Bridging the Gap: How Designers and Engineers Can Achieve Lasting Accessibility
Accessibility is a team effort! In this talk, Anja and Silvio want to share how Designers and Engineers can work together to make digital experiences more inclusive, especially for screen reader users.
From the design side, we will explore where to start, how to define and document expected behaviours, and how accessibility can be embedded in design systems, handovers, and team culture.
From the engineering side, we will focus on how to make accessibility part of daily workflows, from automated checks and design system improvements to screen reader testing and dashboards. But also how to get management buy-in.
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🎤 Featured Talk
Bridging the Gap:
How Designers and Engineers Can Achieve Lasting Accessibility
Speaker: Anja and Silvio
What you’ll take away:
Learn how designers and engineers can collaborate effectively to create more accessible digital experiences for screen reader users
Discover practical starting points for integrating accessibility into your design process, including how to define and document expected behaviors
Walk away with actionable techniques from both design and engineering perspectives to make inclusivity part of your team's DNA
About the Speakers
Anja has spent over a decade immersed in the UX world, working across agencies, start-ups, and now shaping user experiences at Migros Online as a Product Designer. Over the years, she's worn many hats, taking on everything from concept development and design, to data analysis to project management, user research, and even customer support.
Silvio is a frontend dev with UX background. After designing and building hundreds of websites at a web agency and working for online newspapers and job platforms, he’s now a Lead Frontend Engineer at Digitec Galaxus, where he has driven the change towards a more accessible shopping experience.
Agenda
17:45 — Doors open
18:10 — Reception closes
18:15 — Welcome IxDF Zürich
18:30–19:30 — Featured talk: Bridging the Gap: How Designers and Engineers Can Achieve Lasting Accessibility (30 min Design + 30 Min Engineering)
19:30–19:45 — Open Mic / Audience insights + Q&A (15 min)
19:45–20:30 — Informal networking (45 min)