I gave this talk at “TypeCon2013: Portl&.” Additional notes are coming (follow me on Twitter — @erikvorhes — for updates).
Accessibilitype!Erik Vorhes · TypeCon2013: Portl& · 25 August 2013
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Accessibility isabout inclusion.
Accessibility is aboutbreaking down barriers.
Accessibility is not only about blindness.
Guess that typeface!
Georgia
Verdana
Comic Sans
Zapf Dingbats
Accessible Typography
• Whitespace• Color & Contrast• Size• Weight
Accessible Type
1Il 0Oo ijHelvetica1Il 0Oo ijGeorgia1Il 0Oo ijLucida Grande1Il 0Oo ijTimes New Roman1Il 0Oo ijVerdana1Il 0Oo ijTrebuchet1Il 0Oo ijComic Sans
What about webfonts?
Time to play.
The Wife’s LamentExeter Book, folio 115ª
Resources• Web Content Accessibility Guidelineshttp://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/wcag.php• WebAIMhttp://webaim.org• Colo(u)r Contrasthttp://snook.ca/technical/colour_contrast/colour.htmlhttp://webaim.org/resources/contrastchecker• xScopehttp://xscopeapp.com
Thank you!http://erik.vorh.es@erikvorhes“Accessibilitype!” · TypeCon2013: Portl&