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Accessibility: It's More Than Just Screen Readers
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Fen Slattery
October 11, 2017
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Accessibility: It's More Than Just Screen Readers
Presented at GitHub Universe 2017
Fen Slattery
October 11, 2017
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Transcript
Accessibility It's More Than Just Screen Readers @sublimemarch
Stephanie Slattery @sublimemarch @sublimemarch
@sublimemarch
What is accessibility? @sublimemarch
The design of products, devices, services, or environments for people
who experience disabilities. @sublimemarch
Let's talk about disability. @sublimemarch
Categories of Disability • visual @sublimemarch
Categories of Disability • visual • hearing @sublimemarch
Categories of Disability • visual • hearing • motor @sublimemarch
Categories of Disability • visual • hearing • motor •
cognitive @sublimemarch
And all of these people use technology! @sublimemarch
Assistive Technology • screen readers • magnifiers (hardware and software)
• large print and tactile keyboards • eye gaze and head mouse systems • speech recognition • closed captions @sublimemarch
@sublimemarch
@sublimemarch
1 in 5 Americans have a disability @sublimemarch
56.7 million people @sublimemarch
1 in 10 Americans have a disability that impacts computer
use @sublimemarch
Accessibility helps everyone! @sublimemarch
@sublimemarch
@sublimemarch
We are all just temporarily abled. @sublimemarch
Why would we make something accessible? @sublimemarch
To improve the lives of people with disabilities @sublimemarch
We are responsible for what we create. @sublimemarch
To capitalize on a wider audience or consumer base @sublimemarch
$175 billion in discretionary income @sublimemarch
It's the law. @sublimemarch
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 @sublimemarch
Americans with Disabilities Act (1990) @sublimemarch
How do I know if what I'm making is accessible?
@sublimemarch
Listen to people with disabilities. @sublimemarch
Follow best practices. @sublimemarch
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 @sublimemarch
Four Principles of the WCAG @sublimemarch
1. Perceivable @sublimemarch
2. Operable @sublimemarch
3. Understandable @sublimemarch
4. Robust @sublimemarch
Open Accessibility Framework (OAF) @sublimemarch
Creation @sublimemarch
Use @sublimemarch
But it's more than just the guidelines... @sublimemarch
Guidelines are tools, not solutions. @sublimemarch
Listen to people with disabilities. @sublimemarch
How can you advocate for accessibility? @sublimemarch
Collect baseline information. @sublimemarch
Gather support. @sublimemarch
Define a standard. @sublimemarch
Monitor conformance. @sublimemarch
If not you, then who? @sublimemarch
You can do it! @sublimemarch
We're all responsible for improving the lives of people who
use our technology. @sublimemarch
Accessibility It's More Than Just Screen Readers @sublimemarch
Stephanie Slattery @sublimemarch @sublimemarch