behind the curtain: a vendors talks about accessibility
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A vendor tells you all about how to ask about ask about accessibilityTRANSCRIPT
BEHIND THE CURTAINA Vendor Tells You All About How To Ask About Accessibility
BEGINNING OUR JOURNEY
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"How can I get there?" asked Dorothy.
"The road to the City of Emeralds is paved with yellow brick," said the Witch, "so you cannot miss it. When you get to Oz do not be afraid of him, but tell your story and ask him to help you. Good-bye, my dear."
OUR JOURNEY TOGETHER
An Accessibility Hierarchy Of Needs How To Get From Here To Accessibility 5 Questions To Ask Vendors 4 Things You Can Do To Learn About A Product 3 Ways To Give Your Story A Happy Ending
MASLOW’S HIERARCHY
DESIGN HIERARCHY OF NEEDS
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ACCESSIBILITY HIERARCHY OF NEEDS
FOLLOW THE A11Y BRICK ROAD
How To Get From Here To Accessibility
WE’RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER
GETTING LOST IN THE CYCLONE
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Surviving getting blown away by the cyclone of accessibility
THE WRONG QUESTION WILL GET THE WRONG ANSWER
IS IT ACCESSIBLE?
IS IT ACCESSIBLE?HOW
ASK THE WIZARD
5 Questions To Ask Vendors About Their Accessibility
WHERE DO I FIND YOUR WCAG & VPAT REPORTS?
integrated culture
lifecycle engineering
checklist compliance
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HOW DO YOU DESIGN, BUILD &
TEST FOR ACCESSIBILITY?
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lifecycle engineering
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WHAT HAPPENS WHEN AN
ACCESSIBILITY ISSUE IS
REPORTED?
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lifecycle engineering
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WHAT IS YOUR ACCESSIBILITY
POLICY?
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CAN YOU SHOW ME AN ACCESSIBILITY
DEMO?
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LOOK BEHIND THE CURTAIN
4 Things To Do Yourself To Learn About A Product’s Accessibility
GOOGLE.CA/SEARCH?Q=ACCESSIBILITY+BRAND
Search! Look at the web, FB, Twitter etc. Look at what other people say about the brand’s and the product’s accessibility
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lifecycle engineering
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DO THE READINGintegrated culture
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Read their Accessibility Policy Read the VPAT
Supports – Does Not Support – Supports with Exceptions Look for detailed remarks Not Supported Doesn’t Mean Bad This is voluntary and they are owning the issue – that’s a good thing
TEST IT YOURSELFintegrated culture
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Take a look at the product for yourself!
Use a screen reader: JAWS, NVDA
Web tools: Fangs, WAVE, FAE http://sean.ly/a11ytools
Check the vendor’s website with these tools
TALK TO YOUR USERS
Get out of the building and talk to people
Have your users use the product
Ask them “What problems are you trying to solve?”
Ask them “What are your current pain points?”
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lifecycle engineering
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perceivable content
LIVE HAPPILY EVER AFTER
3 Ways To Give Your Accessibility Story A Happy Ending
USE YOUR HEART!
USE YOUR BRAIN!
USE YOUR COURAGE!
CLICK YOUR HEELS…
THANK YOU AWESOME PEOPLE!
Hadi RanginHow to talk and discuss about
accessibility with vendors?http://j.mp/1mgwwqW
Carin Headrick
@vccarin
THANKS!
Sean Yo
@seanyo
http://seanyo.ca
Get The Slides!
sean.ly/behindTheCurtain