Presentation about accessible presentatins and events made at the Canberra BarCamp in March 2012.

1. Beyond WCAG2 –
accessibility here and now
Accessible presentations and events
Andrew Arch - @amja

2. WCAG is for the Web?
 Perceivable
 Operable
 Understandable
 Robust
What about the real world?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsuKxY_9f_8

3. What about today?
 Registration?
 The venue?
 The presentations?

4. Who for?
Some of the audience might not be able to:
 see well or at all,
 hear well or at all,
 move well or at all,
 understand information presented in some
ways well or at all.
And you may not know – so be prepared

5. Registering
Apply WCAG 2.0, especially:
 Guideline 3.3 – Input assistance
 And everything else!
 56 tabs to get to
BarCamp Canberra
 Orange on white is only
3.2:1 luminosity ratio
and grey is lower

6. Organisation
 Ask speakers & participants if they have
accessibility requirements
• Book Auslan interpreters in advance
• Provide e-handouts in advance

7. The venue/event
 Accessible to speakers and participants
 Ensure good visibility of speakers
 The schedule & breaks
 Handouts
 Name badges

8. The presentation - slides
Ensure:
 Text and visuals big enough
 Font easy to read
 Colour contrast sufficient
 Colour not relied on
 Any video is captioned

9. Figures
– don’t rely on colour alone
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pie_chart

10. Figures
- differentiate lines with symbols & colour
 http://www.linkedin.com
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11. Figures
- use symbols and colour (and data)
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Canadian_federal_genera

12. The presentation - delivery
Ensure you:
 Speak clearly and simply
 Pause between topics
 Remain visible – speak to the audience
 Cover all material displayed
 Describe other visual information
 Repeat questions

13. Thoughts?
 Any other suggestions?
 Illustrations of good/bad practice welcome
 Reference:
• www.w3.org/WAI/training/accessible.php
• http://kwz.me/tP