Accessibility

Have you ever used a website with your hand broken? Maybe you had problems with reading that small text on your phone in direct sunlight. Or were you in a place where you had to mute your phone, but that one app became unusable without sound cues?

All of this falls under accessibility.

But wait. You might be thinking, Isn’t “accessibility” just making sure disabled people can use our product?

Accessibility, also known as a11y, is more of a mindset that ensures no user gets left behind when developing our apps. So join us on this journey of learning how and why to make our apps better. For everyone

The web can and should be accessible for anyone, despite any disabilities. Unfortunately, this optimization is not very common, yet it can make a big difference to your business. It’s simple: the more users feel catered to on your website, the more will become loyal customers who spread a good word.

Resources

• https://a11yproject.com/

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessibility

• https://www.udacity.com/course/web-accessibility--ud891

• Use Chrome with accessibility extensions

• Check Google Web Fundamentals

• Color Tool

• https://github.com/downshift-js/downshift

If designs you are working with have accessibility issues, you should bring them up to the designer and, if that is not possible, address the issues with any stakeholder.