---
title: "Web Accessibility in 2017"
url: "/podcasts/drupalizeme-podcast/web-accessibility-in-2017"
type: episode
date: 2017-06-29
updated: 2017-06-29
---

# Web Accessibility in 2017

#  Web Accessibility in 2017 

  

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Matt and Mike talk with several Lullabot accessibility experts as well as Drupal 8 accessibility co-maintainer Mike Gifford about accessibility topics, tools, and more.

##  Episode Guests 

###  Mike Gifford 

 ![Thumbnail](/sites/default/files/styles/square_120x120/public/1zvreiho_400x400.jpg?itok=dzuXSoW4 "1zvreiho_400x400.jpg") 

 President of OpenConcept Consulting, and a Drupal 8 accessibility co-maintainer. 

###  Helena McCabe 

 ![Headshot of Helena McCabe in a red dress. Mid-30's, brown hair, green eyes, caucasian](/sites/default/files/styles/square_120x120/public/2026-06/headshot-gray.png?itok=qpBJnZre) 

 Helena is Lullabot's friendly Technical Account Executive. She's based out of Orlando, Florida. She loves dogs, web accessibility, and unusual flavors of ice cream.

 [  More about Helena   ](/about/helena-mccabe) 

###  Wes Ruvalcaba 

 ![Thumbnail](/sites/default/files/styles/square_120x120/public/bios/wes-portrait-20181.jpg?itok=3V667TKm "wes-portrait-20181.jpg") 

 Wes is a former front-end dev at Lullabot.

 [  More about Wes   ](/about/wes-ruvalcaba) 

##  Mentioned in this Episode 

- [  Let's Chat About Web Accessibility   ](/podcasts/drupalizeme-podcast/lets-chat-about-web-accessibility)
- [  Mike Gifford on Accessibility in Drupal   ](/podcasts/drupal-voices/mike-gifford-on-accessibility-in-drupal)
- [  Marcy Sutton's, Accessibility Wins   ](https://a11ywins.tumblr.com)
- [  An Alphabet of Accessibility Issues   ](https://the-pastry-box-project.net/anne-gibson/2014-july-31)
- [  Tenon Accessibility Tool   ](https://tenon.io/)
- [  Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines   ](https://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/atag.php)
- [  First Federal Trial on Website Accessibility: Winn-Dixie Violates ADA   ](http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=b3aee5b5-9f85-4486-85e6-1c5db2d5c998)
- [  Helena's Florida Drupalcamp Keynote: In Their Own Words: Accessibility Stories   ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeTNvTrrJ2o)

 Published in:

- [  Drupal Development   ](/topics/drupal-development)
- [  Accessibility   ](/topics/accessibility)