David Newton, St. Michael’s Hospital
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Universal Web Design
How to create an awesome experience for every user
OpenWest, 2015-05-07
Twitter: @newtron
Github: @nwtn
Email: david@davidnewton.ca
Slides: https://github.com/nwtn/pres-uwd-openwest
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Why should I even care?
Part 1
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Why do you have a website?
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Who are your users?
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You are not the user.
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1. Users are diverse.
2. All users are important.
3. Create with empathy.
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Remove barriers.
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make things easier for your users
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make things easier for your users,
even if it’s harder for you
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Universal design is the design of
products and environments to be
usable by all people, to the greatest
extent possible…
—Ronald L. Mace
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1. Equitable use
2. Flexibility in use
3. Simple and intuitive
4. Perceptible information
5. Tolerance for error
6. Low physical effort
7. Size and space for approach and use
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1. Equitable use
2. Flexibility in use
3. Simple and intuitive
4. Perceptible information
5. Tolerance for error
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1. Equitable use
2. Flexibility in use
3. Simple and intuitive
4. Perceptible information
5. Tolerance for error
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1. Equitable use
2. Flexibility in use
3. Simple and intuitive
4. Perceptible information
5. Tolerance for error
6. Low physical effort
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1. Equitable use
2. Flexibility in use
3. Simple and intuitive
4. Perceptible information
5. Tolerance for error
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1. Equitable use
2. Flexibility in use
3. Simple and intuitive
4. Perceptible information
5. Tolerance for error
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1. Equitable use
2. Flexibility in use
3. Simple and intuitive
4. Perceptible information
5. Tolerance for error
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1. Equitable use
2. Flexibility in use
3. Simple and intuitive
4. Perceptible information
5. Tolerance for error
6. Low physical effort
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The web.
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Accessibility
Deliver a great experience to all users,
regardless of their ability.
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Progressive enhancement
Deliver a great experience to all users,
regardless of their browser’s ability.
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Responsive web design
Deliver a great experience to all users,
regardless of their viewing context.
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Web performance
Deliver a great experience to all users,
regardless of their connection.
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Deliver a great experience to all users.
Universal web design
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Accessibility
Progressive
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web design
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Accessibility
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Universal
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I care! Now what?
Part 2
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Render content server-side.
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MVC stands for ‘Maybe
Viewable Content.’
—Scott Jehl
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1. A flexible, grid-based layout,
2. Flexible images and media,
3. Media queries, a module from the CSS3
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body {
width: 800px;
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1. A flexible, grid-based layout,
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img {
max-width: 100%;
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1. A flexible, grid-based layout,
2. Flexible images and media,
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@media (min-width: 17em) {
/* things */
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Test. A lot.
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Listen to your users.
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Research.
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Participate.
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Universal Web Design
How to create an awesome experience for every user
OpenWest, 2015-05-07
Twitter: @newtron
Github: @nwtn
Email: david@davidnewton.ca
Slides: https://github.com/nwtn/pres-uwd-openwest