Mindset for web accessibility
- 2. Giving more people more access to information on the Web.
- 3. Giving more people more access to information on the Web our websites.
- 4. Removing barriers that prevent people from interacting with or accessing the website.
- 6. 一 What are disabilities? ● Blindness ● Deafness
- 7. 一 ● Visual ● Auditory ● Motor ● Cognitive ● Seizure & Vestibular
- 8. 一 ● Visual ○ Blindness ○ Low vision ○ Color blindness
- 9. 一 ● Visual ○ Blindness ○ Low vision ○ Color blindness
- 10. 一 ● Visual ○ Blindness ○ Low vision ○ Color blindness
- 11. 一 ● Visual ○ Blindness ○ Low vision ○ Color blindness
- 12. 一 ● Visual ○ Blindness ○ Low vision ○ Color blindness
- 13. ● Auditory ○ Deafness ■ Absence of the ability to hear ■ Inability to hear sounds (= hard of hearing) ● Neural hearing loss ● High tone hearing loss ● Low tone hearing loss 一
- 14. ○ Traumatic Injuries ■ Spinal cord injury ■ Loss or damage of limb(s) 一 ● Motor ○ Diseases and Congenital Conditions ■ Cerebral palsy ■ Muscular dystrophy ■ Spina bifida ■ Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's Disease) ■ Arthritis ■ Parkinson's disease ■ Essential tremor
- 15. ● Cognitive ○ Autism ○ Down Syndrome ○ Traumatic brain injury (TBI) ○ Dementia ○ Attention deficit disorder (ADD) 一 ○ Dyslexia (difficulty reading) ○ Dyscalculia (difficulty with math) ○ Learning disabilities in general
- 16. 一 ● Seizure & Vestibular
- 17. 一 ● Visual ● Auditory ● Motor ● Cognitive ● Seizure & Vestibular
- 18. 一 People with disabilities wish to access and interact with a Web site just like we do.
- 19. Removing barriers that prevent people from interacting with or accessing the website.
- 21. Start where we are and understand where you can go.
- 22. Nurture a culture of inclusiveness.
- 23. Questions?