Open accessibilityand the web

Steve LeeFull MeasureOSS Watch

A11yLDN 21 Sep 2010

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Open ...

...source

...development

...content

...innovation

...gov

...accessibility

Open Web

Open is ....

Low BarriersToEntry

Commons

Community

Collaborate

User engagement

Innovate

End usersSupportersService providersDevelopersBusinesses

Open accessibilityAndthe web

Open accessibilityAndthe web

StandardsGood practiceToolsToolkits

NVDAFirefoxGNOMEAccessApps

Simon ListensOpenGazerGOK / SIMWIN / CaribouMaavisStraight-StreetJambu

FirebugDojoJQueryDrupal

W3C widgets for UI

Cross platform mobile

Wookie server

User Testing!

Make the most of it...

Try it out

Share it

Engage say hi

Report and discuss issues

Contribute something

Fix something

Join

Examples

StudyBar

* Cross browser a11y tools (similar to BBC)* Early release* Southampton Uni* Initial funding by TechDis* OSS Watch

Straight-street.com

* Mulberry symbol set* CC BY-SA licence* Peer reviewed* Web API* SVG* Charity

Maavis

* Simple access to media & comms* Dementia, LD, switch users* Easy set up by support* Firefox add-on web app* Sheffield uni + Barnsley NHS* EC funded

REALISE

* Open innovation in AT* Users / devs / businesses* Awareness* Engagement* JISC funded pilot

Engage and Enjoy