This repo contains notes from Erin Doyle's Develop Accessible Web Apps with React Notes.
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Generally, there is one document for each lesson in the course. If there are related lessons, the notes will be in the same document.
US census says about 20% of people self-identify as having a disability of some sort. Writing webpages with accessibility in mind is not only important; it's crucial.
This course will deal with the following issues:
- How do you test your (React) application for a11y issues?
- What tools should you be using?
- Once you have identified the issues, how can you fix them?
- 00. Develop Accessible Web Apps with React
- 01. Set up ESLint to Audit Accessibility Issues in React
- 02. Use react-axe to Audit Accessibility Issues at Runtime during Development
- 03. Use the axe Browser Extension to Audit a Web Page for Accessibility Issues
- 04. Use tota11y to Visualize Accessibility Issues
- 05. Use a High Contrast Browser Extension to Find Color Contrast Accessibility Issues
- 06. Change Display Preferences on Mac to Find Color Contrast Accessibility Issues
- 07. Enable High Contrast Mode on Windows
- 08. Access and Customize VoiceOver Settings on MacOS
- 09. Navigate a Webpage with VoiceOver in Safari
- 10.Test for Landmark Region Accessibility Issues in React
- 11. Define Landmark Regions of a web page using ARIA roles
- 12. Define Landmark Regions of a web page using HTML5 sectioning elements
- 13. Test for Heading Level Accessibility Issues
- 14. Correctly Define Heading Levels of a Web Page
- 15. Test for Form Control Label Accessibility Issues
- 16. Ensure Form Controls have Accessible Labels
- 17. Add Accessible Labels to Elements Whose Labels are Not Clear Enough
- 18. Add Accessible Labels to Provide Elements with More Context
- 19. Add an Accessible Label to an Element from the Text of Other Elements
- 20. Add Accessible Descriptions to Elements
- 21. Test for Image Alternative Text Accessibility Issues
- 22. Define Images with Appropriate Text Alternatives
- 23. Test for Insufficient Color Contrast Accessibility Issues
- 24. Use Sufficient Color Contrast in Web Page Design
- 25. Use More than Color Alone to Convey Information in a Web Page
- 26. Define a Live Region to Ensure Dynamic Changes are Announced by Assistive Technologies
- 27. Appropriately Set the Focus on Each Page Load of a Web Application
- 28. WTF are Accessible Design Patterns?
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