Angular, web components and HTML5.1, OH MY!: An overview of the latest web technologies

Proposal No: 1910

Bios & Handouts

Speaker(s)

• Justin Stockton, , Devis

Disability Area: Cognitive|Learning   Mobility   Vision   Deaf|HOH   Other Disability  

Topic Area: Legal   Best Practices   Web|Media Access   Alternate Format   Campus Policy   Curriculum Access   Assistive Technology   Information Resources  

Summary of Session

This session will provide an overview of some of the newest technologies being developed for the web. We'll review new standards, JavaScript frameworks and other technologies and discuss their impact on usability, accessibility and your users.

Abstract

With new technologies being developed for the web now at an amazing rate, it can often be tempting to adopt a new technology before understanding how it will affect your users. Will that new JavaScript framework work in an older browser? Will a screen reader understand that new tag? We'll not only look at what several of these new technologies promise in terms of features or ease of development, but also possible gotchas for developers and your users.

Kepoints

1. Use metrics to understand your users before adopting any new web technology.
2. Web standards are evolving quicker than before and browser vendors are implementing them now.
3. Large companies are pushing the web forward by dropping support for older browsers.

Speaker Bio(s)

Justin Stockton

Justin began creating accessible Web applications after reading an interview with Tim Berners-Lee on how he was upset with how information on the Web was slowly becoming available to only a few. Since then he has worked on several government projects, including several versions of Disability.gov, to create Web sites that remove the barriers to information and provide people with disabilities access to the information they deserve. Justin currently resides in Boulder, CO with his family and enjoys getting up to the mountains every chance he gets.

Handout(s)