Lightning talk about accessibility for the FT
Alice BartlettOrigami Lead, Financial Times@alicebartlettAccessibility 101
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WHAT ISACCESSIBILITY?
WebAim reckons there are 4categories of impairment:@alicebartlett
1. visual2. hearing3. motor4. cognitive@alicebartlett
This way of thinking aboutaccessibility is not perfect@alicebartlett
GDSAnne Gibson haswritten about thisover on A List Apart
Accessibility needs can be longterm@alicebartlett
You have epilepsy@alicebartlett
You’re blind@alicebartlett
You have learning difficulties@alicebartlett
Accessibility needs can betemporary@alicebartlett
You have a migraine@alicebartlett
You break your arm@alicebartlett
You develop RSI@alicebartlett
You’re in a very noisy andchaotic environment@alicebartlett
Give users as many ways aspossible to access your website@alicebartlett
There are technologies that canhelp for many impairments@alicebartlett
Screen readers@alicebartlett
Dictation software@alicebartlett
Keyboards@alicebartlett
And there are someimprovements that aren’ttechnology based@alicebartlett
Colour choices@alicebartlett
Sentence length@alicebartlett
Language@alicebartlett
Information architecture@alicebartlett
So reaching a good level ofaccessibility means supportinga variety of assistive tech, anddesigning your site thoughtfully@alicebartlett
That involves everyone.@alicebartlett
Accessibility iseveryone’sresponsibility
Vox Media have a checklist fortheir designers, pms, qa, anddevelopers (link at the end)@alicebartlett
The Straw Test
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WHY?
The Equality Act(2010)
“The duty tomake reasonableadjustments”
1. http://accessibility.voxmedia.com/2. http://alistapart.com/article/reframing-accessibility-for-the-web@alicebartlett