Making GitHub's Rails Monolith Accessible by Default

Discover strategies for making legacy Ruby on Rails applications accessible in this 42-minute conference talk from RailsConf 2023. Learn how GitHub is tackling the challenge of updating their 15-year-old, 1,400-controller monolith to meet modern accessibility standards. Explore the implementation of automated accessibility scanning, preview-driven development, and an accessibility-first form builder. Gain insights into practical approaches for enhancing the accessibility of large-scale, existing Rails applications without the need for a complete rebuild.

RailsConf 2023 - Accessible by default by Joel Hawksley