In episode 49, we talk all things digital accessibility! Accessibility is something we spend a lot of time and energy on at Tower because we believe in creating a more accessible digital world for everyone to enjoy. Today we take a look at a few ways designers and developers can better satisfy ADA requirements and improve the usability of their websites.
0:00 – 0:55 :: Introduction
0:55 – 7:30 :: Kimmick talks about the transition from color-based approaches to accessibility to user-experience and design-based approaches. Is this the death of color contrast grids?
7:30 – 12:30 :: Tim discusses the importance of properly labeling links and images with alt and aria text for more accessible websites.
12:30 – 22:17 :: Alli explains all things “skeuomorphic”, “neumorphic”, and “glassmorphic” as we look at recent trends in design and their effects on accessibility.