Hidden benefits of accessibility - Lighting Talk

We often tend to forget or not to pay much attention to accessibility in our websites and applications. Maybe we think that it is not necessary or maybe we think that it does not apply for our cases. But in reality making our websites accessible brings us lots of extra benefits!

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2. THE CURB CUT EFFECT 2 @stephs1515
3. THE HIDDEN BENEFITS OF ACCESSIBILITY MARJORIE FIGUEROA @stephs1515
4. DISABILITIES ARE MISMATCH BETWEEN A PERSONS ABILITY AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT 4 @stephs1515
5. BEING ACCESSIBLE IS ABOUT MAKING YOUR WEBSITE AVAILABLE FOR ANYONE, NO MATTER HOW THEY HAVE TO USE IT Kate Cunningham 5 @stephs1515
6. COMMON ACCESSIBILITY PRACTICES 6 •SEMANTIC & STRUCTURED HTML •COLOR & CONTRAST •FOCUS & KEYBOARD •DISPLAYING INFORMATION @stephs1515
7. SEMANTIC & STRUCTURED HTML 7
8. SEMANTIC & STRUCTURED HTML 8 https://internetingishard.com/html-and-css/semantic-html/ •BETTER KEYBOARD NAVIGATION •FIND CONTENT MORE EASILY •HELPS US WITH SEO
9. 9 BETTER ACCESSIBILITY DOES NOT MEAN BETTER SEO OR VICEVERSA @stephs1515
10. COLOR & CONTRAST 10
11. COLOR & CONTRAST 11 •GLARE AND DARK ROOMS •PEOPLE WITH MIGRAINES Illustration by Icons 8 @stephs1515
12. FOCUS & KEYBOARD 12
13. FOCUS & KEYBOARD 13 •MOTOR ISSUES •TIREDNESS OR CHRONIC PAIN Illustration by Icons 8 @stephs1515 •LACK OF DEXTERITY
14. DISPLAYING INFORMATION 14
15. DISPLAYING INFORMATION 15 •LARGE WALLS OF TEXT •SMALL FONTS •OVERUSE OF ANIMATIONS •AUTOPLAYED ADS & VIDEOS Illustration by Icons 8 @stephs1515
16. WHO BENEFITS FROM ACCESSIBILITY 16 EVERYONE!
17. 17 THANK YOU! @stephs1515 Illustration by Icons 8