Why build accessible websites? • Because we’re decent human beings. • Why wouldn’t we? • What are you, some kind of jerk? • C’mon, man. • C’mon. Wednesday, October 12
Why build accessible websites? • Because we’re decent human beings. • Why wouldn’t we? • What are you, some kind of jerk? • C’mon, man. • C’mon. Wednesday, October 12
The power of the Web is in its universality. Access by everyone regardless of disability is an essential aspect. Tim Berners-Lee “ Wednesday, October 12
Difficulty Seeing http://www.census.gov Severe Difficulty Seeing http://www.census.gov Internet Explorer 6 http://www.ie6countdown.com 1.4% 3.4% 0.8% Percentage of U.S. Population Suffering From: Wednesday, October 12
Difficulty Seeing http://www.census.gov Severe Difficulty Seeing http://www.census.gov Internet Explorer 6 http://www.ie6countdown.com 1.4% 3.4% 0.8% Percentage of U.S. Population Suffering From: Wednesday, October 12
Around 10 percent of the world’s population, or 650 million people, live with a disability. They are the world's largest minority. The United Nations http://www.un.org/disabilities/default.asp?id=18 “ Wednesday, October 12
We need to make smarter content, not smarter containers.* Stephanie Rieger http://twitter.com/stephanierieger “ * We’re gonna make smarter containers, too. Wednesday, October 12
We need to make smarter content, not smarter containers.* Stephanie Rieger http://twitter.com/stephanierieger “ * We’re gonna make smarter containers, too. Wednesday, October 12
Resources Designing with Progressive Enhancement Building the Web that Works for Everyone http://wil.to/a11y/g http://wil.to/a11y/ http://twitter.com/wilto Wednesday, October 12