Talks by Tim Damen

Tim Damen is frontend developer, web accessibility specialist, and engineering manager from Amsterdam the Netherlands 🇳🇱. He is passionate about HTML, CSS, Javascript, DX, web standards, accessibility, and developing robust web apps. Tim Damen has over a decade of experience in the field and has spoken at various conferences and meetups. He also hosts a podcast about digital accessibility called focustrap.

On this website you will find all of Tim Damen's talks with slides, videos, and other resources.

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Featured Presentations

Accessibility feedback loop: Continuous a11y improvement in your development life cycle

NDC Oslo

Published: 23 May, 2025

Discover how implementing an accessibility feedback loop can transform your development process. Learn about continuous WCAG evaluations, rapid feedback cycles, and accessibility integration that fits within agile methodologies. We'll explore real-world strategies and their impact on development teams.

Stuck in a Focustrap: Keyboard Accessibility & Focus

DevCon

Published: 1 Apr, 2025

Scaling Accessibility

JSNation US

Published: 21 Nov, 2024

• The Importance of Soft Skills as a Developer in the age of Al-driven Development

  ANWB Frontend Summit

  Published: 19 Jun, 2025

• Stuck in a Focustrap: Keyboard Accessibility & Focus

  Frontend Nation

  Published: 4 Jun, 2025

• Accessibility feedback loop: Continuous a11y improvement in your development life cycle

  NDC Oslo

  Published: 23 May, 2025

• Stuck in a Focustrap: Keyboard Accessibility & Focus

  DevCon

  Published: 1 Apr, 2025

• Stuck in a Focustrap: Keyboard Accessibility & Focus

  WebDevCon

  Published: 21 Mar, 2025

• Continuous a11y improvements

  Perth Web A11y Camp

  Published: 18 Feb, 2025

• Scaling Accessibility

  JSNation US

  Published: 21 Nov, 2024

• Web accessibility in practice, more than just WCAG

  Frontend Nation

  Published: 6 Jun, 2024

• Automated a11y testing

  DevCon

  Published: 22 Jan, 2024

• Making forms accessible

  ABN AMRO x PP Meetup

  Published: 26 Oct, 2023

• Diving into the Toplayer: Where Dialogs, Popovers, and Modals Live

  UtahJS

  Published: 12 Sep, 2025

• Diving into the Toplayer: Where Dialogs, Popovers, and Modals Live

  Frontmania

  Published: 8 Oct, 2025

• Stuck in a Focustrap: Keyboard Accessibility & Focus

  Øredev

  Published: 6 Nov, 2025

• Diving into the Toplayer: Where Dialogs, Popovers, and Modals Live

  JSNation US

  Published: 20 Nov, 2025

• Accessible Forms for Every Users: A Semantic Approach to Forms on the Web

  DevDays Europe

  Published: 20 May, 2026