Wednesday
Thursday
How I built a website and made it completely inaccessible
During the fall of 2019, I worked on a really unique project. I was to build a website (a webshop, actually), that was to be fully accessible, and then add as many accessibility bugs as possible. Sound weird? It was! It was also really fun, and I learned a lot. And all of it was implemented in just over a month!
The inspiration for the project was W3C's "Before and After Demonstration" ( https://www.w3.org/WAI/demos/bad/ ), where you can switch between accessible and inaccessible versions of five types of webpages. But the design of these are old fashioned, the functionality limited and in general the website was not very relatable as the calendar approached 2020.
So we set out to build a more modern version, with the lofty goal of being "the new gold standard for accessibility", a site where users could test complete scenarios and one that could be used both in education and for verifying how many issues automated accessibility testing tools can find.
In this talk, I will share our journey with you, exploring different accessibility issues, user testing, changing requirements and other topics we encountered.
Friday
Make Your Own Robot!
Make your own robot out of a milk carton and a micro:bit. Coding is a basic skill everyone should master at some level.
The workshop is meant to inspire people to learn coding or teach others to code. The project is a lot of fun, and suitable to teach young or not-so-young people about programming. It is also a low threshold for people on IT teams who do not normally code as a part of their workday.
No matter the motivation, starting small and safe is a great way of learning about coding and trouble shooting. The workshop will provide the parts needed that are not mentioned in the requirements, to complete the workshop.
Target group: Designers, testers or people a part of the team who do not usually program.
Requirements: A laptop (with USB port) for coding. One empty and cleaned milk or juice carton for the robot.
Duration: The workshop is divided into three parts and will take 1,5 hours to complete. 30 people can attend, resulting in 15 groups and 15-30 robots.
- Intro to the workshop, and some cues about how to arrange your own workshop.
- Prepping the gear, and creating the robot. The team will be provided with all necessary tools, where the first task is to cut out the design of the robot and glue all the part together.
- Programming the micro:bit. The coding will be done with the help of the editor https://makecode.microbit.org/#editor. There is an option to choose between Blocks or JavaScript. The instructions are using Blocks which is an easy drag and dropof elements.
- Connect robot and micro:bit. The last step is to connect the wires to the micro:bitand robot and finally make it come to life by moving its mouth.
OPTIONAL
- Further development of the robot. If there is time to spare, there is always the option to code more, change up the robot and explore what else is possible with the help of micro:bits.
Happy coding!