The document discusses accessibility and issues related to making websites accessible. It addresses topics like WCAG guidelines, legislation requiring accessibility, common accessibility issues with technologies like HTML, Flash, and PDFs. It also discusses challenges like cost, testing resources, knowledge, and attitudes that can create roadblocks. The presentation suggests solutions like more accessibility testers, personas of assistive technology users, integrating WCAG into standards, and education.

1. KILL
ACCESSIBILITY
Gary Barber
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2. • Make Web Sites Usable
• Information Architecture Magic
• Usability and Accessibility
• Do weird UX stuff
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3. ACCESSIBILITY?
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4. WCAG 1 - May 5, 1999
http://www.w3.org/TR/WAI-WEBCONTENT/
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5. WCAG 2 - Dec 11, 2008
http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20/
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6. IT’S THE LAW
US - Section 508, Rehabilitation Act
AU - Disability Discrimination Act 1992
http://www.hreoc.gov.au/disability_rights/standards/WWW_3/www_3.html
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7. ACCESSIBILITY ISSUES
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8. HTML
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9. FLASH
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10. SILVERLIGHT
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11. PDF
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12. JAVASCRIPT
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13. ARIA
http://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/aria
http://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria-primer/
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14. SEMANTIC IN NATURE
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15. ACCESSIBILITY TESTING
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16. WRONG TESTERS
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17. CLIENTS
“None of my customers are
disabled”
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18. CLIENTS
“Accessibility is not my Issue”
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19. CLIENTS
“Accessibility doesn’t apply to
us, we are the Government.”
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20. CLIENTS
“Accessibility is not something
we need to consider”
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21. DO WE CARE ABOUT
ACCESSIBILITY
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22. REALLY?
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23. NO
I DIDN’T THINK SO.
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24. WELCOME TO TOKENISM
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25. ROADBLOCKS
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26. COST
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27. TESTING RESOURCES
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28. KNOWLEDGE
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29. ATTITUDE
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30. LEGISLATIVE ENFORCEMENT
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31. CHECKLIST COMPLIANCE
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32. COMMUNITY DIRECTION
Anonymous9000
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33. WE HAVE TRIED
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34. WEB STANDARDS
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35. WAI / W3C
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36. HOLISTIC DESIGN &
INCLUSIVE DESIGN
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37. UNIVERSAL DESIGN
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38. STILL!
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39. WHAT IS THE SOLUTION?
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40. FLIP IT!
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41. KILL
ACCESSIBILITY
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42. I HAVE A DREAM
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43. UNLIMITED TESTERS
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44. PERSONAS OF ASSISTIVE
TECHNOLOGY USERS
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45. WCAG IS IN STANDARD
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46. EDUCATION
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47. Gary Barber
accessibility assassin for hire
@tuna
manwithnoblog.com
radharc.com.au
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