How accessible is your website?
- 1. How accessible is your website?
- 2. We’ve broken the internet! (You just can’t see the damage)
- 7. “Design” at what cost? Form vs. Function
- 8. Web page Cinema isn’t theatre! TV isn’t radio!
- 14. Pervasive developmental disorders Mental health & emotional Physical Sensory Intellectual Developmental disability Nonvisible disabilities
- 15. Pervasive developmental disorders Mental health & emotional Physical Sensory Intellectual Developmental disability Nonvisible disabilities
- 16. Disabilities 15% of the world’s population have some form of disability www.smashingmagazine.com/2014/10/color-contrast-tips-and-tools-for-accessibility/
- 17. Vision problems About 4% of the population have low vision 7-12% of men have some form of colour blindness Low-vision increases with age, half over-50s have some degree of low-vision condition www.smashingmagazine.com/2014/10/color-contrast-tips-and-tools-for-accessibility/
- 18. Changing population Worldwide, the fastest-growing population is 60 years of age and older www.smashingmagazine.com/2014/10/color-contrast-tips-and-tools-for-accessibility/
- 19. By 2050 the number of over-60s will double http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2015/dec/31/digital-discrimination-netflix-disney-target-web-accessibility-doj
- 21. Why should you?
- 22. Accessible websites are 35% more usable by everyone www.abilitynet.org.uk/advice-info/web-accessibility-resources
- 23. SEO-friendly
- 25. EU Soon all public sector websites must be accessible UK law shortly after Then laws for the private sector
- 26. UK Equality Act 2010 Do not discriminate Right to take legal action
- 27. Maguire v SOCOG $20,000 The National Association of the Deaf v Netflix $795,000 The National Federation of the Blind and the American Council of the Blind v Arizona State University
- 28. 12 million disabled people = £120 billion spending power *http://www.abilitynet.org.uk/advice-info/web-accessibility-resources
- 29. How are we accessible?
- 34. Accessibility best practice Text size
- 35. Accessibility best practice Text size
- 36. Accessibility best practice Alt tags
- 38. <img alt=“palm trees on beach”>
- 39. Accessibility best practice Good quality code
- 42. <header role=“banner”> <main role=“main”> <nav role=“navigation”> <aside role=“complementary”> <form role=“search”> <form role=“form”>
- 44. Accessibility compliance WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines)
- 45. Accessibility compliance “Perceivable” Can't be invisible to all of their senses
- 46. Accessibility compliance “Operable” The interface cannot require interaction that a user cannot perform
- 47. Accessibility compliance “Understandable” The content or operation cannot be beyond their understanding
- 48. Accessibility compliance “Robust” As devices evolve, the content should remain accessible
- 56. 2018 US legislation will be based on WCAG Increased accessibility obligations only two years away http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2015/dec/31/digital-discrimination-netflix-disney-target-web-accessibility-doj
- 57. What next?
- 58. Where to start? Accessibility is not a buzzword Not a compromise Can be done gradually
- 59. Responsibility Our job to offer the service Your responsibility to budget and ask for accessibility
- 61. “Great web accessibility isn’t a thing you do; it’s a side effect of awesome thoughtful work.” Joe Watkins, UX Engineer
- 62. “Accessibility is about designing and developing for as many people as possible. It’s about doing the right thing … creating a more inclusive web with each screen or line of code.” Marcy Sutton, Accessibility Engineer - Adobe
- 63. Let’s fix the internet!