A short 4 minute screencast about Accessify Wiki.
Creating and delivering accessibility fixes for the Web, one site at a time.
Video: http://youtu.be/KsUTiasR4F0
2. Why accessibility?
● The web - important for all:
○ learn, work, play, shop...
● Many sites place barriers in the way of those
with disabilities
● Bad for the visitor - equality, usability
● Bad for the site - lost customers, reputation,
cost
4. Why Accessify Wiki?
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There are laws/ guidelines: ADA, WCAG 2.0...
Educators for Web developers/ designers
Lobbyists, charities, consultants
There are other fixers: Fix the Web, a11y bugs
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Accessify Wiki complements these efforts
6. Accessify Wiki
● Anyone can create accessibility "fixes" for
any Web site
● End-users auto-magically employ fixes
during normal browsing
● Tools to help site owners/developers use
fixes in their site
3 components
7. 1. Anyone can co-create fixes
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Accessibility fixes created & stored in a Wiki
CSS-selector/ jQuery-like* selector syntax
Low-barrier
We don't rely on programmers ;)
We DO need interested
& passionate people
8. Screen shot of http://accessify.wikia.
com/wiki/Fix:Wikipedia
9. 2. End-users
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User Javascript & bookmarklets to add fixes
Future: browser add-ons
Use (most) browsers
Use (any) assistive technology - screen
readers etc.
http://accessify.wikia.com/wiki/Users
http://openclipart.org/detail/506/sunsquad-group-by-ryanlerch
10. Screen shot of http://en.wikipedia.
org/wiki/Accessibility
11. 3. Site owners/developers
● Tool to compile "fix" Javascript for a site
● Future: preview fixes on an example page
CAUTION
● You should plan accessibility from project
start
● For example, BS 8878, PAS 78,
● Accessify Wiki can NOT fix all problems
You are NOT off the hook!!