Company
Date Published
April 25, 2022
Author
Nolan Darilek
Word count
1720
Language
English
Hacker News points
12

Summary

In this text, Nolan Darilek discusses how to make LiveBeats, a reference Phoenix LiveView app with real-time social features, more accessible for screen reader users. He covers the importance of labels and roles in accessibility, as well as the use of attributes such as alt, aria-label, and aria-hidden. Additionally, he highlights some common mistakes developers make when implementing accessibility features, including misusing role="menu" and using role="application." The text also mentions Fly.io, a platform that can deploy web apps in minutes on its global server network.