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Michaela Blackham
March 02, 2018
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Michaela Blackham
March 02, 2018
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Michaela Blackham FRONT-END DEVELOPER
[email protected]
The Importance of Accessible Websites
The Problem
What is Accessiblity? • The quality of being easy to
obtain knowledge, easy to use, and understand.
Accessibility is not just for the web.
Needs an Accessible Website? Who
Visual • Interactions with the page - What/Where? • Non
Visual Content • Orientation/boundaries • Contrast in size and color etc • Things out of view / can you see the entire interface?
Motor • Gesture Alternatives • Reach/orientation on mobile • Sensitivity
touches & Double taps
Auditory • Audio alternatives
Cognitive • Visual Density • Memory Gestures • Distraction/focus/attention/dyslexia •
Photosensitive and Migraines
What is the Current State of the problem?
Not awful, but not great.
There are so many devices.
Amatuers doing their own websites.
New movement from websites to apps.
What happens if the Problem isn’t Addressed?
No Customers = No Money
Where do I Start?
Surprise! You have already taken your first step!
Design • Content First • Font Size & Typeface •
Colors & Contrast • Layouts • Critiques. Critiques. Critiques.
Development • Hierarchy and structure • Alt tags • Keyboard
navigation • Aria and role labels • Table of Contents/Teasers
P.O.U.R. • P : Perceivable • O : Operable •
U : Understandable • R : Robust
Any Questions?
Resources • Simply Accessible : http://simplyaccessible.com/ • The A11Y Project
: http://a11yproject.com/ • Blog : https://medium.com/@pdjohnson/using-the-internet-as-a-blind-person- fc4e09e294f0#.os9z2jtgi • You Tube :
Thanks!
@atendesign aten.io