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The Internet for All – Inclusive Research
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Want to hear all points of view Effect of web on impairment Mix of the two Any others? Why do I care?
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HTML is designed for universal access “The power of the Web is in its universality. Access by everyone regardless of disability is an essential aspect.” - Tim Berners-Lee, director of the Word Wide Web Consortium and inventor of the World Wide Web. Web Standards
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Is it important to know if people have impairments? Does that change how they interact with the web/net? Is it just an interesting side effect What am I researching?
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Ethics Access Options Do you need to know detail? Technology Language Issues
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People Same prejudices Same interests Possibly more techy than non-PWD Possibly enabled by the net/web Who are PWDs?
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How to frame the question? Can you ask about barriers without specifically asking about disability Use the language the person chooses if you can. Language
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What’s it like with a screenreader?
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Internet only – accessibility/skill/inclination Landline Survey – No landline, Deaf Print Only – Print Disabled Check your process – only hard copy good enough for sign up? Who’s Excluded?
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This is too light – although the second part is better Better but still not good This is much better Hard to see? Much easier Probably not the easiest font Good old sans serif Arial STILL NOT SO GOOD – CAPS ARE HARD TO READ Contrast, font and size And this is better still
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Use of colour, or sound, alone to convey meaning. John Smithor John Smith FAIL Fred JonesFred Jones PASS Use of Multiple Sensory Characteristics
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Avoiding SPAM is important Avoiding users is more so Don’t use CAPTCHA Turing Might Have Tried too Hard
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Logical Consistent Headings Clear Structure
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Checking contrast
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Magnification: What can I see in one go.
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Fonts Images Links Tables Headings http://blindfoundation.org.nz/learn/acc essible-information/accessible- documents Documents
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Word 2010 – Accessibility Checker Create simple pdf from Word Documents 2
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webaim.org/resources/designers http://webaim.org/resources/quickref/ Note – text and infographic options http://wave.webaim.org/ Great resources
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https://webtoolkit.govt.nz Govt Web Standards based on: https://webtoolkit.govt.nz Govt Web Standards based on: http://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG20/quickref/ http://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG20/quickref/ http://www.w3.org/WAI/demos/bad/ Good/Bad comparison http://www.w3.org/WAI/demos/bad/ Colour Contrast Tool http://www.paciellogroup.com/resources/contrastana lyser/ Great resources that popped up as we spoke
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Kevin Prince kevin@access1in5.co.nz 021 2220638 Thank You and Questions
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