Logistics Audio is also available over a phone line: Dial in number: 1-866-365-3921 Conference Code: 7247886139 Submit questions at any time during the presentation: Type directly into the Chat window your screen Email info@PEATworks.org Tweet @PEATworks using #PEATtalks Captioning is available: http://captionedtext.com/client/event.aspx?CustomerID=1314& EventID=2855956 {Graphic: PEAT Partnership on Employment & Accessible Technology}

Peat Talks User Testing for Accessibility March 17th, 2016 Sharron Rush Co-founder, Executive Director Knowbility, Inc.

How do they relate? Accessibility Usability Formal standard: Commonly defined by Section 508 or WCAG conformance (adopted by ISO in 2012) Usability Formal standard: ISO9241: …effectiveness, efficiency and satisfaction with which specified users achieve specified goals in particular environments.

Intro to Disability Awareness for ACS NCIC Usable accessibility People with disabilities can efficiently and effectively acquire the same information perform the same interactions actively produce as well as consume content with satisfaction. We often talk of accessibility in terms of adherence to standards. It is good to remember that accessibility is about inclusive design for real people with human needs Knowbility, Inc. 12/16/2010

In the workplace Electronic information and communication tools are used for countless tasks. {Graphic: PEAT Partnership on Employment & Accessible Technology}

…effectiveness, efficiency, and satisfaction? How to measure …effectiveness, efficiency, and satisfaction? {Graphic: PEAT Partnership on Employment & Accessible Technology}

Diverse users need equal technology access Ask Users! Diverse users need equal technology access {Graphic: PEAT Partnership on Employment & Accessible Technology} In the workplace, disability arises not with the individual but with the lack of accommodation.

Who has taken the PEAT TechCheck? Poll: Who has taken the PEAT TechCheck? {Graphic: PEAT Partnership on Employment & Accessible Technology}

From the PEAT TechCheck Understanding Accessibility “We have a good understanding of how people with disabilities experience technology and how it affects their work life. {Graphic: PEAT Partnership on Employment & Accessible Technology}

…more from TechCheck Evaluating our technologies “We rely on employees with disabilities to identify problems…” “We involve people with disabilities (employees and non-employees) in testing.” {Graphic: PEAT Partnership on Employment & Accessible Technology}

Resources Integrate people with any usability testing your company or agency does. Read about diverse needs at the W3C’s “How People with Disabilities Use the Web” Option for remote usability testing with Knowbility’s AccessWorks database - and if you want to join as tester, use promo code PEAT {Graphic: PEAT Partnership on Employment & Accessible Technology} https://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/people-use-web/Overview.html http://www.access-works.knowbility.org/

Thank you! Let’s hear from you… Questions or comments? {Graphic: PEAT Partnership on Employment & Accessible Technology}