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    Accessibility in brief: the accessibility tree
    Provider   Digital Accessibility

    Web browsers turn webpage elements into an accessibility tree, which is a helpful structure that assistive technologies can use. This session will demonstrate how to use the accessibility tree in modern web browsers to review the accessibility of web content.

Duration 30 mins

Course Type Webinar

Booking Status Waiting List

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Target Audience: Staff

The aim of this session is to enable developers to use the accessibility tree in modern web browsers to test their content and functionality for accessibility issues.

The accessibility tree exposes meaningful information about an element's semantics and state that can be used by assistive technologies. By comparing what information is exposed, versus what is expected, we can determine how robustly our content and services will support assistive technologies. The accessibility tree is just one of a range of approaches that can be used to improve the accessibility of web experiences and is a good option to have in your toolkit.

By the end of this session, you will be able to:

  • use the accessibility tree to review the semantics of HTML components
  • determine whether an element's accessible name is appropriately exposed
  • evaluate how accurately information about an element's state is exposed


Delivered By: Daniel Mclaughlan

Prerequisites

Some experience with front end web development technologies such as HTML, CSS and JavaScript. Although not essential, we also recommend attending one or more of our other Accessibility in brief sessions which cover the core principles put into practice during this session.