1. Integrating accessibility intothe design process WebDirectionsSouth2008 RuthEllison

2. WhosRuth? Lovefood&photography (checkoutmyflickrstream....) WorkinFederal Government Embedded UXperson Consultant

3. Inthebeginning...

4. WCAG1.0

5. DisabilityDiscriminationAct1992

6. 3keythemesfor todayspresentation

7. 1. Consideraccessibility andusability right fromthestart 2. Involveusers throughout the process

8. 3. Accessibilityis morethan checklistsand standards...

9. Accessibilityisabout people

10. MeetJoe TomByRandySonOfRobertfromhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/randysonofrobert/1802593660/ AvailableunderaCreativeCommonsAttribution2.0Genericlicense

11. Joeisblind

12. Theprojectmanager said,Ididntthink therewasanydisabled peopleworkinghere.

13. Thedeveloperswere undertighttimeframes andthoughtthatthey couldaddressthe accessibilitystufflater...

14. Thebusinessteam... didntknowwhattodo

15. Soundsfamiliar?

16. Howdowestopthis fromhappeningagain?

17. Consideran integratedapproach toaccessibility andusability fromthestart

18. Processofdesign: Conceptualphase Research Design Develop Iterate Test

19. Research

20. Buildanunderstanding of: Users Business Technology

21. Who areyourusers? FlipflopsbyJoeShlabotnikfrom http://www.flickr.com/photos/joeshlabotnik/305410323/ AvailableunderaCreativeCommonsAttribution2.0Genericlicense

22. What dotheydo?

23. How dotheydoit?

24. 40%of20062007 compensationclaims relatedtobody stressinginjuries (ComCare Australian&ACTGovernment) StatisticsfromComCare

25. Businessasakeystakeholder

26. Understanding technologyandits (accessibility) constraints challenges

27. Design

28. Greatdesign balancestheusers needswiththe businessneeds

29. Collaborative design Source:http://flickr.com/photos/crimesagainstlogic/356567896/

30. Contextbecomesvery important Source:http://lh3.ggpht.com/_Nmv1HBTFH8/SIQX Nfi1I/AAAAAAAABTI/utbRR4n61t8/375289560_54c21e7094_o.jpg

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32. Source:http://cdnimg.thedailyplate.com/images/fitness/deskworkofficework.jpg

33. Contextand accessibility Doalluserinterfacesneed tobeaccessible?

34. Visual relationships FunnyUrinalSignByBukowsky18fromhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/24917549@N04/2500426586/ AvailableunderaCreativeCommonsAttributionNonCommercialShareAlike2.0Genericlicense

35. Testing

36. Sometimes accessibilitytesting almostfeelslike rubberstamping

37. 3typesoftesting Automatedtesting Manualchecks Testingwithpeople

38. Yourealreadyfamiliar withautomatedtesting andmanualchecks...

39. Testingwith people... Revealslots ofinteresting insights

40. Integratedapproach tousertesting usability& accessibilityat thesame time

41. ThingsIlearnedabout usertesting...

42. Run automated testing checks first

43. Recruitingusers

44. Writegoodscenarios

45. Yourplaceormine?

46. Whatsexpected

47. Reportingthe results

48. Wordofwarning... Becarefulnottoapply resultsfromoneuser andonetestacrossall demographics

49. Keymessagestotakeaway

50. Buildrelationshipsandtrust

51. Communicateand shareknowledge

52. Integratedapproachto accessibilityand usabilityright fromthestart

53. Involveusersright fromthebeginning andthroughout the designprocess

54. Questionsorneedmoreinfo? RuthEllison Email: ruthe@stamfordinteractive.com.au Phone: 0262807834 Mobile: 0423763314 @ruthellison @ruthellison Findusat www.stamfordinteractive.com.au Seethispresentationatwww.slideshare.net/RuthEllison