the accessibility tree, dear listeners, and hear a grand tale about roles and attributes, screen readers and DOM inspectors, and how to be a good A11Y. We also touch on why accessibility isn’t something you bolt on after you design a website but is part of the process from the very beginning.

Hosted by Jared White & Ayush

Links:

• Want to keep the discussion going?
  • Join the The Spicy Web Discord Server
  • Follow @justaspec@intuitivefuture.com on Mastodon
• HTML Design Principles: Priority of Constituencies
• WAI (Web Accessibility Initiative)
• The Accessibility Tree
• ARIA Resources for Developers
• ARIA Attributes (MDN Docs)
• ARIA Roles (MDN Docs)

Additional resources:

• Adrian Roselli
• Common ARIA mistakes and how to avoid them
• (No ARIA is better than bad ARIA!)
• WebAIM - web accessibility in mind
• Basecamp Accessibility Guidelines
• The Patchability of the Open Web
• (aka the “Right to Inspect”)