Web Accessibility in 10mins or less...

Quick introduction to the what/where/why of web accessibility. The reference to slide 8 points back to the adoption of standards and best practices (the How)

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1. ACCESS ABILITY Web Accessibility In 10 minutes
2. The Why
3. Equality act 2010 May be unlawful for a website to: • have links not accessible to a screen reader • have application forms in PDF that cannot be read by a screen reader • have core service information that is not accessible to screen readers. • use text, colour contrasting and formatting that make the website inaccessible to partially users • change security procedures (e.g e-commerce site) without considering blind/partially sighted customers.
4. The One Web • It’s the right thing to do. • Content accessible for all, inclusive experiences. • Equal access and equal opportunity • Wider, more engaged audience.
5. The Who
6. Users and Assistive Technologies • Accessibility effects all users • Browser • Keyboard / Monitor • Braille displays • Screen magnifiers • Screen Readers: • e.g JAWS / NVDA / Window Eyes + browser extensions and OS features. • AT use aural, visual, tactile and verbal methods to expose web content for human consumption and interaction.
7. The How
8. Standards and Best Practices Web Content Accessibility Group (WCAG) / Accessible Rich Internet Applications (ARIA) Aligned with content focussed, progressively enhanced, contextual (RWD/AWD) sites. Make it part of our mindset not an afterthought. Accessibility should be considered from the outset: content creators, designers, developers and testers...
9. W3C WAI WCAG 2.0 & ARIA - WTF?
10. Web Content Accessibility Guidelines • Principles - Technology independent • Perceivable • Operable • Understandable • Robust • Techniques • Success Criteria for implementing the Principles • Technology specific
11. Accessible Rich Internet Applications • Specific techniques to augment semantics in HTML and enhance accessibility • Uses Roles and labels • Techniques for ARIA can be used to deliver the guidelines and principles of WCAG2.0
12. The Where Next? See slide 8