Principles of accessible web desing (at #fronteers10)

1. Principles of Accessible Web Design Eric Eggert aka. @yatil — Fronteers Jam Session — Amsterdam
2. (Almost.) Everyone here is disabled. (Or will be at some time.)
4. “People need not be limited by physical handicaps as long as they are not disabled in spirit.”
5. Different input mechanisms
6. Different input mechanisms
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12. Different output mechanisms
13. Different output mechanisms
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19. We don’t need special websites for people with special requirements.
20. Have you ever forgotten to buy new batteries for your mouse?
25. Accessible websites help everyone.
27. We are designing the web for our future selves.
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35. What can we do?
36. Don’t use Flash. It isn’t working on most mobiles. It isn’t „working“ on most PCs either. It can be made accessible on Windows and IE only.
37. POSH5 & POUR
38. POSH5 & POUR Plain Old Simple HTML5
39. POSH5 & POUR Plain Old Simple HTML5 Perceivable, Operable, Understandable, Robust
40. POSH5 Use the best HTML5 Element available for the task at hand.
41. HTML5 Includes many accessibility features (although others claim otherwise). It is not the spec to look to when searching for web accessibility techniques.
42. WCAG2 Is the spec for accessible web content. Provides an exhaustive list of techniques to make web content accessible.
43. http://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG20/quickref/ Perceivable Operable Understandable Robust
44. And now: Sharky mail: mail@yatil.de twitter: @yatil
45. And now: Sharky mail: mail@yatil.de twitter: @yatil