HYBRID PRESENTATION: How to Accessibility From the Back-End of the Tech Stack

NOTE: This event will be both in-person AND online via zoom, to support the convenience of all of our members. ❤️

Join Women in Tech for a presentation on how we can create accessible coding environments not just for users, but also for colleagues. All experience levels welcome!

This event is open to all genders :) Thanks to 100state coworking for hosting us!

• About
• The Speaker
• Schedule
• Transportation / Parking
• Zoom
• Accessibility / Inclusion
• Code of Conduct

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ABOUT

When we think about “accessibility”, most of us associate it with the impact on external visitors: can they navigate our site via screenreader? Do the colors in our designs have high enough contrast? Do all the images have alt text?

While valuable, an accessible UI is only one piece of the puzzle. It’s time we focus not only on our users’ experience, but also that of our colleagues, and their day-to-day lives working in our code bases. In this talk, we’ll explore how to make our processes, practices, and our actual programming more accessible, so that everyone on our team can be successful.

THE SPEAKER

In addition to being a Madison Women in Tech organizer, Hilary Stohs-Krause is a senior software engineer at U.S. cybersecurity company Red Canary. She's a regular podcast guest and conference speaker. She's passionate about the intersection of tech, entrepreneurship and social justice. She became obsessed with plants during the pandemic, and will read any fantasy or sci-fi she can get her hands on.

SCHEDULE

In-person: Feel free to arrive anytime between 5:30 and 6pm
Online: The Zoom room will open up at 5:50pm

The presentation will begin at 6pm.

TRANSPORTATION / PARKING

100state is located downtown at 17 S. Fairchild Street, on the 7th floor.

By car

Metered street parking is available, and the following garages are within a few blocks:

• Overture Center Garage
• Capitol Square South
• Metropolitan Place Parking

By bus

The following bus lines come within a few blocks:
A, B, C, E, F, R, 38, 75

By bike

There are bike racks nearby, outside of Genna's and outside of Barrique's.
Nearby BCycle stations:

• S. Hamilton & S. Carroll St.
• W. Mifflin @ Central Library

Nearby bike routes:

• Capital City Trail

ZOOM

Zoom URL for this event will be shared day-of.
Zoom is a free video-conferencing platform, with mobile and desktop apps. Learn more about installing and using it here: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362033-Getting-Started-on-Windows-and-Mac

ACCESSIBILITY / INCLUSION

All genders are welcome.

In-Person: 100state is wheelchair accessible, and will have bathrooms designated as gender neutral during the event.

Online: Zoom offers a variety of accessibility-oriented features, including:

• Keyboard accessibility
• Screen reader support

Learn more: https://zoom.us/accessibility

If you have an accessibility concern, we encourage you to reach out directly via admin@madisonwomen.tech.

CODE OF CONDUCT

While this event is open to all genders, Madison Women in Tech deliberately curates spaces (both online and offline) for and by women and nonbinary folks. Men who attend are expected to listen, and not center themselves or their experiences.

All attendees agree to adhere to the Madison Women in Tech code of conduct: http://coc.madisonwomen.tech