By coding along with us in the Workshop, you'll:
Something that’s often forgotten or left behind in web development is accessibility. There’s a misconception that accessible sites are boring and old school, and even a myth that assistive technologies don’t support JavaScript. While in fact, we can produce innovative and inclusive web applications. This workshop will teach you to remove barriers to access that might prevent people with disabilities from using a modern web application. We’ll study accessibility in UI components, primarily with React and Gatsby.js, but with knowledge applicable to all JavaScript-heavy web stacks. We'll learn how to properly test our UI components, and we’ll test for accessibility at the page level as well with browser-based, end-to-end test coverage. To support users without client-side JavaScript enabled, we’ll also look at Gatsby's server-side rendering and progressive enhancement.
We've already held over 300 workshops with thousands of attendees in-person and online. In this time we've discovered ways to schedule the day, so it goes smoothly and efficiently. Regardless if you're in-person or participating with us online you'll have the full ability to replay things you missed, get your questions answered LIVE and interact with the teacher throughout the day.
This course is for web developers with some JavaScript experience; automated testing knowledge is a plus, but not absolutely required. It is intended for all accessibility skill levels. Having curiosity and empathy for your users is the most important part!
One Full Day Workshop Session
Replay Videos (available immediately)
July 30, 2019 - 9:30am to 5:30pm Central Daylight Time
Option 1: Attend online on our full HD live stream
Option 2: Attend in-person at HQ in Minneapolis, MN
