Deep Dive On Accessibility Testing

Manuel Matuzović

Your instructor: Manuel Matuzović

Workshop includes:

🔖 Examples to take away
🗣 Interactive sessions
📺 Workshop recordings
🎤 Dedicated Q&A time
🏅 Smashing Certificate

Unfortunately, this workshop is fully sold out! But you can join the waiting list in case a ticket becomes available:

Workshop, 5×2h + Q&A • Mon & Tue, January 8 – 22 2024
09:00 – 11:30 AM PT • 18:00 – 20:30 CET • Check your time zone ⏰

“Oh, and by the way, the site has to be accessible!” — Wait! What? How? What does accessible even mean? Semantic HTML, right? Is there more? How do I test accessibility? Do I need special hard- or software? Are there tools I can use? How do I discover and fix accessibility bugs? How do I assure my site stays accessible? Can I automate testing? …

So many daunting and overwhelming questions, if you don’t know how to get started. Manuel Matuzović guides you through the first steps and takes a deep dive into automated and manual accessibility testing.

Here’s What You Should Be Expecting:

Interactive live sessions
5 × 2.5h live sessions

Practical insights
From testing tools to integrating accessibility testing

Hands-on exercises
With reviews by your teacher

Life-time access
To all video recordings and examples

Dedicated Q&A time
To ask all your questions

Smashing Certificate
A well-deserved reward for your work

What Will Attendees Learn In This Workshop?

Which testing tools are available and most commonly used.
How to assess the accessibility of a component or page.
The difference between automatic and manual testing.
How to use automatic accessibility testing tools and how to interpret the results.
How to use the keyboard to discover accessibility bugs.
Screen reader basics and how to use them for accessibility testing, both on desktop and mobile devices.
How to test the accessibility of Single Page Applications.
Common pitfalls of Single Page Applications and how to avoid them.
How to integrate accessibility testing in your day-to-day development workflow.
Running tests on the command line and creating automated reports.
Integrating accessibility testing in your build pipeline.
Where to find information and help on how to build complex components.

Who Is This For?

This is a full workshop, delivered in five 2.5-hour long sessions with lots of time for Q&A. It’s for web developers (front-end and back-end), UI designers and for anyone who has at least a basic understanding of HTML and CSS. After attending this workshop you’ll be able to test the accessibility of websites and -apps using automated and manual tools and plan and develop new sites with accessibility in mind.

About Manuel Matuzović

Manuel Matuzović is a front-end developer who's passionate about HTML and CSS. He works for the City of Vienna where he builds accessible frontends and assesses the quality of sites built by others. He's a certified accessibility expert, auditor, teacher and consultant. He writes about accessibility, HTML, and CSS on his personal blog matuzo.at and htmhell.dev.

Time & Schedule

This workshop is split over five days. The workshop sessions will run on the following days:

Mon, January 8, 09:00 – 11:30 AM PT (18:00 – 20:30 CET)
Tue, January 9, 09:00 – 11:30 AM PT (18:00 – 20:30 CET)
Mon, January 15, 09:00 – 11:30 AM PT (18:00 – 20:30 CET)
Tue, January 16, 09:00 – 11:30 AM PT (18:00 – 20:30 CET)
Mon, January 22, 09:00 – 11:30 AM PT (18:00 – 20:30 CET)

Day 1 — Introduction to Web Accessibility and Automatic Testing

8:45 AM PT
Virtual doors open, registration, chat and introduce yourself.

9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Introduction to web accessibility. Users, disabilities and different input modalities. Overview of automatic web accessibility testing tools and their differences. Introduction to tools like Lighthouse, axe, Wave and Accessibility Insights.