Notes from the Meets Accessibility Conference

Last updated February 25, 2025

I attended the Smashing Meets Accessibility conference online last week. Between the speakers and the chat, a ton of great links were shared. I collected them in my bookmarks:

Topics to Explore Further

Designing for neurodiversity
More in-depth development approaches

Takeaways & New Learnings

I redesigned and rebuilt my portfolio in January 2025. Since I was focused on getting it live for job applications, I didn’t test it as thoroughly as I should have. That led to some accessibility issues…some I fixed right away, like ensuring my navigation’s active state wasn’t only indicated by color. Others, like autoplay on video content, still need to be addressed.

Accessibility Testing Gaps

One major area I need to improve is testing zoom levels between 200–400%. I often focus on media queries but forget to check zoomed layouts properly.

New Considerations

Sara Fossheim (fossheim.io) presented on data visualization and made a point about ensuring designs are printer-friendly. That wasn’t something I had thought about much before, but it’s now on my radar.

What’s Next

I’ll be attending Microsoft’s Ability Summit in March. Looking forward to it!