Accessibility - Learn how to get your whole team involved - Speaker Deck

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Accessibility Learn how to get your whole team involved MICHAELA BLACKHAM

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Michaela  Blackham FRONT-END DEVELOPER

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@atendesign aten.io

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Work That  Matters

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Work That  Matters

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Accessibility Learn how to get your whole team involved

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What is the problem?

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53 million adults live with some form of a disability in the USA — CDC: CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION

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That’s 1 in every 5 adults in the USA — CDC: CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION

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What is accessibility? Easy to obtain, use and understand.

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P O U R

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P: Perceivable O U R

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P: Perceivable O: Operable U R

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P: Perceivable O: Operable U: Understandable R

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P: Perceivable O: Operable U: Understandable R: Robust

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P: Perceivable O: Operable U: Understandable R: Robust

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P: Perceivable O: Operable U: Understandable R: Robust

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P: Perceivable O: Operable U: Understandable R: Robust

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P: Perceivable O: Operable U: Understandable R: Robust

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needs an accessible website? Who

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Everyone beneﬁts from an accessible website.

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There are 4 main categories

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Visual Motor or Physical Auditory Cognitive

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Visual Motor or Physical Auditory Cognitive

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What does this mean? • Someone with low, obstructed, or constricted vision • My color blind father • Each of our aging grandparents VISUAL

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• Navigation • Visual content • Orientation & boundaries • Contrast & size • Peripheral interaction What should I look for? VISUAL

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• Design • Keyboard navigation • Screen readers How is this solved? VISUAL

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Visual Motor or Physical Auditory Cognitive

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• Someone like my cousin Emily, with a disability from birth • The wounded vet that uses prosthetics • Or even my niece with her broken arm or ﬁnger What does this mean? MOTOR OR PHYSICAL

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• Gesture alternatives & sensitivity touches • Reach/orientation on mobile • Non physical navigation What should I look for? MOTOR OR PHYSICAL

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• Keyboard or touch navigation • Speech • Eye trackers, tongue sensitivity clickers etc How is this solved? MOTOR OR PHYSICAL

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Visual Motor or Physical Auditory Cognitive

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• Someone who is completely non hearing • My grandfather who wears a hearing aid What does this mean? AUDITORY

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• Embedded videos • Alternative contact information What should I look for? AUDITORY

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• Closed captioning & transcripts • Alternative communication How is this solved? AUDITORY

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Visual Motor or Physical Auditory Cognitive

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• My cousin Matthew who has down syndrome • The little boy I babysit with autism • Your friend who may have dyslexia • Me with extreme motion sickness What does this mean? COGNITIVE

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• Visual density • Memory gestures • Distracting content • Fonts • Excessive movements What should I look for? COGNITIVE

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• K.I.S.S. • Clear & consistent layouts • Smart color palettes • Controllable interactions • Subtle movements How is this solved? COGNITIVE

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Where are we today?

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Not awful, but not great.

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There are so many devices

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Where can I start?

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Accessibility takes a full team

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Project managers

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Make accessibility a priority from the beginning PROJECT MANAGERS

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Educate the client PROJECT MANAGERS

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Content creators

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Include meaningful alternative (alt) text for   all visuals CONTENT CREATORS

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Headings to organize structure and content CONTENT CREATORS

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Descriptive link text CONTENT CREATORS

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Provide captions, transcripts and descriptions for media CONTENT CREATORS

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Designers

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Content ﬁrst DESIGNERS

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Be mindful of typography DESIGNERS

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Provide good contrast for colorblindness and low vision DESIGNERS

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Don’t rely on color only, to show distinctions DESIGNERS

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Create clear and intuitive layouts DESIGNERS

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Critique Critique Critique DESIGNERS

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Developers

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Use semantic markup for hierarchy & structure DEVELOPERS

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Pay special attention to markup on forms DEVELOPERS

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Capture content creators needs DEVELOPERS

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Enable keyboard navigation DEVELOPERS

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Include ARIA attributes (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) DEVELOPERS

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Quality assurance testers

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Computers aren’t humans QUALITY ASSURANCE TESTERS

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your heart into it! P.O.U.R

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Thanks! michaela@aten.io Michaela Blackham /

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Resources • The A11Y Project: a11yproject.com • Simply Accessible: simplyaccessible.com • Web Aim: webaim.org  Color Testing • Color contrast: webaim.org/resources/ contrastchecker/ • Spectrum Chrome extension • Stark Sketch Plugin: getstark.co Screen Readers (free) • Safari Voicebox (built in) • Chromevox Chrome extension • NVDA (windows): nvaccess.org Transcribing media ﬁles (free) • Transcribe Chrome extension Accessibility checker • wave.webaim.org/