Website Accessibility “Access for All”

General Design Considerations: Handy for Users: –Relevant materials –Easy to use format

General Design Considerations: Handy for Users: –Relevant materials –Easy to use format Nice Looking/Professional/Appealing –Colors and contrasts –Graphic selections –Text and document presentations

“Accessible” Design Considerations: Handy for Users Look Nice/Professional/Appealing Accessible –For Persons who are blind

Handy for Users Look Nice/Professional/Appealing Accessible –For Persons who are blind –For Persons who are visually impaired “Accessible” Design Considerations:

Handy for Users Look Nice/Professional/Appealing Accessible –For Persons who are blind –For Persons who are visually impaired –For Persons who have physical access needs “Accessible” Design Considerations:

But,

WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE?????

WHAT ARE THEIR NEEDS?????

Persons with Visual Impairment who use “High Contrast” Scheme May have 20/200 up through 20/800 vision No special AT – No special PC (but may use scanner with talking OCR software) typically have: –COLOR ISSUES –FONT SIZE AND STYLE ISSUES –GLARE ISSUES –MAY USE A LARGE MONITOR or NOT

Persons with Visual Impairment who use special Screen Magnification Software May have have 20/60 – 20/200 with field restriction up through almost totally blind Typically use ZoomText Xtra or Magic PC needs double RAM, compatible video card Screen magnification software may or may not “talk” Users typically have: –COLOR ISSUES –FONT SIZE AND STYLE ISSUES –GLARE ISSUES

Persons who are “Totally Blind” May have some vision or may have “light perception” Typically use JAWS or Window Eyes PC needs double RAM, compatible video card, extra ports May use refreshable Braille, OCR, Braille embossing, and/or electronic notetaker (PDA) typically have issues with the screenreading software staying in focus to be able to “track” –the PC cursor –the Mouse pointer –the virtual cursor

Can u Read This??

Persons who Have Physical Access Limitations May use Alternative Keyboard May use Speech Recognition May use an Alternative Mouse May use “hot keys”

Button 1 Button 2 May be difficult for users with Physical access issues to “mouse” from button to button or link to link – Be sure to build in a default selection in bold that uses the ENTER key If possible, create the ability to Arrow through selections and press Enter to select, or use Alt + hot keys

General Accessibility Easy to reach buttons with “Hot Key” alternative navigation Allow colors to change, text to wrap and fonts to be managed using Windows tools Use descriptive links – RSA Policy vs.link to RSA Policy Use Microsoft Active Accessibility, WC3 Guidelines and all levels of Bobby Use “Alt Tags” for all graphics Know your users but also pay local AT site/s to review accessibility of your site ie. FBC or ACBVI

Local Resources: FBC: Foundation for Blind Children ACBVI: Arizona Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired Sunsounds Radio: National Resources: W3C: BOBBY: