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Transcript
Principles of Accessible Web Design Eric Eggert aka. @yatil —
Fronteers Jam Session — Amsterdam
(Almost.) Everyone here is disabled. (Or will be at some
time.)
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“People need not be limited by physical handicaps as long
as they are not disabled in spirit.”
Different input mechanisms
Different input mechanisms
Different input mechanisms
Different input mechanisms
Different input mechanisms
Different input mechanisms
Different input mechanisms
Different output mechanisms
Different output mechanisms
Different output mechanisms
Different output mechanisms
Different output mechanisms
Different output mechanisms
None
We don’t need special websites for people with special requirements.
Have you ever forgotten to buy new batteries for your
mouse?
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None
None
None
Accessible websites help everyone.
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We are designing the web for our future selves.
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60+ 1998 2008
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60+ 1998 2008
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60+ 1998 2008
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60+ 1998 2008
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60+ 1998 2008
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60+ 1998 2008
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60+ 1998 2008
What can we do?
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.
POSH5 & POUR
POSH5 & POUR Plain Old Simple HTML5
POSH5 & POUR Plain Old Simple HTML5 Perceivable, Operable, Understandable,
Robust
POSH5 Use the best HTML5 Element available for the task
at hand.
HTML5 Includes many accessibility features (although others claim otherwise). It
is not the spec to look to when searching for web accessibility techniques.
WCAG2 Is the spec for accessible web content. Provides an
exhaustive list of techniques to make web content accessible.
http://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG20/quickref/ Perceivable Operable Understandable Robust
And now: Sharky mail:
[email protected]
twitter: @yatil
And now: Sharky mail:
[email protected]
twitter: @yatil