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Fen Slattery
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Transcript
Accessibility: What You Should Know @sublimemarch
Fen Slattery @sublimemarch @sublimemarch
What is accessibility? @sublimemarch
The design of products, devices, services, or environments for people
who experience disabilities. @sublimemarch
It's the practice of removing barriers that might prevent people
with disabilities from accessing something. @sublimemarch
Accessibility is about inclusion. @sublimemarch
Technology exists to make our lives easier, not harder. @sublimemarch
Let's talk about disability. @sublimemarch
Disability can be the result of disease, trauma, or genetics.
@sublimemarch
Disability can be permanent, chronic, or temporary. @sublimemarch
Categories of 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
People with disabilities are using the technology you create. @sublimemarch
Assistive Technology • screen readers • magnifiers (hardware and software)
• large print and tactile keyboards • eye gaze and head mouse systems • speech recognition @sublimemarch
@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
Accessibile design helps everyone! @sublimemarch
@sublimemarch
@sublimemarch
Ability is temporary. @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
Lawsuits • MIT and Harvard - no captions • Scribd
- inaccessible to screen readers • Netflix - no captions • H&R Block - inaccessible site and app • Reebok - inaccessible to screen readers @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 2.1 @sublimemarch
Conformance Levels • A - minimum, not quite enough •
AA - addresses most common issues • AAA - highest level, but not always possible @sublimemarch
Four Principles of the WCAG @sublimemarch
• Perceivable • Operable • Understandable • Robust @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: What You Should Know @sublimemarch
Fen Slattery @sublimemarch @sublimemarch