DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: How Drupal 8 Makes Your Website More Easily Accessible

This talk features Mike Gifford, the Core Accessibility Maintainer for Drupal 8, who showcases the various accessibility enhancements introduced in the platform. The session highlights significant improvements since Drupal 7, including WAI-ARIA support, enhanced HTML5 semantics, and updates to color contrast and alt tags. While acknowledging that Drupal 8 is not fully compliant with WCAG 2.0 AA and ATAG 2.0 guidelines, the speaker addresses remaining accessibility challenges and areas for improvement. Attendees will gain valuable insights into web accessibility issues and how Drupal 8’s features facilitate the creation of barrier-free websites.