Accessible form patterns – Sunderland Digital

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@tempertemper Accessible form patterns

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@tempertemper I’m Martin Underhill

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@tempertemper 1/3 of Frontend NE

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@tempertemper Interaction designer

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@tempertemper 1. What is accessibility? 2. Why is it important? 3. Tips and tricks

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@tempertemper A11y

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@tempertemper A11y Accessibility https://css-tricks.com/the-ironic-inaccessibility-of-a11y/

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@tempertemper Disability

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@tempertemper Traditional way of viewing disability https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/social-model-of-disability

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@tempertemper Medical model https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/social-model-of-disability

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@tempertemper Impairment ≠ medical disability https://www.microsoft.com/design/inclusive/

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@tempertemper 1. Permanent

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@tempertemper 1. Permanent 2. Temporary

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@tempertemper 1. Permanent 2. Temporary 3. Situational

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@tempertemper https://www.microsoft.com/design/inclusive/

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@tempertemper https://www.microsoft.com/design/inclusive/

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@tempertemper https://www.microsoft.com/design/inclusive/

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@tempertemper Any user can be disabled!

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@tempertemper The social model of disability

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@tempertemper A social model of disability moves the location of the disability out of the person and into social structures https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/social-model-of-disability

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@tempertemper Social perceptions, attitudes, institutions, and policies all contribute to the creation of disability https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/social-model-of-disability

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@tempertemper Individuals with an impairment are disabled by society’s failure to build an inclusive environment

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@tempertemper Who’s responsible?

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@tempertemper Brand & graphic designers

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@tempertemper UX designers

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@tempertemper Front-end developers

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@tempertemper Back-end developers

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@tempertemper Why should we care?

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@tempertemper Legal obligation

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@tempertemper Legal obligation Money

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@tempertemper Legal obligation Money Decent human beings

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@tempertemper “It’s expensive”

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@tempertemper “It’s expensive” “It looks good”

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@tempertemper “It’s expensive” “It looks good” “We didn’t know”

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@tempertemper Common mistakes and how to ﬁx them

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@tempertemper Placeholders for labels

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@tempertemper Phone, email or username Password

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@tempertemper Labels that look like placeholders

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@tempertemper https://www.bbc.co.uk/gel/

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@tempertemper Hint text as placeholder https://admin.typeform.com/login/

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@tempertemper Source order

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@tempertemper Hint text after input

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@tempertemper Parts of the form after the submit button

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@tempertemper Log In Remember me Forgotten your password?

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@tempertemper Remember me Forgotten your password? Log In

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@tempertemper .log-in-form button { float: left; }

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@tempertemper Match a label’s for attribute to its input id

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@tempertemper Phone, email or username

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@tempertemper Use proper type attributes

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@tempertemper type="email"

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@tempertemper type="url"

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@tempertemper type="tel"

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@tempertemper type="password"

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@tempertemper Try to avoid

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@tempertemper Place labels above inputs to aid readability

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@tempertemper https://www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?504

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@tempertemper Split up large forms

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@tempertemper Reduces cognitive load

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@tempertemper Indicate optional ﬁelds rather than required ﬁelds

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@tempertemper Label (optional)

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@tempertemper Only ask for information you need

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@tempertemper Don’t override default browser behaviour

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@tempertemper If auto-tabbing stops just a few people from using a service successfully, their needs take priority over the many people who might prefer but don’t need the feature https://userresearch.blog.gov.uk/2017/04/18/why-we-care-more-about-effectiveness-than-efﬁciency-or-satisfaction/