In this 2-hour project, you will learn the basics of accessible web development while building a newsletter signup page.
Introduction to Accessible Web Development
Introduction to Accessible Web Development
Instructor: Dylan Sheffer
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2 hours
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What you'll learn
Understand the importance of page semantics and how assistive technology interprets web code
Write accessibility-first CSS styling that reflects both the visual and semantic state of a component
Create an accessible custom component using ARIA
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In a video that plays in a split-screen with your work area, your instructor will walk you through these steps:
Task 1: Understand how assistive technology interprets our code
Task 2: Craft the Semantic HTML Backbone of the Newsletter page
Task 3: Creating Newsletter Page Content
Task 4: Controlling Page Focus
Task 5: User Experience Improvements and Coupling Accessibility Features with our Visual Presentation
Task 6: Write a Custom Accessible Component
Recommended experience
Basic to intermediate HTML, CSS, and JavaScript experience
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Reviewed on Jun 28, 2021
Pleasantly surprised! A lot of great useful information is packed into this 2 hours project.
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Reviewed on Apr 17, 2023
For being a very brief project, it was easy to understand/follow and highly informative of the skills/knowledge needed to create the basics for thinking about and building accessible websites.
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