Joanna Falkowska discussed web accessibility at DEV: Challenge Accepted, emphasizing its importance in creating inclusive websites for users with disabilities. She highlighted various disability types, including sensory, physical, neurological, and cognitive. With the WHO estimating that 16% of the global population faces significant disabilities, the need for accessible web content is clear. Falkowska presented the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) as a structured approach for development teams, providing benchmarks and criteria to improve web accessibility and address users' diverse needs.
Web accessibility is about making web content available to users with disabilities.
The WHO estimates that about 16% of the world's population is affected by significant disability.
Falkowska mentioned that development teams who do not know where to start their accessibility journey may feel overwhelmed.
The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) is a document that serves people who create web apps.
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