Disability meets DigitalAlison Smith

Campaign for Disability + Deaf Digital rights

Raise issues, directly challenge, positive action

Provide advice + consultancy

DavidCollier

The Future is NOT

2 YEAR CONTRACT CANCELLLED

£67 ticket refunded

1st class return to

Glasgow [free

upgrade]

2 complementary

1st class tickets

Virgin Trains

“You are getting into territory here where,

like all the best blogs, you are both a jewel in

the crown for the West Midlands and also a

thorn in the side.” Jason Hall, Screen WM

http://www.switchnewmedia.com/NDI10/Accessible_Video/index.htm

Digital makeover

Shortlisted: 2010 Consumer Action Award

Level 1 Award: £4,500

The built environment - what’s the problem?

have to plan every visit out in location to parking spaces + accessible loos

refused entry to schools, busses, trains, college, shops, clubs, pubs, hotels - for being disabled

can’t to try clothes on in a store because there is no accessible changing room.

finding the induction loop headset is broken - after the performance has started

unable to buy sweets for their kids because the door is too heavy to open

Disabled and Deaf people are discriminated against every day

walking painfully across a rain swept car park because the security guard refuses to allow parking in the blue badge spaces provided

unable to go to cinema screenings or watch TV because they are not BSL interpreted, Audio Described or Subtitled

unable to read websites - it costs £1,000 license fee for JAWS screen reader software

Disabled + Deaf people are discriminated against every day

unable to read text because there’s no large print, braille, easy text formats available

What is Digital access?All things digital are fully accessible for ALL Disabled people

Websites meet AAA of the W3C guidelines

Websites coded to work with assisted

All design of products + web development include accessibility from the very start

Websites including content, navigation + information also relevant for ALL Disabled people

Disabled people are worth £80 Billion a year to the UK economy

1 in 3 people are either Disabled or know someone who is Disabled.

18% of the UK population is Disabled under the DDA Act [including people with Cancer, HIV, MS and past conditions]

Only 1% of Websites are FULLY accessible [United Nations 2006]

Equalities Act 2010 - it’s impact

£25,000 Digital Content Development Programme

Partners:

New digital access project starting Sept 2010 ...

The Deaf Muggerhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=us7nAFSfo1U

Written by Ben GreenCinematography by Chris StevensDirected and edited by William Mager

The Victim: Ben GreenThe Mugger: Matthew GurneyThe Interpreter: Katherine Yeoman-OwensPost production support: Nicky Evans

Audio Description

For partially sighted and blind people video content is also inaccessible - unless it has been audio described.

What follows is an introduction by the broadcaster Channel 4.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qu0GYkuCrRg