Start your A11y Journey: How to Become an Accessibility Advocate

Start Your A11y Journey How to become an Accessibility Advocate Todd Libby - @toddlibby

100% Accessibility Advocate

A sign that reads, “Accessible Entry.”

One quarter! 25% of the world has a disability of some form. • Cognitive

A man with his son who has a cognitive disability.

One quarter! 25% of the world has a disability of some form. • Cognitive • Visual

A pair of eyeglasses being held up to view the city through the lnses.

One quarter! 25% of the world has a disability of some form. • Cognitive • Visual • Motor Skill

A person in a wheelchair being assisted by another person.

One quarter! 25% of the world has a disability of some form. • Cognitive • Visual • Motor Skill • Situational

A Black man and his child whom he is carrying in his arms, the child leaning on the father’s shoulder.

Buy-In

Advocate

Assess

Establish

More Buy-In

Importance

Laws & Guidelines Different laws for different countries • USA: American Disabilities Act (ADA) • Canada: Accessible Canada Act (ACT) • EU: EN 301 549 - When WCAG 2.2 is released, it will be considered for inclusion in the EU standard. • England: Equality Act 2010, combined several equal access acts and regulations, including the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA). BSI 8878 standard. • Find out more! h ps://www.telerik.com/blogs/the-international- tt accessibility-standards-you-need-to-follow

Lived Experiences

Evolving

Employ!

Understand

Ask!

“…our industry as a whole thinks less and less about accessibility (not that we ever had an A game on the subject), and talks less and less about progressive enhancement, preferring to chase the ephemeral goal posts of over-engineered solutions to non-problems.” — Jeffrey Zeldman

“Today, my dad cried over the phone, he wanted one week where he could use his computer without my help.

He’s blind.

Each inaccessible webpage tells him, “you are not welcome in this world.”

If you don’t know whether your website or app is accessible: it’s not.

Start learning.”

Thank You!

Start Your A11y Journey How to become an Accessibility Advocate Todd Libby - @toddlibby