#Accessible JavaScript: Don't be the new Flash.
- Name : Marcy Sutton
- Twitter : @marcysutton
- Github : marcysutton
- Website : marcysutton.com
##Abstract
The need for accessible experiences is not going away. In fact, with more and more new devices and operating systems coming onto the market, the conversation must continue. Remember how Flash was terrible for accessibility? JavaScript doesn't have to be that way. By focusing a little attention on accessibility and multi-screen development, we will ensure more people can use the cool things we build.
While accessibility has traditionally referred to the practice of providing equal website access to the blind, hearing impaired or cognitively disabled, it now extends to people of all abilities using tablets, smartphones, desktops, smart appliances, time machines and more. Okay, maybe not time machines...but you never know! I'll share what's new with HTML5 and screen readers, Javascript events and responsive development techniques like media queries and symbol fonts and how they can be applied for accessibility.
Some questions I'll answer:
- How does accessible Javascript differ from regular Javascript?
- What has changed about how we code for accessibility as our tools have evolved?
- Should your mobile site be accessible?
- How can accessibility possibly be as cool as robotics?
##Speaker Bio
Marcy Sutton is a developer at Substantial in Seattle. She's passionate about equal access and mobile web development, bicycling, snowboarding and music.