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Trends in Accessibility
UX Roundtable, Feb. 6 2017
Johannes Nanninga
@nusability
johannes.nanninga@coremedia.com

2. Accessible UX
Trend #1

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Accessibility
Accessibility is the design of
products, devices, services, or
environments for people with
disabilities.

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Visual Motor Auditory Cognitive

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Visual
Motor Auditory
Cognitive

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Functional
Reliable
Usable
Pleasurable

7. Universal Design
Trend #2

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Persson et al. (2015)
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Design for all
Universal Design
Inclusive Design
Accessible Design
User-sensitive Inclusive Design
Universal Access
Cooperative Design
Barrier-free Design

9. Agile a11y standards
Trend #3

10. OS based screen reading
Trend #4

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12. Voice-driven interfaces
Trend #5

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14. Legislation and Litigation
Trend #6

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1965
Architectural Barriers Act1968

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Persson et al. (2015)
Section 508 for electronic and information
technologies
W3C begins to work on web accessibility
UN Convention on the Rights of Persons
with Disabilities
Riga Declaration – EU eInclusion initiative
(based on ICT)
Architectural Barriers Act
Rehabilitation Act prohibits
discrimination based on disabilities
Ongoing: International Classification of
Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)
1968
1980
1973
1986
1997
2006
2006
1965

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Workforce Statistics
65%
17.5
%
w/o
disabilities
with
disabilities
Employment Rate USA, 2015
bls.gov (2015)
67.7
%
38.1
%
w/o
disabilities
with
disabilities
Employment Rate EU, 2014
eurostat (2014)

18. Trends in Accessibility –
Aspiration and Reality

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Sources
! Persson, Hans, et al. "Universal design, inclusive design, accessible design,
design for all: different concepts—one goal? On the concept of accessibility—
historical, methodological and philosophical aspects." Universal Access in the
Information Society 14.4 (2015): 505-526.
! Walter, A., & Spool, J. M. (2011). Designing for emotion. New York: A book apart.
! Mike Paciello: http://www.accessiq.org/news/news/2014/05/five-trends-in-
accessibility-and-inclusive-design
! Patrick Loftus (2016): http://www.3playmedia.com/2016/10/12/2016-in-review-
web-accessibility-legal-trends-and-case-updates/
! bls.gov (2015): http://www.bls.gov/news.release/disabl.nr0.htm
! eurostat (2014): http://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/show.do?
dataset=hlth_dlm010&lang=en

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CONTENT | CONTEXT | CONVERSION
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Johannes Nanninga
@nusability
johannes.nanninga@coremedia.com

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Standards
! ATAG 2.0
! WCAG 2.0
! WAI-ARIA 1.1

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Screen Reader
Software
OS Accessibility API
Screen Reader
Keyboard