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Accessibility tools. 2014 ACRL OR/WA Conference – Tech Talk Christine Tawatao – University of Washington. Adaptive Technology. Screen readers Braille readers Keyboard only Voice command. Accessibility in libraries. c omputer browser school website library website catalog
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Accessibility tools 2014 ACRL OR/WA Conference – Tech Talk Christine Tawatao – University of Washington
Adaptive Technology • Screen readers • Braille readers • Keyboard only • Voice command
Accessibility in libraries computer browser school website library website catalog database article pdf
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0) Web content must be: • Perceivable • Operable • Understandable • Robust
Accessible = universal • Broadening access as wide as possible • Improvements for • Mobile • SEO • Users in a hurry • Users with varying preferences
Accessibility tools • Web Accessibility Evaluation: http://wave.webaim.org/ • Create accessible PDFs: • Word for Windows (not Mac, print to pdf) • InDesign
Walk in their shoes • Navigate with just your keyboard • Screen readers: • GoogleVox, NVDA, VoiceOver (iOS) • Make sure you know how to turn off! • Try it on mobile
Learn more – advocate! • WebAIM – Web accessibility in mind: http://webaim.org/intro/ • ARL Web Accessibility Toolkit:http://accessibility.arl.org/ • ACRL Universal Access Interest Group: http://connect.ala.org/node/75381