2025-11-20 –, Stage 2 (second floor)
This talk will be partly an inspirational real story of my frontend dev-team creating a11y-focused culture from near-zero level. We took a particularly interesting approach by starting from writing automated tests. So I’ll explain how and when it’s best to start with such testing. How we investigated what we can test effectively as well as how it can get automated. What good patterns we’ve identified and how it supported making us more a11y-aware during everyday development.
The other part is technological hands-on, based on real code taken from a dedicated repository ( https://github.com/LukaszNowakPL/web-a11y-testing ). It contains simple React application and Playwright-based tests creating a11y tests suite. Digging more into details, these are a functional client-journey with keyboard-only navigation, accessibility tree snapshot creation as well as a series of static code analyzers. I will explain in detail the meaning and values they provide for both - developers and business. On the other hand, the engine of the suite is ready-to-copy, so attendees will be able to experiment with their own scenarios the very next day.
Basic
I'm a web developer with nearly 15 years of professional experience. Although I'm usually called senior frontend developer, lately I'm most interested in writing a wide range of bullet-proof tests for frontend applications, accessibility, good practice advocacy and upskilling fellow engineers.
I have loved React since first contact. This is because of its simplicity and intuitive approach. Recently I'm exploring possibilities to merge web and mobile development, thanks to the latest trends triggered by the React core team. I also love sharing my approaches, patterns and knowledge in general. I know it helps other developers to grow professionally, as well as it challenges what I know already.