1. BAKING IN ACCESSIBILITYWITH AGILEFronteers ConfAmsterdam, October 2014Meri Williams, ChromeRose @Geek_Manager

2. http://www.flickr.com/photos/kodomut/3667608102/Meri Williams, ChromeRose @Geek_Manager 3. I REALLY CARE ABOUT ACCESSIBILITY BEING INCLUSIVE IS IMPORTANTMeri Williams, ChromeRose @Geek_Manager 4. Meri Williams, ChromeRose @Geek_Manager 5. Meri Williams, ChromeRose @Geek_Manager 6. Meri Williams, ChromeRose @Geek_Manager 7. Meri Williams, ChromeRose @Geek_Manager 8. Meri Williams, ChromeRose @Geek_Manager 9. Meri Williams, ChromeRose @Geek_Manager 10. ACCESSIBILITY & INCLUSION AREBROAD TOPICSTHINK BEYOND SCREENREADERS & COLOURBLINDNESS (BUT DONT FORGET THEM!)Meri Williams, ChromeRose @Geek_Manager 11. A US Survey Estimated 8.2% - difficulty lifting or grasping 6.3% - cognitive, mental or emotionalimpairment 3.3% - vision impairment 3.1% - hearing impairmentSource: http://www.interactiveaccessibility.com/accessibility-statisticsMeri Williams, ChromeRose @Geek_Manager 12. Meri Williams, ChromeRose @Geek_Manager 13. WE KNOW ABOUT ACCESSIBILITY,RIGHT?Meri Williams, ChromeRose @Geek_Manager 14. Progressiveenhancement Graceful degradation Offline-first Mobile-first *-first Contrast analyzer Accessibility auditsBestGoodPracticesMeri Williams, ChromeRose @Geek_Manager 15. ITS NOT JUST ABOUT DESIGN ANDTECH, ITS ABOUT CONTENT TOOMeri Williams, ChromeRose @Geek_Manager 16. One measure of literacy is the percentage of adults whoperform at four achievement levels: Below Basic, Basic,Intermediate, and Proficient.13 percent of adults were at or above Proficient (indicatingthey possess the skills necessary to perform complex andchallenging literacy activities) in 2003.Twenty-two percent of adults were Below Basic (indicatingthey possess no more than the most simple and concreteliteracy skills)Source: http://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=69Meri Williams, ChromeRose @Geek_Manager 17. Meri Williams, ChromeRose @Geek_Manager 18. Meri Williams, ChromeRose @Geek_Manager 19. ITS ALSO ABOUT BROAD & INCLUSIVEUSER RESEARCH & USABILITY TESTINGMeri Williams, ChromeRose @Geek_Manager 20. ANTI-PATTERNBUT HOW OFTEN DO WE TRY TO RUSHIT IN AT THE END?Meri Williams, ChromeRose @Geek_Manager 21. Meri Williams, ChromeRose @Geek_Manager 22. Meri Williams, ChromeRose @Geek_Manager 23. Meri Williams, ChromeRose @Geek_Manager 24. PATTERNWRITE DOWN YOUR TEAM VALUESMeri Williams, ChromeRose @Geek_Manager 25. Meri Williams, ChromeRose @Geek_Manager 26. http://xprogramming.com/articles/refactoring-not-on-the-backlog/Meri Williams, ChromeRose @Geek_Manager 27. Meri Williams, ChromeRose @Geek_Manager 28. Meri Williams, ChromeRose @Geek_Manager 29. PATTERNMAKE INCLUSIVITY & ACCESSIBILITYPART OF YOUR VALUESMeri Williams, ChromeRose @Geek_Manager 30. Meri Williams, ChromeRose @Geek_Manager 31. PATTERNARRANGE YOUR WORK AS DELIBERATEPRACTICEMeri Williams, ChromeRose @Geek_Manager 32. Meri Williams, ChromeRose @Geek_Manager 33. Meri Williams, ChromeRose @Geek_Manager 34. Meri Williams, ChromeRose @Geek_Manager 35. WERE GOOD AT WHAT WE PRACTISE,PROVIDING WE CAN LEARN FROM ITMeri Williams, ChromeRose @Geek_Manager 36. DELIBERATE PRACTICE You must be motivated to attend to the task and exert effort to improveyour performance. The design of the task should take into account your pre-existingknowledge so that the task can be correctly understood after a briefperiod of instruction. You should receive immediate informative feedback and knowledge ofresults of your performance. You should repeatedly perform the same or similar tasks.Meri Williams, ChromeRose @Geek_Manager 37. MODELS OF DELIBERATE PRACTICE Sports Model analogous to conditioning Chess Model what did the grand master do? Music Model chunking & mental rehearsalMeri Williams, ChromeRose @Geek_Manager 38. IS THE WORK DESIGNED IN A WAY THATMAKES IT EFFECTIVE DELIBERATEPRACTICE?Meri Williams, ChromeRose @Geek_Manager 39. https://www.flickr.com/photos/psd/8451589322/Meri Williams, ChromeRose @Geek_Manager 40. PRO TIP: REMEMBER TO TALK ABOUT WHETHER YOUREHOLDING TO YOUR TEAM VALUES IN YOUR RETROShttps://www.flickr.com/photos/psd/8002453131Meri Williams, ChromeRose @Geek_Manager 41. AS AN ASIDEDO RETROSPECTIVES RATHER THANPOST MORTEMSFOR A POST MORTEM,FIRST SOMETHING HAS TO DIEMeri Williams, ChromeRose @Geek_Manager 42. PATTERNACCESSIBILITY TESTING KATASMeri Williams, ChromeRose @Geek_Manager 43. Meri Williams, ChromeRose @Geek_Manager 44. PATTERNDEFINE DONE APPROPRIATELYMeri Williams, ChromeRose @Geek_Manager 45. HUMAN SKILL DEVELOPMENTMeri Williams, ChromeRose @Geek_Manager 46. ANTI-PATTERNSAYING THATLL COST YOU EXTRAMeri Williams, ChromeRose @Geek_Manager 47. Meri Williams, ChromeRose @Geek_Manager 48. Meri Williams, ChromeRose @Geek_Manager 49. WE ARE PROFESSIONALS, DAMMITYOU WOULDNT CHARGE EXTRA FORTESTING, WOULD YOU?WHY MAKE ACCESSIBILITY ANOPTIONAL, ADDED EXTRA?!Meri Williams, ChromeRose @Geek_Manager 50. Meri Williams, ChromeRose @Geek_Manager 51. Bake Good Practices In Articulate team values Value inclusivity & accessibility Arrange your work as deliberate practice Do accessibility testing katas Define done appropriately & inclusively Remember skills take time to become automaticMeri Williams, ChromeRose @Geek_Manager 52. BEAWESOMEBEINCLUSIVEMeri Williams, ChromeRose @Geek_Manager