Axe-Hackathon 2019

Contribute to making the web accessible to people with disabilities at the 4th Annual axe-Hackathon on March 16th, 2019. The Hackathon will be led by Wilco Fiers and other members of the axe team. We will be... Testing open source component libraries and logging accessibility issues Building new axe integrations Sharing knowledge and solutions with our fellow accessibility devotees Working on personal accessibility projects Hanging out with awesome people and making the web a better place This year some members of the Facebook team will also be joining the Hackathon to work on improving static analysis for accessibility support in JSX via linting and rules. They will hack on the eslint-plugin-jsx-a11y ESLint plugin and explore options to integrate axe into it. We welcome everyone to participate – coders, testers, evaluators and semantic HTML enthusiasts alike – and the issues we have gathered will appeal to all levels of skill.   Who should come? You should come. And bring your friends. This hackathon is open to all experience levels. If you can download a browser extension, you can test for accessibility. We'll also have some advanced project opportunities for our more seasoned a11y friends.   Will there be food? Yes! We will provide lunch and a coffee break. We'll email everyone for dietary restrictions closer to the event.   Will there be accessibility accommodations? We will provide captioning for the opening and closing of the hackathon. The event will mostly consist of people working independently and in small groups on various projects, so it won't be possible to caption absolutely everything said at the event. If you need ASL interpretation or other forms of accommodation, please send an email to marketing@deque.com.   Special thanks to our sponsors! We would not be able to bring this Hackathon to the community year after year without the help of our amazing sponsors. We cannot thank them enough for supporting the cause of digital equality.   This year the axe Hackathon is sponsored by...  Facebook's mission is to bring the world closer together — and that means everyone. We are excited to hack with you and support open source accessibility tools that make digital experiences more inclusive and diverse.