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Designing Accessibility Curriculum: A Case StudyJuly 30, 2020
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Closed captions:https://streamtext.net/player?event=Treehouse_Festival
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Anwar MontasirSoftware Development Instructor, Treehouse
https://linkedin.com/in/anwarmontasir/
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Background.
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I have taught web development and design since 2002.
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I have taught web development and design since 2002.
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I have taught web development and design since 2002.
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Was web accessibility part of your formal schooling?
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Was web accessibility part of your formal schooling?
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Source: https://webaim.org/projects/practitionersurvey2/
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Conclusion: schools aren’t teaching accessibility.
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Source: Microsoft Inclusive Design 101 Toolkit
Even though disabilitycan happen to anyoneat any time.
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Conclusion: schools aren’t teaching accessibility.
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Despite one successful lawsuit
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Conclusion: schools aren’t teaching accessibility.Despite one successful lawsuitafter another
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Conclusion: schools aren’t teaching accessibility.Despite one successful lawsuitafter anotherafter another
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Conclusion: schools aren’t teaching accessibility.Despite one successful lawsuitafter anotherafter anotherafter another
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Conclusion: schools aren’t teaching accessibility.Despite one successful lawsuitafter anotherafter anotherafter anotherafter another
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Conclusion: schools aren’t teaching accessibility.Despite one successful lawsuitafter anotherafter anotherafter anotherafter anotherafter another
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Conclusion: schools aren’t teaching accessibility.Despite one successful lawsuitafter anotherafter anotherafter anotherafter anotherafter anotherafter another.
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And this keeps happening:
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How do we get better?
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Empathy isn’t enough.
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I based my script draft for“Accessibility For UX Designers”on empathy for disabled usersplus the WCAG guidelines.
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Empathy isn’t enough.
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I based my script draft for“Accessibility For UX Designers”on empathy for disabled usersplus the WCAG guidelines.
But I don’t depend on assistive technology.
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Meet Jennifer, Ricardo, and Nina.All three use assistive technology.
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Meet Jennifer, Ricardo, and Nina.All three use assistive technology.
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Meet Jennifer, Ricardo, and Nina.All three use assistive technology.
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Meet Jennifer, Ricardo, and Nina.All three use assistive technology.
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Meet Jennifer, Ricardo, and Nina.Together, they challenged what I thought I knew about accessible design.
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Definitions.
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Accessible Design, Inclusive Design, Universal Design
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Are they the same?
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Accessible Design
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Source: The Accessible Icon Project
Accessible design
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Accessible Design
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The curb-cut effect means that accessible design often has universal benefits.
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Inclusive Design
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Inclusive design
Accessible design
Source: UX Collective
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Universal Design
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Source: Misumi Mech Lab
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Language.
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Identity-first? Person-first?
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Disabled person is identity-first language. Person with disabilities is person-first language.
“Many people have a disability but don’t identify as disabled”
–Lauren Isaacson, “Inclusive Research”
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Deafness as a language minority.
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Deafness is a communication barrier, not an impairment.
“Hearing-impaired” is an offensive term. Use “d/Deaf” or “hard of hearing”.
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d/Deaf vs. Hard of Hearing
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● Deaf: actively engaged within Deaf community,uses sign language.
● deaf: not connected to the Deaf community, communicates orally.
● Hard of hearing: mild to moderate hearing loss.Source: Gemma Matheson, “The Difference
Between d/Deaf and Hard of Hearing”
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Use plain language.
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Source: plainlanguage.gov
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Interfaces.
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WCAG covers all digital interfaces.
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Not just Web Content.
Source: archive.jsonline.com
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Keep interface target sizes a minimum of 44 by 44 pixels.
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Source: Apple Design Dos and Dont’s
This applies to more than just touchscreen interfaces.
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Source: Apple Design Dos and Dont’s
Keep interface target sizes a minimum of 44 by 44 pixels.This applies to more than just touchscreen interfaces.
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Design for screen magnifiers, not just screen readers.
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Source: Bureau of Internet Accessibility
Is your content legible at 200% zoom?
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Keyboard Navigation.
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Focus indicators.
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Focus indicators highlight the currently selected element.
Source: Deque
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Focus indicators.
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Keyboard traps.
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Don’t leave your keyboard-only audience stuck.
Source: Interactive Accessibility
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Support keyboard shortcuts.
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Keep shortcuts easy to learn
and documentation easy to find.
Source: Mac Accessibility Shortcuts
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Forms.
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Reduce cognitive load.
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● Minimize number of questions per screen.
● Remind user of the form’s purpose.
● Clearly label form inputs. Source: designmodo.com
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Avoid unnecessary questions.
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If it’s not obvious why you need the information,
don’t ask.
Source: UX Collective
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Make required fields obvious.
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Careful what you require!
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Active vs inactive links.
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Low-vision users still benefit from seeing your inactive links.
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Use placeholder text cautiously.
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Don’t let your Input labels disappear.
Source: Smashing Magazine
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Source: CSS Tricks
Use placeholder text cautiously.Don’t let your Input labels disappear.
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Videos.
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Avoid sounds that autoplay.
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Should your videos start automatically?
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Avoid sounds that autoplay.
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Will your videos start automatically?
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Captions: not just for deaf and hard of hearing audiences.
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Source: 3PlayMedia
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Captions: not just for deaf and hard of hearing audiences.
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Source: Time4Learning
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Best practices for captions.
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Best practices for captions.
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Best practices for captions.
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Best practices for captions.
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Best practices for captions.
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Resources.
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Accessibility Organizations
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● The A11Y Project● Deque● WebAIM.org
Further Reading● Accessibility | A List Apart● Accessibility | Nielsen Norman Group● Accessibility | Smashing Magazine● Articles | Axess Lab