The future of Accessibility - presented at Build the Perfect Council Website 11 July 2013 A presentation made by Robin Christopherson and Mark Walker of AbilityNet looking at the next era of technology and how it will impact on the design of websites and other digital services.

2. Welcome
What does an accessible future look like?
Ideas, tips, resources
Questions
Robin Christopherson, Head of Digital Inclusion
Mark Walker, Marketing Manager

4. Google Glass
Environments are getting
more and more extreme…

7. Technically Accessible
After WCAG we have Mobile Web Best Practices

8. Technically Accessible
There are Android accessibility guidelines

9. Technically Accessible
And iOS accessibility guidelines

10. Don’t lose on a technicality
Technical accessibility won’t lead to a knock-out
product delivering truly inclusive services

11. Consider diversity from the
startPeople are all different
Make sure you use diverse personas

12. Raising the bar
Help everyone in your organisation reach new
heights of accessibility awareness
Digital Accessibility: Web Essentials
www.bcs.org/dawe

13. Test as you go
Practical testing combines usability and accessibility
so there are no nasty surprises
Use a checklist - for example www.userium.com

14. Rolls Royce Testing
Ensure technical compliance and real-life accessibility by
testing with disabled users

15. Your questions
Will adding EasyRead aid inclusive design? Depends on needs of the audience
– perhaps focus on core needs and adapt just that content.
Browse Aloud vs Jaws – which works best? They’re not incompatible but
Browse-Aloud is very useful to use – there’s also TalkBar.
CMS options for accessibility – don’t forget your internal users not just the
content it’s making
Responsive design vs specific mobile site? Can be a big problem for a site that
has lots of users and lots of different interactions eg public sector – may be
better to work in chunks

16. AbilityNet
Digital Accessibility
Reaching Every Customer on Every Platform
robin.christopherson@abilitynet.org.uk
www.abilitynet.org.uk
@abilitynet
www.slideshare.com/abilitynet