We all know that accessible websites are important, but many people assume that accessible equates to static or boring. Knowing when to use or avoid ARIA,(Accessible Rich Internet Applications), and how to properly implement live announcements for dynamic content, leads to an accessible and enjoyable website for everyone.
Join Michaela Lederman, Senior Accessibility & QA Lead, and Philip Stier, Senior Developer, as they talk about the ins and outs of incorporating ARIA into your JavaScript, Drupal, WordPress or Backdrop CMS website development process. They will do a training using common code examples that focus on leveraging ARIA-Live, which will then communicate dynamic visual updates on a page to screen-reader users.
Developers will leave feeling confident about:
1. What ARIA is and why we use it
2. When and how to properly use ARIA to announce content that changes dynamically
3. How to make dynamic content more accessible to screen reader users