A presentation at Virtual Coffee February Lightning Talk by Todd Libby
Start Your A11y Journey How to become an Accessibility Advocate Todd Libby - @toddlibby
100% Accessibility Advocate
~One quarter! 20-25% of the world has a disability of some form. • Cognitive
One quarter! 25% of the world has a disability of some form. • Cognitive • Visual
One quarter! 25% of the world has a disability of some form. • Cognitive • Visual • Motor Skill
One quarter! 25% of the world has a disability of some form. • Cognitive • Visual • Motor Skill • Situational
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
“Accessibility is a right. NOT a privilege. Todd 🦞
Thank You!
A quick go-to guide on some of the things you can do to advocate for Accessibility.
for free. You
can too.