Continuous Accessibility: Strategies that Scale

Learn practical strategies for implementing digital accessibility at scale in this conference talk from Melanie Sumner, Accessibility Lead at HashiCorp and W3C WAI-ARIA working group expert. Discover how to effectively integrate accessibility testing into large codebases, making continuous accessibility a tangible reality rather than an overwhelming challenge. Explore implementation approaches that work across different technology stacks, understand how to incorporate accessibility into designer and developer workflows, and gain insights from real-world experiences in scaling accessibility compliance. Drawing from her extensive background as a disabled military veteran, core team member of Ember.js, and accessibility advocate, Sumner shares valuable perspectives on transforming seemingly impossible accessibility requirements into achievable goals. Delivered at Emerging Tech East, a premier technology conference known for showcasing cutting-edge developments in software development.