Web Accessibility is more than just a buzz word. It’s integral to allowing people to access the web - worldwide, over a billion people have some form of disability and spend half a trillion dollars annually. Moreover, organizations in American and Europe have seen hundreds of thousands of accessibility-related lawsuits. Accessible content increases overall usability, facilitates compatibility with web technologies, and improves SEO. In short, writing good, usable code means writing accessible code.

So, how do we create more accessible web content? This presentation will answer the who, what, why and how of web accessibility: what are the web standards for accessibility (WCAG)? Why make your content accessible? Who benefits, anyway? And importantly, as developers what should we be thinking about when writing our code?