Who is this session for?
Anyone responsible for creating or overseeing digital content
Session description
In my 16 years of building digital experiences and working with others to remediate digital accessibility issues, I have observed a wide array of people and teams. I have worked in a variety of environments and consulted on projects small and large.
It has been my experience that people care about the end user. So why is digital accessibility still such a big problem? Why do digital practitioners continue to struggle to provide and maintain accessible content?
When we better understand “why” digital accessibility is a problem, we can more effectively strategize tangible and sustainable solutions for holistic improvement at our universities and beyond.
Join me and let’s discuss the three reasons people create inaccessible content (yes, you can group them all into three columns). We will break down each reason and work together to brainstorm solutions for you and your team.
Doing the work needed to improve each problem area will help you become a better digital creator, leader, and steward of the web.
Presenter
Rachel Cherry
Rachel Cherry (she/her) is a web engineer and consultant with over 16 years of experience, primarily in higher education and enterprise-level environments. She is a focused specialist in digital accessibility and performant front-end web engineering. Rachel is the Senior Digital Accessibility Developer for the University of Rochester in Rochester, New York. As a member of the University's central digital accessibility team, Rachel serves as the lead technical expert for the University's digital accessibility compliance program.
Sessions
- Workshop: Three reasons people create inaccessible content and how to solve the problem
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