eAccessibility
UPDATE AFTER EVENT:
- Podcast of Graham Innes’ speech
e-accessibility forum - Graham Innes, 6 Mar 2007
- Here’s the direct link to the audio of my talk.
e-accessibility - David Wallace, 6 Mar 2007
The other audio will be forthcoming. Check back for links soon.
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Why don’t kangaroos ride bicycles?
Because they don’t have thumbs to ring the little bell.
What makes the net inacccessible?
People do.
Technology doesn’t discriminate, people do.
A purely technical approach in and of itself will not fix it and keep it fixed.
Don’t expect a kangaroo to ride a bicycle.
Intro
Providing options (quote)
Acc not JUST about software
How software effects physical acc
- effect lack option in software apps
Good markup to standards goes a long way.
option = alternative
.Outlook - mouse/keyboard
..assumptions made about methods of access.
..removing prior options.
.Mac -
.To enable acces to all Mac app window selections. System preferences->Keyboard & Mouse.
.To enable tab keyboard access to links in safari. Safari preferences->Advanced.
.Zoom - cntrl-scroll
Hardware for phy/dis
- effect bad markup
How software overcome effects - eg. Input Options
-Sticky keys
-Mouse keys (effect where nav elements are placed)
-Keyboard access keys
-Voice recognition
How overcome effects - eg. Input Options
-Trackball
-Different keyboards
-Position
Lifekludger blog (http://lifekludger.net/) - talkr - podcast example - compare marriott.
The emerging future challenges:
html/css/xml
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gmP4nk0EOE
Conversations enable Accessibility
Markets are conversations. Proliferation of internet and connectivity means online services have a potential to reach a lot more people a lot more easily and a lot faster. Your market just got empowered! Need to move focus from throwing out staic information to users to enabling conversations with and between users of the information/service.
Language - tools to help - grammer girl - play snippet.
Consistent experience, incl language - ref expected outcome and
studies on user experience.
Do Government Agencies and Non-Profits Get ROI From Usability?
Demo :
How overcome effects - eg. Input Options
-Trackball
-Different keyboards
-Position
-Sticky keys (shift 5 times) [under accessibility options / Universal Access]
-Mouse keys (effect where nav elements are placed)
-Keyboard access keys
-Voice recognition (dragon, vista - see links vista demo)
EnableNet : http://www.enable.net.au/
.Layout broken into clearly defined sections
.Nav left where eye naturally goes
.Consistent on all sites [SHOW]
.Logo takes home [Established expectations how web works-notstandard]
.Show resize window
.TAB / SHIFT TAB
Most web browsers support tab access to links (may have to turn on eg: Safari Mac) safari prefs
.ARROWS WHEN IN A SCROLL BOX (Hot Topics) / PAGE (Help)
.ENTER Follow link
.ALT-LEFT BACK PAGE
.NEWS - SKIP NAV link
Example bad tab access / js : http://www.pocketvnc.com/index.php
.TABINDEX attribute modifies tab order (Accessibility)
.ACCESSKEY attribute (On Accessibility have modified order to go to selections first)
Access keys on browsers (Windows / Mac):
Internet Explorer : Alt-[key]-Enter
Firefox v2 : Alt-Shift-[key] / Cntrl-[key]
Opera : Shift-Esc [select key from list] / Same on Mac
Lifekludger - talkr - podcast example (iTunes) - compare marriott.
Language - tools to help - grammer girl - play snippet (iTunes).
The emerging future challenges:
html/css/xml
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gmP4nk0EOE
Conversations enable Accessibility :
Markets are conversations. Proliferation of internet and connectivity means online services have a potential to reach a lot more people a lot more easily and a lot faster. Your market just got empowered! Need to move focus from throwing out staic information to users to enabling conversations with and between users of the information/service.
Quotes :
“The web is about diversity, individuality, personal-ness. People want to be connected, not channelled, to choose their experiences and to co-create them with peers they respect and trust.”
(JP Rangaswami, CIO BT, Confused of Calcutta, 2007)
http://confusedofcalcutta.com/
“Accessibility is about accommodating characteristics a person cannot change by providing options.”
(Joe Clark, TidBits, 2001)
http://joeclark.org/
Links :
Forum workup
http://lifekludger.net/eaccess
Slides
http://lifekludger.net/docs/eaccess/Why%20don’t%20kangaroos%20ride%20bicycles.ppt
All other links
http://del.icio.us/dnw/eaccess
Take Away :
for a kangaroo to be able to use your bike … be sure you put a bigger bell on it.