A few weeks ago, I attended the CSUN 2012 conference in San Diego, California. Another great time learning about accessibility and networking. I met several folks for the first time in-person including Jimmy Chandler, Laura Legendary, Sarah Lewthwaite, Makayla Lewis, and previous Web Axe guest Joe Dolson. And it was very nice to hear Easy Chirp mentioned in sessions a few times. Here are some fun highlights.
Biggest Hit
The CSUN Tweetup was a smashing success. Video games and certainly an open bar this year helped acquire more attendees! Check out these hilarious photos. Special thanks for Jared Smith and Mike Paciello for organizing.
Amusing Slide
This presentation slide cracked me up. It’s from the end of @PaulJAdam’s presentation HTML5 & WAI-ARIA Forms jQuery Validation.
Reality Check
This slide from ARIA Widgets presentation by @Todd Kloots pretty much says it all. In the web development world, we are in between HTML4 and HTML5 right now (we developers can start coding HTML5, but much support is currently missing from browsers and assistive technology).
Session With Most Style
The session Accessibility is the New Black by Wendy Chisolm and Elle Waters is definitely most stylish. Photo from tweet by @GoodWitch.
Practical
The slide “Benefits of web standards” by Howard Kramer from A Web Standards & UD Approach to Access gives some great info on why coding properly is important.
- Makes it easier for people & search engines to find your content (including AT users)
- Separating structure and behavior makes your site easier and less expensive to develop & test. (And much easier to update.)
- Makes your site lighter (smaller file size).
- Semantic markup makes your site more accessible to different kinds of browsers and devices, incl. mobile devices and AT.
- Designing with standards in ensures that your site is forward compatible.
More
Want more?! Check out my Flickr CSUN12 photo album the Web Axe Women of CSUN12 podcast! And I’m already looking forward to next year…