Digital Accessibility: Websites and Apps

The meeting focused on preparing for an upcoming digital accessibility course session, where Eli will serve as host and Candice as co-host to manage participant admissions and technical aspects. Eli provided an overview of web content accessibility guidelines and discussed evaluation strategies, emphasizing the importance of both automated tools and manual testing with assistive technologies. The session concluded with a discussion of specific accessibility concepts and tools, including ARIA roles and font sizing, while addressing questions from participants about website audits and accessibility issues. 

Eli provided an overview of web content accessibility guidelines (WCAG 2.1 AA) and discussed strategies for conducting automated and manual accessibility evaluations. He emphasized the importance of both automated tools like WebAIM Wave and manual testing with assistive technologies to identify accessibility barriers. Eli shared a tracking tool for logging and prioritizing accessibility issues, and highlighted high-priority success criteria such as color contrast, alternative text, and keyboard accessibility. He concluded by mentioning the upcoming session on document accessibility and quoting Lainey Feingold on digital accessibility as a civil right.