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From Concept to Code:
Communicating Accessibility in the Design Handoff
(March 17, 2025)
Links from the presentation
- Untitled UI
- Wedges
- Color Contrast Grid
- Harmony
- The Surprising Truth About Pixels and Accessibility
- A Designer’s Guide to Documenting Accessibility & User Interactions
Session Description
A well-executed designer-to-developer handoff is key to ensuring a website is not only accessible but also stays true to the design that has been carefully and thoughtfully crafted. So, how can a designer make sure the finished website is accessible and aligns with their design? How can designers help developers make the right accessibility choices?
In this session, we’ll explore crucial details designers should provide to guide the implementation of their designs effectively.
You’ll learn how to:
- Communicate sizing and spacing preferences using minimums, maximums, and flexible units beyond fixed widths and percentages where appropriate.
- Define focal points, overlays, and gradient placement for background images.
- Provide clear instructions for interactive elements, hover states, and keyboard navigation expectations.
- Identify potential problem areas and suggest fallback options in case designs shift between breakpoints.
By improving the design handoff process and increasing transparency around key decisions, designers can empower developers to create accessible, functional, and visually consistent experiences.
Trends to Avoid in 2024
(Feb 19, 2024)
Links from the presentation
- GitHub Repo for Animation Toggle: https://github.com/queerdevperson/animation-toggle
- https://overnightwebsite.com/links/
Session Description
Some trends are moving in the right direction, like making a dark mode and focusing on accessibility improvements. Other trends are moving in the completely opposite direction.
We seem to be in an era of nostalgia and design revival — some of which probably should have been left in the past.
In this session, we’ll review some website trends to avoid and why, and see if there are any alternatives or ways to obtain the vibe of these trends without sacrificing usability and accessibility.
Making Accessible WordPress Websites in the Full Site Editor
(August 15, 2022)
Session Description
This new phase of WordPress development brings some built-in accessibility features and new and exciting ways to give users options within specifics that you set. This also means there are new things you need to know in order to make sure you’re developing accessible websites. We’ll go over some general concepts, some code examples, and the new features and challenges in front of us.