The Future of Accessibility Robin Christopherson Mark WalkerHead of Digital Inclusion Marketing Managerwww.abilitynet.org.uk@AbilityNet @usa2day

Welcome

What does an accessible future look like?

Ideas, tips, resources

Questions

Robin Christopherson, Head of Digital Inclusion

Mark Walker, Marketing Manager

It’s all about mobileSize matters.

But designing for mobile means so much more…

Google GlassEnvironments are getting more and more extreme…

Mobile Accessibility

Is about helping everyone access your content in extreme environments

Matt May Talks About Accessibilitywww.youtube.com/watch?v=vkwoFH2rmo0

We’re all disabledWhen it comes to using mobile devices we’re all disabled – either permanently or temporarily

Technically AccessibleAfter WCAG we have Mobile Web Best Practices

Technically AccessibleThere are Android accessibility guidelines

Technically AccessibleAnd iOS accessibility guidelines

Don’t lose on a technicalityTechnical accessibility won’t lead to a knock-out product delivering truly inclusive services

Consider diversity from the startPeople are all different

Make sure you use diverse personas

Raising the bar

Help everyone in your organisation reach new heights of accessibility awareness

Digital Accessibility: Web Essentialswww.bcs.org/dawe

Test as you goPractical testing combines usability and accessibility so there are no nasty surprises

Use a checklist - for example www.userium.com

Rolls Royce TestingEnsure technical compliance and real-life accessibility by testing with disabled users

Your questions

Will adding EasyRead aid inclusive design? Depends on needs of the audience – perhaps focus on core needs and adapt just that content.

Browse Aloud vs Jaws – which works best? They’re not incompatible but Browse-Aloud is very useful to use – there’s also TalkBar.

CMS options for accessibility – don’t forget your internal users not just the content it’s making

Responsive design vs specific mobile site? Can be a big problem for a site that has lots of users and lots of different interactions eg public sector – may be better to work in chunks

AbilityNet

Digital AccessibilityReaching Every Customer on Every Platform

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