SXSW 2025

Designing ARIA Implementations for Complex, Custom Widgets

Description:

Given a product with a complex UI that is not accessible, how do you use the information in the APG to arrive at an ARIA implantation that will yield a great assistive technology (AT) and keyboard experience? We will explore an approach to analyzing and defining requirements and constraints. We'll provide methods to help you choose the set of patterns to combine and layer. We'll share some tricky engineering challenges that you are liable to face when layering patterns. We'll help you avoid common pitfalls and evaluate tradeoffs.


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Takeaways

  1. Facilitate success by developing a solid understanding of what ARIA is, what accessibility semantics are, and their purpose
  2. Learn to apply accessibility semantics to common design patterns and widgets.
  3. Confidently test, validate, and sustain accessibility within complex web elements

Speakers

  • Matt King, Accessibility Technical Program Manager, Meta

Organizer

Rosa Perez, Office Manager, Knowbility


Meta Information:

  • Event: SXSW
  • Format: Workshop
  • Track: Tech Industry
  • Track 2
  • Level: Advanced


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