Post on 05-Jul-2015
Socal UX Camp 2014 Accessible UX
Joseph Karr O’Connor @AccessibleJoe
accessiblejoe.com/tools/
Accessible UX
★Create personas with disabilities
★Include people with disabilities in testing
★Find experienced assistive tech users
★“Nothing about us without us.”
Glenda Watson HyattIntroducing Glenda Watson Hyatt, The Left Thumb Blogger
Glenda
★Keyboard accessibility
★Use labels for form fields, do not use placeholder text
★Autofill form fields where possible
Glenda
★Semantic construction: links, lists, headings
★Place call to action high on left
★Skip links
Shawn Henry, “Just Ask: Integrating Accessibility Throughout Design”
“Accessibility makes user interfaces perceivable, operable, and understandable by people with a wide range of abilities, and people in a wide range of circumstances, environments, and conditions.”
Cara
★Keyboard accessibility
★Use labels for form fields, do not use placeholder text
★Autofill form fields where possible
★Use semantic structure: links, lists, headings
Cara
★Place call to action high on left
★Skip links
★Describe non-text content: alt description
★Structure buttons as buttons, not divs, name the buttons semantically, not but1, but2
Eric WrightAccessibility Expert, Dragon Naturally Speaking, Navigating WordPressDotCom
Eric
★Keyboard accessibility
★Use labels for form fields, do not use placeholder text
★Autofill form fields where possible
★Use semantic structure: links, lists, headings
Eric
★Place call to action high on left
★Skip links
★Describe non-text content: alt description
★Structure buttons as buttons, not divs, name the buttons semantically, not but1, but2
BIG Launcher and Tecla ShieldBIG Launcher controlled by Tecla Shield wheelchair interface.
A Web For EveryoneSarah Horton and Witney Quesenbery, Rosenfield Media
Socal UX Camp 2014 Accessible UX
Joseph Karr O’Connor @AccessibleJoe
accessiblejoe.com/tools/