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From Zero to A11Y: Building an Accessibility Culture at Optimizely

Ayesha Mazumdar | GOTO Chicago 2020

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It can be a daunting task to begin building a culture of accessibility, but there’s no time like the present to get started. The question is— what to do first? In this session, we’ll cover the incremental changes we’re making at Optimizely to ensure accessibility and inclusive design are an integral part of our processes, from product planning to QA and everything in between.<br /> How can a group of Accessibility Champions help disseminate knowledge throughout your engineering org?<br /> How do you revamp an existing application to become accessible? Attendees will leave with a framework and concrete examples to bring back to their organizations in order to shape their own accessibility culture.

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It can be a daunting task to begin building a culture of accessibility, but there’s no time like the present to get started. The question is— what to do first?

In this session, we’ll cover the incremental changes we’re making at Optimizely to ensure accessibility and inclusive design are an integral part of our processes, from product planning to QA and everything in between.
How can a group of Accessibility Champions help disseminate knowledge throughout your engineering org?
How do you revamp an existing application to become accessible?

Attendees will leave with a framework and concrete examples to bring back to their organizations in order to shape their own accessibility culture.

About the speakers

Ayesha Mazumdar

Ayesha Mazumdar

Senior UX Engineer, Optimizely