In today’s digital age, accessibility is often viewed through the lens of compliance, driven by laws, regulations, and guidelines such as the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). While adhering to these standards is crucial, it is merely the starting point in the journey towards true digital inclusivity. This presentation delves into the nuances of digital accessibility, emphasizing the importance of moving beyond mere compliance to create digital products that are genuinely inclusive and usable for all users, including those with visual, hearing, motor, and cognitive disabilities. We will explore the technical aspects of implementing accessibility, such as ensuring proper semantic HTML, providing text alternatives for non-text content, and enabling keyboard navigation. However, the focus will extend to understanding the unique needs of different disability groups and how to address them effectively.
For instance, designing for visual impairments involves more than just screen reader compatibility; it requires consideration of color contrast, text size, and alternative navigation methods. Similarly, accommodating users with hearing impairments goes beyond providing captions and transcripts; it includes ensuring that audio content is not the sole means of conveying information. By examining real-world examples and best practices, this session aims to equip attendees with the knowledge and tools to create digital experiences that are not only compliant but also truly inclusive.
Attendees will learn how to adopt a user-centered approach to accessibility, ensuring that their digital products are usable and enjoyable for everyone, regardless of their abilities. Join us to discover how to go beyond compliance and make a meaningful impact in the lives of all users by creating digital products that are inclusive and usable for all.
Talk Takeaways
Tanvi is a Scrum Master and Manager in quality with specialization in Design testing, Usability Testing and Accessibility Testing.
Tanvi has over 11+ years of experience ensuring the quality of deliverables across Banking, Healthcare, Oil n Gas, Consumer Products, and Public Sector engagements and have majorly worked on Responsive web and native/hybrid mobile applications (both iOS and Android).
Tanvi leads QA teams working across test management, reporting, estimates, test plan, e2e authoring and execution, test-data management, defect management, gap analysis, risk management & knowledge transfers.
Tanvi is fond of music, Music Concerts, passionate about dancing and currently trying my hand at DJing.
