Web Accessibility
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This document defines web accessibility, demonstrates how different groups access the web while facing various disabilities, and tests web accessibility. It highlights the types of disabilities affected by lack of accessibility, including physical and technological impairments. Examples are given of how people access the web using assistive technologies like screen readers and magnifiers. The document recommends meeting level AA of the WCAG guidelines for UK government sites and provides a link to test accessibility. Benefits of accessibility like increasing market share and reducing legal liability are briefly outlined.
Web Accessibility
- 1. - Define Web Accessibility - A practical demonstration - Highlight Types of Disability WEB ACCESSIBILITY Affected - Show how these groups access the Web - Test - Exercise
- 2. What is Web Accessibility? • In the physical world • Building Design • Ramps • Lifts • Rails •Automatic doors
- 3. What is Web Accessibility? • In the cyber world • Site Design • structure • Coding • Presentation
- 4. Web Accessibility A Practical Example http://www.purplemustard.co.uk
- 5. Disabilities Affected • Technological (devices, connections and browsers) – Small, low-res monitors – Slow modems and phone lines – Variety of browser versions – Quasi-impairment
- 6. Disabilities Affected • Physical (many people can’t use computers in the conventional way) – Blind, low vision, colour blind – Deafness or difficulty distinguishing sounds – Unable or painful to use mouse
- 7. How do people access the web? • Screen readers (many of which are keyboard only activated) • Screen magnifiers (software or actual magnifiers) • Brail outputs
- 8. How do people access the web? • Track balls • Other assisted technology that does not use mouse input • PDA’s and mobile phones with small screens, using device keyboards, styluses, scroll wheels etc
- 9. What level of Web Accessibility? • UK Government min level 2 or AA of the Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) • How do you test? – http://www.cynthiasays.com/ • Provide accessibility statement – How to, standards aimed for etc
- 10. Group Exercise: Highlight to a business the benefits of Accessibility:
- 11. Benefits of Accessibility 1. Increase Market Share and Audience Reach 2. Demonstrate social responsibility 3. Improve Search Engine Performance 4. Reduces Legal Liability
- 12. Session Summary 1. Learned what Web Accessibility is 2. Viewed an example of a poor site 3. Learned the disabilities affected 4. How they access the web & to test 5. The benefits of an accessible site
- 13. QUESTIONS?