Inclusive Data for 1.3 Billion: Designing Accessible Visualizations

Learn how to create accessible data visualizations that can reach the 1.3 billion people worldwide who experience disabilities in this 33-minute PyCon US talk. Discover essential principles and best practices for making visualizations accessible to everyone, including the 2.2 billion people with vision impairments. Explore accessibility fundamentals such as color contrast, alternative text descriptions, keyboard navigation support, and screen reader compatibility through specific examples and demonstrations. Understand how to evaluate Python data visualization tools for accessibility, prioritize improvements as a developer, and conduct accessibility audits through live demonstrations. Drawing from ongoing work to improve Bokeh's accessibility, gain practical knowledge to make your next data visualization and visualization tools more inclusive and accessible to all users.