Accessibility features are just features. Curb cuts—the slopes on sidewalks designed to make traversal with a wheelchair possible—improve the experience for everyone, regardless of any specific ability or impairment. Similarly, digital accessibility features should be ubiquitous and well-supported. Learn about how some "accessibility" features have become ubiquitous on other platforms, and how to keep the needs of your users in mind when creating apps and platforms. https://linuxappsummit.org/ https://cassidyjames.com/talks/curb-cuts/ --- Cassidy James Blaede has been involved in open source for a decade helping co-found, manage, and grow elementary from a tiny volunteer project to a worldwide community with hundreds of thousands of users. He specializes in user experience architecture creating useful, usable, and delightful experiences using open source software. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQBuFm4gx7s

A look behind the scenes from the point of view of a new contributor to elementary OS. This talk covers both technical and personal experiences when contributing to elementary OS to show how you can get involved Slides: https://edw.elementary.io/slides/how-to-contribute-to-elementary.pdf Get Involved: https://elementary.io/get-involved ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gt-i72QL7hU

Welcome to edw 2021. Join the opening keynote for a high level overview of the AppCenter platform and major advancements from the past year. We’ll cover developer tools, new APIs, and some stats about the growth of our audience. Plus, some commentary on the future followed by a live Q&A ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_ckIbnnUYY

Join Co-founder Cassidy James Blaede for the last livestream of the year! Get elementary OS: https://elementary.io Help us make elementary OS better: https://elementary.io/get-involved Fork us on GitHub: https://github.com/elementary ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hpEyj9vz0Y