Musical Charts: Using OSS to Make Data Visualizations Accessible to Visually.... - Julianna Langston
Channel: The Linux Foundation
Date: 2022-12-16

Musical Charts: Using OSS to Make Data Visualizations Accessible to Visually Impaired Users - Julianna Langston, Cosaic

Speakers: Julianna Langston
Do you use or produce software that includes charts or graphs? Are you making your charts and graphs accessible to blind users, current or future? Do you have legal requirements to remediate existing charts and graphs for accessibility? If you aren't currently addressing accessibility for screen readers, this talk will cover the industry standards. If you are following industry standards, this talk will cover how underwhelming those standards are, and what you can do about it to set your product apart from the competition. Julianna Langston has written an open source javascript library, Chart2Music, which provides an easy way for developers to seamlessly integrate accessibility into their charts and graphs without having to take on privacy or maintenance concerns, and while delivering a delightful experience to end-users.