1. React
  2. React Conf
  3. 2019
  4. Accessibility is a marathon, not a sprint

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Accessibility is a marathon, not a sprint

Learn how to get started with accessibility, with common tools, patterns, and starter-tips.

Brittany Feenstra at React Conf 2019

Accessibility standards are often first on the chopping block in the face of deadlines. We've all been on projects where we write that dreaded TODO comment leaving an accessibility audit for later. Let's unpack why that is and start changing it! We'll look at common tools, patterns and starter-tips that can help us shed light on accessibility in a new, less daunting way. In this talk we'll discuss how to get started with accessibility—the metaphorical salad and power walking of a11y that can prepare us to run an accessibility marathon, if you will.