Accessibility: What You Should Know

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1. Accessibility: What You Should Know @sublimemarch
2. Fen Slattery @sublimemarch @sublimemarch
3. What is accessibility? @sublimemarch
4. The design of products, devices, services, or environments for people who experience disabilities. @sublimemarch
5. It's the practice of removing barriers that might prevent people with disabilities from accessing something. @sublimemarch
6. Accessibility is about inclusion. @sublimemarch
7. Technology exists to make our lives easier, not harder. @sublimemarch
8. Let's talk about disability. @sublimemarch
9. Disability can be the result of disease, trauma, or genetics. @sublimemarch
10. Disability can be permanent, chronic, or temporary. @sublimemarch
11. Categories of Disability • @sublimemarch
12. Categories of Disability • visual @sublimemarch
13. Categories of Disability • visual • hearing @sublimemarch
14. Categories of Disability • visual • hearing • motor @sublimemarch
15. Categories of Disability • visual • hearing • motor • cognitive @sublimemarch
16. People with disabilities are using the technology you create. @sublimemarch
17. Assistive Technology • screen readers • magnifiers (hardware and software) • large print and tactile keyboards • eye gaze and head mouse systems • speech recognition @sublimemarch
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21. 1 in 5 Americans have a disability @sublimemarch
22. 56.7 million people @sublimemarch
23. 1 in 10 Americans have a disability that impacts computer use @sublimemarch
24. Accessibile design helps everyone! @sublimemarch
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27. Ability is temporary. @sublimemarch
28. Why would we make something accessible? @sublimemarch
29. To improve the lives of people with disabilities @sublimemarch
30. We are responsible for what we create. @sublimemarch
31. To capitalize on a wider audience or consumer base @sublimemarch
32. $175 billion in discretionary income @sublimemarch
33. It's the law. @sublimemarch
34. Rehabilitation Act of 1973 @sublimemarch
35. Americans with Disabilities Act (1990) @sublimemarch
36. 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
37. How do I know if what I'm making is accessible? @sublimemarch
38. Listen to people with disabilities. @sublimemarch
39. Follow best practices. @sublimemarch
40. Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 @sublimemarch
41. Conformance Levels • A - minimum, not quite enough • AA - addresses most common issues • AAA - highest level, but not always possible @sublimemarch
42. Four Principles of the WCAG @sublimemarch
43. • Perceivable • Operable • Understandable • Robust @sublimemarch
44. But it's more than just the guidelines... @sublimemarch
45. Guidelines are tools, not solutions. @sublimemarch
46. Listen to people with disabilities. @sublimemarch
47. How can you advocate for accessibility? @sublimemarch
48. Collect baseline information. @sublimemarch
49. Gather support. @sublimemarch
50. Define a standard. @sublimemarch
51. Monitor conformance. @sublimemarch
52. If not you, then who? @sublimemarch
53. You can do it! @sublimemarch
54. We're all responsible for improving the lives of people who use our technology. @sublimemarch
55. Accessibility: What You Should Know @sublimemarch
56. Fen Slattery @sublimemarch @sublimemarch