What is Accessibility? (And Why Should PMs Care?)

Web accessibility is the inclusive practice of ensuring there are no barriers that prevent interaction with, or access to, websites on the web by people with physical or situational disabilities, and socio-economic restrictions on bandwidth and speed. This session will give an overview of Accessibility, it's importance in software development, and why PMs should care about and prioritise it. “Accessibility is the right thing to do. And not just the right thing; it’s profoundly the right thing to do, because the one argument for accessibility that doesn’t get made nearly often enough is how extraordinarily better it makes some people’s lives. How many opportunities do we have to dramatically improve people’s lives just by doing our job a little better?” (Krug, 2014).