A Study in Accessibility

Sherlock Holmes and Watson come across the dead corpse of web accessibility

Who is this Sarah person?

works at Microsoft
web accessibility
herds cats

OK but... why do I care?

Crowd of disability rights activists under the sign 'Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere' — The Rolling Quads. Source: 99 Percent Invisible

Accessibility is:

Freedom
Privacy
Participation
Power

The Curb Cut effect

a wheelchair stopped next two a four inch curb — Necessary
(source: the Smithsonian)

woman pushing stroller up curb cut — Beneficial
(source)

Curb cuts
Audio captions and transcripts
High contrast mode or night mode
Distraction-free features
An accessible, semantic web?

Accessibility is Easy


	<div role="button" onclick="submit()">
		Submit
	</div>


	<button type="submit" onclick="submit()">
		Submit
	</button>

But...

do you like overly complex flowcharts? XKCD will force you to like overly complex flowcharts using this overly complex flowchart. — image source: XKCD

~~Accessibility is Easy~~

Easy Accessibility is Easy

A Study in Accessibility:

Who killed the grid?

A regular happy data grid goes out for a stroll

Part 1: Four A11y Tools

Sign language diagram from numbers 1-4. A sign of four. ...Get it?

HTML

Keyboard Interaction

cats might eat mice, but they can't use them

ARIA

duct tape

Testing

A Case of Identity

This is not a pipe, but in French. Also, it is a pipe.

The Speckled Band

An old-timey poster for the Speckled Band episode of Sherlock Holmes — Focus, Watson

The Illustrious Click Events

Strand magazine cover for the illustrious client story

The Valley of ARIA

Vintage paperback cover for the valley of fear

The Final Problem

Holmes takes on Moriarty in the final problem