According to the annual WebAIM Million analysis, homepages built with popular JavaScript frameworks such as React consistently exhibit a higher average number of detectable accessibility failures than standard web pages. Dynamic state management, complex DOM manipulations, and replacing native HTML elements with custom components frequently lead to broken focus handling, faulty keyboard navigation, and missing screen reader semantics—unless accessibility is handled directly in the source code.
I am very glad that digital accessibility continues to have a firm place in the FrontKon conference program. Connecting core accessibility principles directly with React component architecture represents the exact practical, code-level approach frontend engineers need.
As part of the FrontKon 2026 program, web accessibility specialist and frontend developer Manuel Matuzović will lead a half-day, in-person workshop titled „Accessibility in React: From Theory to Functional Code“ on Monday, 5 October 2026 in Prague.
The workshop addresses real-world frontend engineering practices: implementing semantic HTML and proper ARIA states within dynamic components, reliable focus management, keyboard interaction patterns, and modern testing workflows (including the practical use of developer tools and LLMs).
Manuel Matuzović will also deliver a conference talk „19½ Things You Didn’t Know About Accessibility in HTML and CSS“ during the main program on Tuesday, 6 October 2026 at O2 universum.
Ticket Giveaway: 1 Free Workshop Pass
In collaboration with the FrontKon organizers, I am hosting a quick competition for one free ticket to this half-day workshop.
Competition question
Which native HTML element is most frequently and improperly replaced in client-side component code by a generic <div> or <span> with an onClick handler?
Rules
- Send your answer by e-mail to radek.pavlicek@gmail.com with the subject FrontKon#26 Contest.
- The deadline for submissions is Friday, 2 October 2026 at 12:00 PM (CEST).
- One winner will be randomly drawn from all correct entries and notified immediately.
Workshop Details & Links
- Date: Monday, 5 October 2026 (half-day session)
- Venue: Zenwork (Palác Ara, Perlová 5, Prague 1)
- Language: English
- Workshop syllabus and registration
- FrontKon 2026 conference program
Special thanks to the Frontendisti.cz team for systematically incorporating accessibility into mainstream developer events. 🙏
