The Salesforce Professional’s Guide to Becoming an Accessibility Advocate
The Salesforce Professional’s Guide to Becoming an Accessibility Advocate
July 25, 2024 1:30 PM 2:20 PM
Come learn about the current state of digital accessibility in the Salesforce ecosystem and how you as a Salesforce professional can become an advocate for accessibility in your organization. Craig Warren, Salesforce Consultant & Accessibility Specialist at Ability Central, will share lived experiences as a Salesforce user with disabilities. Matt Sai, Senior Consultant at Ability Central, will share his experiences working with a colleague with disabilities and serving clients with disabilities. We’ll share examples of accessibility best practices and how you can implement them. During this presentation, you’ll learn:
- Accessibility features provided in Salesforce out-of-the-box
- Guidelines to follow for accessible experiences in Salesforce, including best practices for designing List Views, Record Pages, custom code, and more.
- Pitfalls to avoid when designing accessible Reports and Dashboards: We will examine how to use SLDS (Salesforce Lightning Design System) guidelines to create accessible experiences that all users love.
- Understanding accessibility challenges in documentation: We will explain accessibility challenges experienced in common documents like screenshots and Entity Relationship Diagrams.
- Demoing and accessibility: You will learn how to demo Salesforce tools and features to users with disabilities and set up new users for success.