Demystify accessibility by explaining what users need, what developers can do to meet those needs and how accessibility works (from an application through the platform to assistive technology)

3. Accessibility Shocker
 Immersive Reader, part of Microsoft Learning Tools
 10 million users per month
 Improves comprehension
 Encourages Independent reading
 Simple to use
 Available for free (Edge, Word, etc.)
 Started as a hack-a-thon
 10 million not enough for you?
 1.2 billion people with disabilities worldwide

4. “A mismatched interaction between a person and their environment is a function of
design. Change the environment, not the body. For people who design and develop
technology, every choice we make either raises or lowers these barriers.”
– Kat Holmes (Inclusive expert)

5. Maybe you’ve heard things like:
 We don’t have any accessibility users…why bother?
 Forget accessibility work if it means it’ll cost!
 My resources are maxed out!
 Do I really need to be hassled with accessibility?
 I can’t sacrifice my UI!

6. Why Invest in Accessibility?
 Reach
 Usability
 Compliance
 Helping people

7. Be the Hero in your Industry!

8. Steps to be a Hero
- High value, low effort
 Think about talking to people in management
 If possible, find an accessibility champion and get them on board
 Think about hiring or consulting with an accessibility expert or user
 Try not to think of accessibility as an add-on

9. Design Principles - Make this easier for yourself
 Standard controls
 Programmatic access – UI Automation (UIA)
 Windows inbox accessibility tools using UIA
 Narrator (For people who are blind)
 Magnifier (For people who have low vision)
 Windows Speech Recognition (For people with mobility issues)
 Fully keyboard accessible
 Respect user settings
 Test with assistive technology (AT)
http://aka.ms/DevForAccessibility

11. Accessibility Testing Summary
 Test keyboard accessibility
 Verify the contrast ratio of visible text
 Verify your app in high contrast
 Verify your app with display and other user settings
 Verify main app scenarios by using Narrator
 Run accessibility testing tools, like Inspect and AccEvent

12. Call to action
 Continue your education at – http://aka.ms/DevForAccessibility
 Accessibility in the Store
 Accessible custom controls
 UI Automation (UIA)
 Videos, code samples, etc.
 Accessibility testing
 Much, much more