1. Accessibility = everyone

2. An accessible site is..
Findable
Useful
Useable
………for everyone

3. An accessible site leads to findability

4. Did you know: Your most important client is blind

5. Very important stuff to know……
Who users your site
How they use it

6. Knowledge for free…

7. Web Site Analytics

8. Linked to Google Analytics
Show current site performance BUT some new features
- Recommendations &
- Goals

9. An accessible site is more usable

10. Seniors are the faster growing online demographic
Did you know:
Seniors are the faster growing online demographic

11. Do you know: By 2013, mobile devices will overtake PCs as the most common Web access device worldwide

12. Not to mention non- phone devices
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13. An accessible site is fast

14. An accessible site leads to more sales

15. Constant improvement cycle Test, improve, test, Take time to care
What can you do
Constant improvement cycle
Test, improve, test,
Take time to care

16. Learn……

17. Check your site

18. Check your site

19. Check your site

20. Check your site

21. Test… A very important event Validate code Quality checkpoints Usable
Usefulness

22. Validating code – W3C

23. Validation WCAG

24. Having fun now…..

25. Oh no not the click here……….

26. A few more sites on Wave.webaim
errors
– 2 front page, by 3rd page up to 31 errors.
– pretty good

27. Take the time to care Many small (and a bit sloppy) mistakes..
Missing alt text
Orphaned links
Link text not in context
Using <label> instead of <span>
Same HTML mistakes over & over

28. Wow…what a URL..

29. “The power of the web is in its universality
“The power of the web is in its universality. Access by everyone regardless of disability is an essential aspect”
Tim Berners Lee

30. Resources http://www.w3.org/WAI/quicktips http://webaim.org

31. Thank you…
Kathy Olsen