#a11y-school

a11y is shorthand for the word accessibility.

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###Work in Progress

This will eventually be the repo for an accessibility nodeschool workshopper that individuals can use to learn how to be better at a11y.

Below is a quick brain dump, please send a PR about other things we could do, or ways in which the language could be improved

####What can we teach:

• Intro to a11y

  • what is a11y
  • what is aria
  • what is a screen reader
  • alternative forms of user input

• How to use a screen reader

• Making a non accesible page accessible

• Testing accessibility

• Contrast for the visually impaired

• What and how to manage tab focus

• UI / UX that is easily understood by those with cognitive impairments

• Many more

####Technical Resources:

http://nodeschool.io/building-workshops.html(link is external)
https://www.npmjs.com/package/workshopper(link is external)
http://lin-clark.com/blog/2014/07/01/authoring-nodejs-workshopper-lessons/(link is external)