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Accessible UX

Dean Birkett
September 10, 2016

Accessible UX

Talk given at UX Camp Amsterdam, Saturday 10th September 2016.

Dean Birkett

September 10, 2016
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  1. What we’ll talk about: 1. 2. 3. What is accessibility?

    The four primary considerations Why do it, and how to sell it in
  2. What is accessibility? Accessibility refers to the design of products,

    devices, services, or environments for people who experience disabilities. Wikipedia
  3. What is accessibility? Web accessibility refers to the inclusive practice

    of removing barriers that prevent interaction with, or access to websites, by people with disabilities. Wikipedia
  4. The four primary considerations Visual - Colour blindness, low vision,

    blindness Hearing - Deafness or hard-of-hearing Motor - Difficulty or inability to use the hands, tremors, limited fine motor control, slow response time Cognitive - Memory, attention, developmental issues.
  5. What is accessibility? Hearing Captions also allows us to hear

    what is being said 
 even if we’re sat at the back of the room
  6. What is accessibility? Cognitive If you’ve met one person with

    autism, you’ve met one person with autism Dr. Stephen Shore “
  7. Why do it, and how to sell it in The

    power of the Web is in its universality. Access by everyone regardless of disability is an essential aspect. Tim Berners-Lee “
  8. Why do it, and how to sell it in Around

    10% of the world’s population, or 650 million people, live with a disability. They are the world’s largest minority. The United Nations
  9. Why do it, and how to sell it in In

    2009, 23% of people who live in Japan were 65 and over. By 2030, one in every three people will be over 65, and one in five people over 75 Statistics Bureau
  10. Why do it, and how to sell it in 1.

    The right thing to do
  11. Why do it, and how to sell it in There

    are no disabled people. We are all just temporarily abled. Henry Viscardi “
  12. Why do it, and how to sell it in 1.

    2. The right thing to do Business
  13. Why do it, and how to sell it in The

    Commission has urged businesses to do more to value and serve the 'purple pound'- an estimated £212 billion market. Department of Work and Pensions
  14. Why do it, and how to sell it in 1.

    2. 3. The right thing to do Business Legal
  15. What is accessibility? Why do it, and how to sell

    it in Ideally, of course, all websites, interfaces and apps would be fully accessible; not just these essential public services. And indeed I hope that the momentum from our initiative will spill over into some of those other areas Neelie Kroes, Vice-President of the European Commission “
  16. Why do it, and how to sell it in 1.

    2. 3. The right thing to do Business Legal 4. Leave!….. or sneak it in
  17. Why do it, and how to sell it in How

    do I convince stakeholders? Don’t! Just go ahead and do it anyway! Léonie Watson “