Intersectional Disability (Bay Area A11y Camp)

Too often discussions and depictions of people with disabilities implicitly represent a small percentage. Through exploring disability prevalence in marginalized communities, we can begin a new conversation around inclusion. Convert the discussion into action by exploring the top accessibility issues most websites face.

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1. Intersectional Disability Exploring inclusive digital accessibility 12/5/20 | Santina Croniser
2. Odds of disability1 25% 12/5/20 | Santina Croniser
3. 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% Under 5 5-17 18-64 Over 64 Disability rate by age Disability Percentage Increases with Age2 • <1% Under age 5 • 6% ages 5-17 • 11% ages 18-64% • 35% over age 64 12/5/20 | Santina Croniser
4. Disability States Situational Temporary Permanent 12/5/20 | Santina Croniser
5. Disability is not binary 12/5/20 | Santina Croniser
6. 12/5/20 | Santina Croniser | Photo Credit: Wikimedia “There is no such thing as a single-issue struggle, for we do not lead single- issue lives” – Audre Lorde
7. Racially disproportionate3 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% Disability prevelence Native American Black/African American White Pacific Islander Hispanic/ Latino Asian • 30% Native American • 25% Black/African American • 20% White • 16.66% Pacific Islander • 16.66 Hispanic/ Latino • 10% Asian 12/5/20 | Santina Croniser
8. "Racial and ethnic minorities tend to receive lower- quality healthcare than [non-Hispanic whites] even when insurance status, age, severity of disease and health status are comparable," – American Cancer Society Healthcare Disparities
9. Disproportionate in LGBTQ+4,5 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% Disability Prevalence Straight Women Lesbian Women Bi Women Straight Men Bi Men Gay Men Trans/Enby • 25% Straight women • 36% Lesbian women • 36% Bi women • 22% Straight men • 40% Bi men • 26% Gay men • 28% Trans/EnBy 12/5/20 | Santina Croniser
10. Healthcare Discrimination6 • 34% of LGBTQ physicians reported observing discriminatory care of an LGBTQ patient • 56% of LGBTQ individuals report discrimination from their doctor • 21% of low and middle-income LGBTQ women are uninsured (compared to 9.8% of low and middle-income women in general)
11. The second closet 12/5/20 | Santina Croniser
12. 12/5/20 | Santina Croniser | Photo Credit: Twitter, @JessicaOOTC “People accept that I’m gay, but not that I’m disabled” – Jessica Kellgren-Fozard
13. Make digital accessibility the default Avoid the burden of proof
14. What can you do? Transform knowledge into action 12/5/20 | Santina Croniser
15. Websites with accessibility issues7 98.1% 12/5/20 | Santina Croniser
16. 12/5/20 | Santina Croniser Top 5 issues
17. Low Contrast Red is an imposter!! …but which is red? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 12/5/20 | Santina Croniser
18. Red is #1 Red is an imposter!! 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 12/5/20 | Santina Croniser
19. 12/5/20 | Santina Croniser Missing Alt Text
20. 12/5/20 | Santina Croniser Was that image important?
21. Missing Labels 12/5/20 | Santina Croniser
22. Can you remember? 12/5/20 | Santina Croniser
23. 12/5/20 | Santina Croniser Empty Links/Empty buttons
24. 12/5/20 | Santina Croniser Bonus: Keyboard Only
25. Accessibility Starter Checklist qColors use good contrast qMeaningful images use descriptive alt text qInput fields are labeled qLinks use text qButtons use text qInteractive elements are navigable with keyboard-only 12/5/20 | Santina Croniser
26. Do what you can, where you can ProtestAccess.org 12/5/20 | Santina Croniser
27. References 1. Odds of Disability 2. Disability increases by age 3. Racially disproportionate 4. Disproportionate in Lesbian, Gay, and Bi 5. Disproportionate in Trans 6. Healthcare Discrimination 7. Websites with accessibility issues: 98.1% 12/5/20 | Santina Croniser