PPT-Why accessibility is important for everyone

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Stephen Elsden Chief Executive Compaid For disabled people technology has made notable improvements in the quality of life It is a source of lifeenhancement making

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Stephen Elsden Chief Executive Compaid For disabled people technology has made notable improvements in the quality of life It is a source of lifeenhancement making existence easier and offering new opportunities. However these tools dont check documents against all accessibility criteria including those in such referenced guidelines and Adobe does not warrant that documents comply with any speci57373c guidelines or regulations Accessibility Quick Check Use Q 5-Year Plan and Resources. Evolution of Web Accessibility Guidelines. WCAG 1.0 (1999) : “Horse and Buggy”. Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act (2001) : “Model T”. Applies to federal government. http://. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kziXJX6a7E4. http://. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2j2x2miPPDQ&feature=related. (demo of JAWS ). Barriers and frustrations people with disabilities face with inaccessible . For more informationSolution details: www.adobe.com/accessibility/products/acrobat/Program details: www.adobe.com/accessibilityContact information: access@adobe.com Adobe Systems Incorporated345 Park The High Tech + High Touch. Recipe for Success. Photo by . StarsApart. Glenda the . Goodwitch. webstandards.org. knowbility.org. deque.com. . 2. . 3. Web Accessibility Testing . Recipe. 4. Web development process. Is there a gap between . development . and end . user experience . that needs to be bridged?. Presenters. Phyllis . Petteys. - Accessibility Specialist, Disability Services. Karen Sorensen - Accessibility Advocate for Online . What is our goal with this presentation?. Highlight the ‘types’ of accessibility features found on mobile devices. Highlight how some of those accessibility features might be used to verify accessibility of a mobile app. 1. Accessibility Features and Accommodations. Agenda. 2. Overview. Audience and Purpose. Types of Accessibility Features and Accommodations. Accessibility Features and Accommodations Available for Field Test. Jeremy Bock. Web Developer. About me. Web Developer for 8 years. Worked at the CED for last 5 focusing on Web Accessibility. Led task force to define WVU Web Accessibility requirements. Co-author of a white paper: “Monitoring . Where to Start?. DIO Advancing Accessibility Plans Event. June 1, 2016. Lisa Snider. Everything Accessibility. What Is My Background?. About Me:. My Past. I have been an accessibility advocate since 1999.. created by. Accessibility Team. presented by. Kyle Shachmut, Vittorio Bucchieri, Curtis Wilcox. Accessibility Team. accessibility.huit.harvard.edu. 2. Mildene. Bradley. Administrative. Technology Services (Security & Accessibility). By . Goh Siam Imm (. Ms. ). Technical Director (UD) . Building and Construction Authority . Singapore . 14 June 2017. Island city state of about . 719 . sq.km. Urban city, . High . rise, high density. Let’s define it. Defining Accessibility. Access. ibility. Accessibility testing is . a subset of usability testing where in the users under consideration are people with all abilities and disabilities. . Introduction. Dave Comeaux, Web Services Librarian at Tulane University. Co-Authored a 2006 research paper studying web site accessibility. Finishing up a follow-up study (research conducted in 2010).

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