Accessibility: It's More Than Just Screen Readers

Presented at GitHub Universe 2017

Transcript

1. Accessibility It's More Than Just Screen Readers @sublimemarch
2. Stephanie Slattery @sublimemarch @sublimemarch
3. @sublimemarch
4. What is accessibility? @sublimemarch
5. The design of products, devices, services, or environments for people who experience disabilities. @sublimemarch
6. Let's talk about disability. @sublimemarch
7. Categories of Disability • visual @sublimemarch
8. Categories of Disability • visual • hearing @sublimemarch
9. Categories of Disability • visual • hearing • motor @sublimemarch
10. Categories of Disability • visual • hearing • motor • cognitive @sublimemarch
11. And all of these people use technology! @sublimemarch
12. Assistive Technology • screen readers • magnifiers (hardware and software) • large print and tactile keyboards • eye gaze and head mouse systems • speech recognition • closed captions @sublimemarch
13. @sublimemarch
14. @sublimemarch
15. 1 in 5 Americans have a disability @sublimemarch
16. 56.7 million people @sublimemarch
17. 1 in 10 Americans have a disability that impacts computer use @sublimemarch
18. Accessibility helps everyone! @sublimemarch
19. @sublimemarch
20. @sublimemarch
21. We are all just temporarily abled. @sublimemarch
22. Why would we make something accessible? @sublimemarch
23. To improve the lives of people with disabilities @sublimemarch
24. We are responsible for what we create. @sublimemarch
25. To capitalize on a wider audience or consumer base @sublimemarch
26. $175 billion in discretionary income @sublimemarch
27. It's the law. @sublimemarch
28. Rehabilitation Act of 1973 @sublimemarch
29. Americans with Disabilities Act (1990) @sublimemarch
30. How do I know if what I'm making is accessible? @sublimemarch
31. Listen to people with disabilities. @sublimemarch
32. Follow best practices. @sublimemarch
33. Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 @sublimemarch
34. Four Principles of the WCAG @sublimemarch
35. 1. Perceivable @sublimemarch
36. 2. Operable @sublimemarch
37. 3. Understandable @sublimemarch
38. 4. Robust @sublimemarch
39. Open Accessibility Framework (OAF) @sublimemarch
40. Creation @sublimemarch
41. Use @sublimemarch
42. But it's more than just the guidelines... @sublimemarch
43. Guidelines are tools, not solutions. @sublimemarch
44. Listen to people with disabilities. @sublimemarch
45. How can you advocate for accessibility? @sublimemarch
46. Collect baseline information. @sublimemarch
47. Gather support. @sublimemarch
48. Define a standard. @sublimemarch
49. Monitor conformance. @sublimemarch
50. If not you, then who? @sublimemarch
51. You can do it! @sublimemarch
52. We're all responsible for improving the lives of people who use our technology. @sublimemarch
53. Accessibility It's More Than Just Screen Readers @sublimemarch
54. Stephanie Slattery @sublimemarch @sublimemarch