Creating a content rich and accessible website for users with cognitive disabilities
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Creating a content rich and accessible website for users with cognitive disabilities
Rebecca ToppsWeb and multimedia student at University of Central Lancashire
What are cognitive disabilities?
...any sort of cognitive disorder that impairs understanding and functioning.
...a person with a cognitive disability has greater difficulty with one or more types of mental tasks than the average person.
WebAIM: Cognitive disabilitieshttp://webaim.org/articles/cognitive/
Australian Human Rights Commissionhttp://www.hreoc.gov.au/social_justice/publications/preventing_crime/part1.html#fn1
Memory Attention
Problem solving
Reading and verbal comprehension
MathComprehension
VisualComprehension
British Standards 8878 : 2010
User research
Organise navigation naming and written content
User testing with people who have varied abilities throughout design and development
Making sure the programming is correct and accessible
Testing the website with various accessibility tools which can be found online
Usability testing
Thanks for listening!
Any questions?