In the next few weeks I’ll be speaking at JavaScript Open Day Calgary, View Source, and JavaScript Open Day Toronto giving an updated version of Web Accessibility: Making Websites Better for Everyone.

Edit: videos have been posted for View Source and JavaScript Open Day Toronto. I’m more on the ball for View Source but the JSOpenDay one has some demos.

In my talk I encourage people to try out different assistive technologies themselves:

• Chrome Vox / NVDA (Windows only) / VoiceOver (Mac only)
• Change to a high contrast theme for your operating system or browser
• Take the batteries out of your mouse or keyboard.
• Try using a touch screen or track pad with your nose.

Here are two demo pages that list server status for a fictional hosting company, you should compare the bad example to the good example with one of the technology options listed above.

And here are all the resources I mention in my talk:

• WebAIM
• Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool (wave)
• The Accessibility of WAI-ARIA
• Don’t Lose Your :focus
• Designing Safer Web Animation For Motion Sensitivity
• Bulletproof Accessible Icon Fonts
• Hiding Content for Accessibility
• Switch Control Overview(a video about switch control made using a switch control)