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Designing a Web Site for the Blind

Designing a Web Site for the Blind. Opening overview Who we are Guy Ball – guy.ball@unisys.com Kynn Bartlett – kynn@idyllmtn.com Overview of presentation. What is the Problem?. <Demo of screen reader> <News clippings of lawsuits and complaints against companies & their sites>

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Designing a Web Site for the Blind

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  1. Designing a Web Sitefor the Blind • Opening overview • Who we are Guy Ball – guy.ball@unisys.com Kynn Bartlett – kynn@idyllmtn.com • Overview of presentation

  2. What is the Problem? • <Demo of screen reader> • <News clippings of lawsuits and complaints against companies & their sites> • Problems viewers have

  3. Problems for the Blind & Visually Impaired • Difficulty using a screen reader • Can’t see images & animation • Can’t see certain colors & font sizes • Don’t use a mouse (Keyboard only) • Navigation problems • Variations of vision impairment

  4. Access Methods • Screen readers and speaking browsers audibly render web and UI content • Braille terminals • Screen Magnifiers

  5. Common Myths About Accessibility • Accessible web pages are dull, with just boring plain text. • Accessible web authoring is expensive and time-consuming. • Web accessibility is too difficult for the average web designer. • Disabled people don’t use the web. • Good assistive technology can solve all accessibility problems.

  6. Why Should I/We Care • Legal (ADA, Sect. 508!) • Humanistic • Business Sense ($$$)

  7. What to Do? • Checking your site • Basic coding changes • Major coding/design changes • <Demo>

  8. Resources • Web sites (W3C, 508, AWARE, MS, Adobe) • Classes (online like HWG Accessible Web Design) • Books (Web Accessibility for People with Disabilities)

  9. Resources – 2 • General Web Accessibility Resources: AWARE Center: www.awarecenter.org/ Web Accessibility In Mind: www.webaim.org/ Web Accessibility Initiative: www.w3.org/WAI/ • Testing and Repair Resources IBM Home Page Reader: www.ibm.com/able/ Bobby: www.cast.org/bobby A-Prompt: aprompt.snow.utoronto.ca/ W3C HTML Validator: validator.w3.org/ • Document and Application Accessibility Adobe Access Site: access.adobe.com/ Microsoft Accessiblity Site: www.microsoft.com/enable/

  10. Resources – 3 • Implications of Web Accessibility Web Accessibility Myths: www.awarecenter.org/why/myths.html/ Legal Mandates: www.icdri.org/cynthia_waddell.htm/ Section 508: www.section508.gov/ • Training and Tutorials HWG Online Course: access.idyllmtn.com/d201/ Cascading Style Sheets: www.webreview.com/style/

  11. Thank you for your interest!

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