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

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Accessibility is about inclusion.

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Accessibility is about breaking down barriers.

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Accessibility is not only about blindness.

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Guess that typeface!

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Georgia

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Verdana

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Comic Sans

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Zapf Dingbats

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Accessible Typography

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• Whitespace • Color & Contrast • Size • Weight

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Accessible Type

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

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What about webfonts?

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Time to play.

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The Wife’s Lament Exeter Book, folio 115ª

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