There be a11y dragons (JS Party #335)

Eric Bailey joins Jerod to discuss everything Dungeons & Dragons taught him about writing alt text, building accessible websites, Primer, the problem with a11y overlays & more.

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• Eric Bailey – Website, GitHub, Mastodon, X
• Jerod Santo – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X

Show Notes:

• Dungeons & Dragons taught me how to write alt text
• How we’re building more inclusive and accessible components at GitHub
• Primer
• Data table | Primer
• axe: Accessibility Testing Tools and Software
• ARC Toolkit - Page-Level Testing - TPGi
• HeadingsMap - Chrome Web Store
• Home - The A11Y Project
• Overlay Fact Sheet
• Midnight Lizard - color schemes for all websites

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