In this podcast, we interviewed digital accessibility pro Jennison Asuncion. He provided amazing tips on making your digital projects accessible. Listen to the podcast and tweet @grommetux if you have any questions. Podcast Timeline: 0:00 - 3:45 Grommet updates from Chris Carlozzi 4:00: Interview with Jennison starts with Grommet contributor Alan Souza 4:30: Who are you and what do you do 4:53: Tell us more about CSUN conference 5:30: What are the main issues with navigating the web as a blind user? 8:00: Twitter just released a new feature for accessibility access - alternative access. 9:00: Tell us about your background in digital accessibility. 10:16: What advice do you have for those getting into digital accessibility? 12:00: How have you educated others on accessibility 12:28: Global Accessibility Awareness Day - May 19 16:30: What tools do you recommend to test websites are accessible? 21:03: Why is it important for enterprise apps to be accessible? 24:00: Blogs talking about accessibility to follow 24:50: Where do you see accessibility in 5 to 10 years? Twitter Handles Mentioned During the Podcast: Jennison Asuncion @jennison Jesse Beach @jessebeach Alice Boxhall @sundress Accessibility Jobs Twitter Account @a11yjobs Joe Devon @joedevon Marco Zehe @marcoinenglish Leonie Watson @leoniewatson Sam Ogami @sogami Links Mentioned in the Podcast: Bay Area Accessibility and Inclusive Design Meetup http://www.meetup.com/a11ybay Global Accessibility Awareness Day http://www.globalaccessibilityawarenessday.org Accessibility Camp Bay Area http://www.accessibilitycampbay.org WebAIM http://www.webaim.org Apps For All: Coding Accessible Web Applications by Heydon Pickering @heydonworks https://shop.smashingmagazine.com/products/apps-for-all Practical ARIA Examples http://heydonworks.com/practical_aria_examples/ Accessibility Wins by Marcy Sutton @marcysutton https://a11ywins.tumblr.com/ The Before and After Demo from the W3C's Web Accessibility Initiative https://www.w3.org/WAI/demos/bad/ Web Axe blog and podcast http://www.webaxe.org/ Marco's Accessibility Blog – Helping to make accessibility accessible on the web and elsewhere https://www.marcozehe.de/ Tink - Léonie Watson – On technology, food & life in the digital age http://tink.uk/ The Paciello Group Blog https://www.paciellogroup.com/blog/ SSB BART Group blog http://www.ssbbartgroup.com/blog/ 31st International Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference (CSUN Conference) www.csunconference.org The Great Big List (presentations, video and other material) from the 2016 CSUN International Technology & Persons with Disabilities Conference http://curbcut.net/events/csun16-disabilities-technology/ List of Accessibility and Inclusive Design Meetups https://www.lireo.com/accessibility-inclusive-design-in-person-groups/ NVDA NonVisual Desktop Access (free Windows screen reader) www.nvda-project.org Thanks to @sogami for the podcast intro and Bensound.com for the music.

Great Grommet Podcast

Grommet

Episode 4 - Interview with digital accessibility pro Jennison Asuncion

APR 6, 201629 MIN
Great Grommet Podcast

Episode 4 - Interview with digital accessibility pro Jennison Asuncion

APR 6, 201629 MIN

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In this podcast, we interviewed digital accessibility pro Jennison Asuncion. He provided amazing tips on making your digital projects accessible. Listen to the podcast and tweet @grommetux if you have any questions. Podcast Timeline: 0:00 - 3:45 Grommet updates from Chris Carlozzi 4:00: Interview with Jennison starts with Grommet contributor Alan Souza 4:30: Who are you and what do you do 4:53: Tell us more about CSUN conference 5:30: What are the main issues with navigating the web as a blind user? 8:00: Twitter just released a new feature for accessibility access - alternative access. 9:00: Tell us about your background in digital accessibility. 10:16: What advice do you have for those getting into digital accessibility? 12:00: How have you educated others on accessibility 12:28: Global Accessibility Awareness Day - May 19 16:30: What tools do you recommend to test websites are accessible? 21:03: Why is it important for enterprise apps to be accessible? 24:00: Blogs talking about accessibility to follow 24:50: Where do you see accessibility in 5 to 10 years? Twitter Handles Mentioned During the Podcast: Jennison Asuncion @jennison Jesse Beach @jessebeach Alice Boxhall @sundress Accessibility Jobs Twitter Account @a11yjobs Joe Devon @joedevon Marco Zehe @marcoinenglish Leonie Watson @leoniewatson Sam Ogami @sogami Links Mentioned in the Podcast: Bay Area Accessibility and Inclusive Design Meetup http://www.meetup.com/a11ybay Global Accessibility Awareness Day http://www.globalaccessibilityawarenessday.org Accessibility Camp Bay Area http://www.accessibilitycampbay.org WebAIM http://www.webaim.org Apps For All: Coding Accessible Web Applications by Heydon Pickering @heydonworks https://shop.smashingmagazine.com/products/apps-for-all Practical ARIA Examples http://heydonworks.com/practical_aria_examples/ Accessibility Wins by Marcy Sutton @marcysutton https://a11ywins.tumblr.com/ The Before and After Demo from the W3C's Web Accessibility Initiative https://www.w3.org/WAI/demos/bad/ Web Axe blog and podcast http://www.webaxe.org/ Marco's Accessibility Blog – Helping to make accessibility accessible on the web and elsewhere https://www.marcozehe.de/ Tink - Léonie Watson – On technology, food & life in the digital age http://tink.uk/ The Paciello Group Blog https://www.paciellogroup.com/blog/ SSB BART Group blog http://www.ssbbartgroup.com/blog/ 31st International Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference (CSUN Conference) www.csunconference.org The Great Big List (presentations, video and other material) from the 2016 CSUN International Technology & Persons with Disabilities Conference http://curbcut.net/events/csun16-disabilities-technology/ List of Accessibility and Inclusive Design Meetups https://www.lireo.com/accessibility-inclusive-design-in-person-groups/ NVDA NonVisual Desktop Access (free Windows screen reader) www.nvda-project.org Thanks to @sogami for the podcast intro and Bensound.com for the music.