WordPress Accessibility Day 2024 Archive

Accessibility Challenges with Single Page Applications

Intermediate

October 9, 2024 at 19:00 UTC

Session Video

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Have you been tempted to use the WordPress API to drive a SPA (Single Page Application)? SPAs are notorious for being inaccessible, and for good reason. Tutorials introducing developers to frameworks like React, Vue, and Angular seem like they never take accessibility into consideration at all and teach some less than ideal practices. It is absolutely true that SPAs have a lot of accessibility challenges around things like dynamic content updates and managing focus. But with some smart choices and careful coding, it is possible to make SPAs more accessible. We’ll step through planning and building an accessible SPA, including best practices, accessibility testing tools, manual testing, and integrating accessibility into your development workflow.

Speaker

Natalie MacLees is a white woman in her 50s with blond hair. She is wearing a green blouse and is outdoors, smiling.
Co-founder, NSquared