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Accessibility for Disabled People

  • vanishklift-1395770482137104466

    vanishklift

    4 months ago

    Hey!

    How do I make a Project „Disabled friendly“ like using the site with keyboard?

    Does anyone know when a Site is Accessible enough?

    Thanks in advance 💪
  • whitep4nth3r-1395771479366303885

    salma

    4 months ago

    This is a very big topic! But it’s great that you’re asking.

    You’ll want to research things like

    - semantic HTML
    - accessible forms and how to use attributes on labels and form fields to connect them
    - prefers-reduced-motion in CSS
    - tab indexes for keyboard navigation and focus traps in modals
    - focus outlines to indicate when a keyboard has navigated to a certain clickable element
    - skip links (to skip to main content)
    - aria labels (when necessary)

    I would recommend doing some googling, looking at MDN, there are some great people out there blogging about accessibility
  • When you’ve looked into those things feel free to come back with some specific questions, I know I haven’t managed to list all things
  • You can also use browser extensions to test accessibility (but these won’t catch all things)

    I use axe dev tools and wave evaluation tool

    Lighthouse tests also give you some pointers
  • Good luck!
  • whitep4nth3r-1395772145501470731

    salma

    4 months ago

    I had a temporary disability earlier this year and had to use computers with my voice. The rabbit hole goes deep. Here’s my write up

    https://whitep4nth3r.com/blog/how-i-learned-to-code-with-my-voice/
  • whitep4nth3r-1395772492043386980

    salma

    4 months ago

    If you have the budget, this course is the best in the industry

    https://practical-accessibility.today/
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  • whitep4nth3r-1395773861261348865

    salma

    4 months ago

    Also bear in mind that accessibility is not just for disabled people. It is for everyone to benefit from.
  • vanishklift-1395782819296579779

    vanishklift

    4 months ago

    Thanks for the quick and super informative reply! I really appreciate you taking the time to break things down.

    I had a feeling this wouldn’t be something that comes with a simple step-by-step guide 😅 The amount of things to consider is honestly a bit overwhelming.

    It recently became a legal requirement here that public-sector and certain other websites meet accessibility standards, so now’s definitely the time for me to get into it. Thanks again — I might come back with more questions as I go!
  • whitep4nth3r-1395783821785301042

    salma

    4 months ago

    You’re welcome, no worries and good luck!
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