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Edd Sowden
 Senior Developer 
 Government Digital Service
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Accessibility and how to get the most from your screenreader GDS @edds

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* I’m from the Government Digital Service GDS @edds

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We’re a team at the heart of government building digital public services GDS @edds

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* We started by building GOV.UK GDS @edds

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* The best place to find government services and information GDS @edds

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GDS @edds 12 million visitors every week Home to over 330 departments and organisations Saving more than £60 million a year

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* Relentlessly focused on user needs GDS @edds

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GOV.UK should work for everyone GDS @edds

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Colour contrast GDS @edds

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Colour contrast GDS @edds

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How many of you use Apple products regularly? GDS @edds

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How many of you test your websites in a screenreader? GDS @edds

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Voiceover comes with OS X and iOS ! Windows and Gnome have NVDA and Orca that can be downloaded GDS @edds

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1. Developing a feature on GOV.UK 2. General learnings GDS @edds

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Services and information GDS @edds

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Quick prototype GDS @edds

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Start with HTML

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  • Benefits

    • Benefits entitlement
      • ...
  • Births, deaths, marriages and care
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  • Benefits
  • Births, deaths, marriages and care
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Benefits

  • Certificates, register offices
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Listen to your website

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Let’s listen to how it sounds if we had just navigated to ‘Child benefits’ GDS @edds

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Voiceover Keyboard shortcuts: ! Voiceover on/off: [⌘] + [F5] GDS @edds

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The first thing in your markup should be the main part of the page GDS @edds

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Benefits

  • Certificates, register offices
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  • Benefits
  • Births, deaths, marriages and care
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We are happy with the markup. Next let’s look at adding some JavaScript GDS @edds

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ARIA Accessible Rich Internet Applications GDS @edds

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“[ARIA] specifies how to increase the accessibility of web pages, in particular, dynamic content and user interface components developed with Ajax, HTML, JavaScript and related technologies” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WAI-ARIA GDS @edds

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https://gdstechnology.blog.gov.uk/2014/08/14/ improving-accessibility-on-gov-uk-search/ GDS @edds

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aria-live is best used for status messages and notifications GDS @edds

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We removed aria-live and instead move the currently focused element GDS @edds

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$(‘h1’).focus(); GDS @edds

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GDS @edds Voiceover Keyboard shortcuts: ! Voiceover on/off: [⌘] + [F5] Voiceover key (VO): [ctrl] + [⌥] Continue reading: ! ! [VO] + [a]!

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GDS @edds Voiceover Keyboard shortcuts: ! Voiceover on/off: [⌘] + [F5] Voiceover key (VO): [ctrl] + [⌥] Continue reading: [VO] + [a] Previous/next item:! ! [VO] + [right] or [left]!

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By using focus rather than aria-live we also helped keyboard only users GDS @edds

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Ship it! GDS @edds

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General accessibility learnings GDS @edds

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HTML5 enables you group items using semantic tags GDS @edds

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Benefits Includes tax credits, eligibility and appeals Births, deaths, marriages and care Parenting, civil partnerships, divorce and Lasting Power of Attorney Business and self-employed Tools and guidance for businesses Citizenship and living in the UK Voting, community participation, life in the UK, international projects Crime, justice and the law Legal processes, courts and the police Disabled people Includes carers, your rights, benefits and the Equality Act Driving and transport Includes vehicle tax, MOT and driving licences Education and learning Includes student loans and admissions Employing people Includes pay, contracts and hiring Environment and countryside Includes flooding, recycling and wildlife Housing and local services Owning or renting and council services Money and tax Includes debt and Self Assessment Passports, travel and living abroad Includes renewing passports and travel advice by country Visas and immigration Visas, asylum and sponsorship Working, jobs and pensions Includes holidays and finding a job Services and information Changes to vehicle tax From 1 October 2014, you won’t need a paper tax disc and you’ll be able to pay by GOV.UK blogs Search the list of GOV.UK blogs, and find one to match your interest. Keep warm this winter Find out how to save energy and keep warm this winter. 24 Ministerial departments 331 Other agencies and public bodies The websites of all government departments and many other agencies and public bodies are being merged into GOV.UK. Here you can see all policies, announcements, publications, statistics and consultations. GOV.UK Welcome to GOV.UK The best place to find government services and information Simpler, clearer, faster Popular on GOV.UK Universal Jobmatch job search Renew vehicle tax (tax disc) Log in to student finance Book your theory test Employment and Support Allowance Search GOV.UK GDS @edds

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Voiceover Keyboard shortcuts: ! Voiceover on/off: [⌘] + [F5] Voiceover key (VO): [ctrl] + [⌥] Continue reading: [VO] + [a] Previous/next item: [VO] + [right] or [left] Enter region: ! ! ! [VO] + [⇧] + [down] ! Leave region: ! ! ! [VO] + [⇧] + [up] ! GDS @edds

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Reading entire pages isn’t how people use their screen readers GDS @edds

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Instead they can browse by headings and links to jump to content faster GDS @edds

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Voiceover Keyboard shortcuts: ! Voiceover on/off: [⌘] + [F5] Voiceover key (VO): [ctrl] + [⌥] Continue reading: [VO] + [a] Previous/next item: [VO] + [right] or [left] Enter region: [VO] + [⇧] + [down] Leave region: [VO] + [⇧] + [up] Rotor window:! ! ! [VO] + [u] GDS @edds

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Some ARIA properties need to exist at page load GDS @edds

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Too much markup GDS @edds

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  • Your name
  • Your email
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! ! Your name ! ! Your email ! GDS @edds

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Listen to your website

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Voiceover Keyboard shortcuts: ! Voiceover on/off: [⌘] + [F5] Voiceover key (VO): [ctrl] + [⌥] Continue reading: [VO] + [a] Previous/next item: [VO] + [right] or [left] Enter region: [VO] + [⇧] + [down] Leave region: [VO] + [⇧] + [up] Rotor window: [VO] + [u] GDS @edds

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http://speakerdeck.com/edds GDS @edds

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Edd Sowden
 Senior Developer 
 Government Digital Service
 @edds