how to tell if a company can produce accessible web sites sandy feldman inclusive media and design
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How to tell if a companycan produce accessible
web sitesSandy Feldman
Inclusive Media and Design
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The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (the AODA)
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Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumbling block before the blind
- Leviticus 19:14
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“a complex phenomenon, reflecting an interaction between features of
a person’s body and features of the society in which he or she lives”
- World Health Organization
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“Light bulbs are assistive technology for the vision dependent”
-Tom Dekker
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“Best viewed in Netscape 2”
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The World Wide Web Consortium (w3) sets standards for the Web
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1997The w3 established the
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) Working Group
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“Anyone over 5'8" is wasting material”
-Frank Lloyd Wright, 1867 –1959
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AODA Time Line
Summary of the key dates:2012 – Phase in begins2013 – public sector organizations
(hospitals, municipalities, colleges and universities) comply
2013 and 2015 – private and non-profit organizations required to comply
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The tools to pick the team
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POUR
PerceivableOperable UnderstandableRobust
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PERCEIVABLE
they’ve got to know it’s there
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OPERABLE
it’s got to work
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UNDERSTANDABLE
it has to make sense
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ROBUST
it can’t fall apart under pressure
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5 easy tests for web site accessibility
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The first two tests are easy to do using your regular browser.
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1. The tab test
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2. Links that make sense out of context
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The next three tests will need free web based utilities
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3. Headings create structure
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4. Semantic code
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5. Valid code
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• No code errors• Makes sense without
added styles• Works without a mouse• Structured by headings• Has meaningful link text
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Test pages in your browser and using free web based utilities
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SUMMARY
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Thank You.
Sandy Feldmansandyfeldman@inclusiveme
dia.ca