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Eva Ferreira
May 23, 2024
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Good intentions gone bad
JSHeroes 2024
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May 23, 2024
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Good Intentions, Gone Bad Eva Ferreira – JS Heroes, 2024
Not another “This is how you do a11y” talk Good
intentions gone bad. @evaferreira92
@evaferreira92 YOU DON’T HAVE TO LEARN FROM YOUR MISTAKES IF
YOU CAN LEARN FROM MINE
WARNING This is a work in progress. I will, most
definitely, keep on messing up. @evaferreira92
5 lessons 1. Accessibility personas 2. Simplest things first 3.
People mean well 4. Test, test, test! 5. Accessibility ownership
Lesson 1
A11y personas Understanding disabilities and assistive technologies
What is a disability? “Accessibility is for blind people”
Disability: A failed interaction between the environment and a person
with a medical condition.
Diverse group of people, a wide range of needs. @evaferreira92
16% of world’s population. has a permanent disability.
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Assistive Technologies * Also known as AT
The most common assistive technology is…
Keyboard Visual and motor impairments
Lesson 2
Simplest things tend to have the biggest impact. I went
ALL IN into aria and screen readers
I wrongly prioritized screen readers over keyboard navigation Begin your
a11y journey with simple and impactful changes. @evaferreira92
Simple, impactful • Color contrast • Semantics • Keyboard navigation
Outlines Skip navigation links @evaferreira92
Outlines
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@evaferreira92
But they are ugly! Yes, they are!
https://www.sarasoueidan.com Use outlines on your focusable elements
https://mabl.com
Skip navigation links
https://www.sarasoueidan.com
Skip navigation links
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Lots impact, Low code.
Sometimes simple is not that simple “Code debt just called;
it wants your happiness back.” @evaferreira92
Prioritize Impact and easy to solve @evaferreira92
Prioritize 1. Big impact, easy to solve 2. Mix with
small impact, easy to solve Ideal for Fridays 3. Big impact, hard to solve 4. Small impact, hard to solve @evaferreira92
Lesson 3
People mean well … Most of the time.
Story time! Story Number 1
Aria-label all the things! The Infobae & the React Testing
Library stories @evaferreira92
@evaferreira92
Code
Non Screen Reader users
Screen Reader users
aria-label overrides values
Screen Reader users
Why?
@evaferreira92 https://webaim.org/blog/aria-cause-solution https://webaim.org/blog/aria-cause-solution
Story time! Story Number 2
“Every image should have an alt text!” @evaferreira92
Rules for alternative texts • The alt attribute is compulsory
• It can be empty if the image is decorative (alt=“”) • Do not be redundant • If it has an action, describe the action, not the image @evaferreira92
https://www.w3.org/WAI/tutorials/images/decision-tree
The SEO in the room And the story of how
every image had the same alt text. @evaferreira92
Lesson 4
Testing correctly Having 98/100 on Lighthouse won’t save you.
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Manual tests @evaferreira92
Manual tests • Keyboard navigation • Screen readers @evaferreira92
What do we test? We test users’ stories. @evaferreira92
Can a user with [assistive technology] do [action]? @evaferreira92
Test users’ stories • Can a user with keyboard navigation
- create an account? • Can a user with a screen reader - add a product to the cart? • Can a user watch this video - using captions? @evaferreira92
Test for people. @evaferreira92
Automated tests WCAG
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WCAG • Set of rules created by W3C a long
time ago. • Standard in the industry • What gives the foundation for a11y laws all around the globe • Different success criteria depending on target audience, target country, type of company, etc. @evaferreira92
Of course, always aim for no errors. @evaferreira92
Automated tools • Axe-core by Deque • Lighthouse • Mabl
• Storybook add-on @evaferreira92
Automated tools • Add these to your pipelines • CI/CD
should fail when requirements are not met. @evaferreira92
How many websites do you think pass with no errors?
5%? 20%? 40%?
4.1% WebAIM Million, 2024 https://webaim.org/projects/million
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@evaferreira92
“It’s just too hard.” @evaferreira92
@evaferreira92
Lesson 5
A11y ownership Team effort
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You cannot out-code bad design. Accessibility is a team effort.
So, You made a mistake. What happens when you mess
up.
You try again! * Easier said than done @evaferreira92
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Mistakes are: • Temporal • Localized • Changeable
You don’t need to be always right. Aim for making
new mistakes instead of repeating old ones. @evaferreira92
You need to try, you need to care. @evaferreira92
Thanks! @evaferreira92