Beyond WCAG2 – accessibility here and now

Accessible presentations and events

Andrew Arch - @amja

WCAG is for the Web? Perceivable

Operable

Understandable

Robust

What about the real world? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsuKxY_9f_8

What about today?

Registration?

The venue?

The presentations?

Who for?

Some of the audience might not be able to:

see well or at all,

hear well or at all,

move well or at all,

understand information presented in some ways well or at all.

And you may not know – so be prepared

Registering

Apply WCAG 2.0, especially:

Guideline 3.3 – Input assistance

And everything else!

56 tabs to get to BarCamp Canberra

Orange on white is only 3.2:1 luminosity ratio and grey is lower

Organisation

Ask speakers & participants if they have accessibility requirements• Book Auslan interpreters in advance

• Provide e-handouts in advance

The venue/event

Accessible to speakers and participants

Ensure good visibility of speakers

The schedule & breaks

Handouts

Name badges

The presentation - slides

Ensure:

Text and visuals big enough

Font easy to read

Colour contrast sufficient

Colour not relied on

Any video is captioned

Figures – don’t rely on colour alone

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pie_chart

Figures- differentiate lines with symbols & colour

http://www.linkedin.com/news?actionBar=&articleID=5584962981545914467&ids=dPoQd34VdjgRcjwVczoVd3wRdiMUe30RczkQczcUdjgTc3gRe3kRb3oScz0OcPgUd30RcP4Od3kUdjkIdj0Oe38Pd3oOdzoVcPARdjwRdiMTdjAVdjcMe3oOdjgNe3oRe3kR&aag=true&freq=weekly&trk=eml-tod2-b-pic-4&ut=2HJIjo8rs8Jl81

Figures- use symbols and colour (and data)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Canadian_federal_general_elections#Line_graph_of_results_from_1945_to_2008

The presentation - delivery

Ensure you:

Speak clearly and simply

Pause between topics

Remain visible – speak to the audience

Cover all material displayed

Describe other visual information

Repeat questions

Thoughts?

Any other suggestions?

Illustrations of good/bad practice welcome

Reference:

• www.w3.org/WAI/training/accessible.php

• http://kwz.me/tP