Integrating Accessibility Into The Design Process
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'Integrating accessibility into the design process' was given as part of the Web Directions South 2008 conference.
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 30. Contextbecomesvery important
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- 33. Contextand accessibility Doalluserinterfacesneed
tobeaccessible?
- 34. Visual relationships
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- 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