Accessibilitype! (TypeCon2013: Portl&)

I gave this talk at “TypeCon2013: Portl&.” Additional notes are coming (follow me on Twitter — @erikvorhes — for updates).

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1. Accessibilitype!
   Erik Vorhes · TypeCon2013: Portl& · 25 August 2013
   

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2. Accessibility is
   about inclusion.
   

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3. Accessibility is about
   breaking down barriers.
   

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4. Accessibility is not only about blindness.
   

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5. Guess that typeface!
   

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7. Georgia
   

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9. Verdana
   

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11. Comic Sans
    

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13. Zapf Dingbats
    

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14. Accessible Typography
    

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15. • Whitespace
    • Color & Contrast
    • Size
    • Weight
    

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16. Accessible Type
    

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17. 1Il 0Oo ij
    Helvetica
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    Georgia
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    Lucida Grande
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    Times New Roman
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    Verdana
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    Trebuchet
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    Comic Sans
    

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18. What about webfonts?
    

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27. Time to play.
    

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28. The Wife’s Lament
    Exeter Book, folio 115ª
    

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44. Resources
    • Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
    http://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/wcag.php
    • WebAIM
    http://webaim.org
    • Colo(u)r Contrast
    http://snook.ca/technical/colour_contrast/colour.html
    http://webaim.org/resources/contrastchecker
    • xScope
    http://xscopeapp.com
    

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45. Thank you!
    http://erik.vorh.es
    @erikvorhes
    “Accessibilitype!” · TypeCon2013: Portl&
    

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