Web Rush

Episode 154: Theming and Accessibility with Angular Components with Emma Twersky

Episode Summary

Emma Twersky talks with us about Angular, the Angular CDK, why she's anti-carousel, the importance of theming and components, what some of the struggles with accessibility are, how to design components for hearing, and suggestions for teams building with accessibility in projects.

Episode Notes

Recording date: Sep 16, 2021

John Papa @John_Papa

Ward Bell @WardBell

Dan Wahlin @DanWahlin

Craig Shoemaker @craigshoemaker

Emma Twersky @Twerske

Brought to you by

• AG Grid

  

• Ionic

  

Resources:

• Angular.js in 60-ish minutes by Dan Wahlin
• Angular
• Angular CDK
• 37 JavaScript Carousels
• Reasons why Carousels may not be accessible
• Lighthouse
• Core Web Vitals
• Localizing Angular
• Billy Eilish on Disney+
• Understanding the Four Principles of Accessibility
• Otter AI
• Riverside.fm for recording
• Descript
• Aria in HTML for Accessibility

Timejumps

• 01:39 Angular (ish)
• 02:46 Guest introduction
• 04:03 What is Angular?
• 05:34 What is the CDK?
• 06:20 Why anti-carousel?
• 10:13 Sponsor: Ionic
• 10:52 The importance of theming and components
• 13:26 What's the biggest struggle with accessibility?
• 16:54 What are core web vitals?
• 21:24 How do you design components for hearing disabilities?
• 28:36 Sponsor: Ag Grid
• 29:42 How do teams incorporate accessibility in projects?
• 34:11 Final thoughts

Podcast editing on this episode done by Chris Enns of Lemon Productions.