A presentation at axe-con by Carie Fisher
Empowering people with disabilities using GitHub Copilot
Meet your presenters Carie Fisher Jesse Dugas Ed Summers Senior Accessibility Program Manager Senior Accessibility Program Manager Head of Accessibility at GitHub
What is GitHub Copilot? Code suggestions Style suggestions in real-time Code explanation Understand your code story A virtual tutor Your personal learning coach An ever-growing & learning resource Continuous improvement
Accessibility of the GitHub Copilot interface Screen reader support Keyboard accessibility High contrast themes Zoom and font size adjustments Education and ESL (English as a Second Language) Neurodivergencies
Screen reader demo
Accessibility of the GitHub Copilot interface Screen reader support Keyboard accessibility High contrast themes Zoom and font size adjustments Education and ESL (English as a Second Language) Neurodivergencies
Keyboard demo
Accessibility of the GitHub Copilot interface Screen reader support Keyboard accessibility High contrast themes Zoom and font size adjustments Education and ESL (English as a Second Language) Neurodivergencies
AI pitfalls in accessibility and the need for “humans in the loop” Bias Less data, less accurate results Ethics Appropriate training of the model Hallucinations Be sure to check its work Dependence Enhance productivity, not to rely on
Power of prompting demo
AI pitfalls in accessibility and the need for “humans in the loop” Bias Less data, less accurate results Ethics Appropriate training of the model Hallucinations Be sure to check its work Dependence Enhance productivity, not to rely on
Using GitHub Copilot to improve accessibility Crafting effective prompts Detailed, context and expectations Humans in the loop Validate information and references Strong testing plans Involve real users in testing Continuous improvement Refine prompts and challenge results
gh.io/aiAccessibilityAssistant Using GitHub Copilot to improve accessibility Crafting effective prompts Detailed, context and expectations Humans in the loop Validate information and references Strong testing plans Involve real users in testing Continuous improvement Refine prompts and challenge results
Conclusion GitHub Copilot and GitHub Copilot Chat can empower people to do the work they want to do, responsibly and with increased accessibility. *All content and demos relevant as of March 2024 and are subject to change.
Thank you
GitHub Copilot is an AI pair programmer and the world’s most widely adopted AI programming tool. Individual developers and organizations use it to code faster, focus on business logic over boilerplate, and do what matters most: building great software. GitHub Copilot plugs right into several popular editors including Visual Studio Code. It turns natural language prompts into code, offers multi-line function suggestions, speeds up test generation, and much more. During this session, members of the GitHub accessibility team will explore GitHub Copilot from two perspectives. First, we will demonstrate accessibility features that empower developers with disabilities to use GitHub Copilot to boost their productivity using AI. Then, we will explore techniques that enable all developers to improve the accessibility of their code.
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