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The business case for accessibility

Mark Walker at The Accessible Web (2014)

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Projects and resources

  • AbilityNet02:00The speaker identifies AbilityNet as a UK charity delivering accessibility testing, consultancy and workplace support.
  • Technology for Good Awards03:19The speaker says AbilityNet runs the Technology for Good Awards.
  • VoiceOver08:25The speaker points to VoiceOver built into the iOS SDK as an accessibility feature that can read an app's content.
  • RNIB19:10The speaker identifies RNIB as the UK equivalent of the rights organisation involved in accessibility cases.
  • Carnival accessibility information21:15The speaker uses Carnival's disability information and booking pages as an example of accessibility being considered unevenly across a service.
  • WAVE Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool22:01The speaker says WAVE exposed six red accessibility errors on the cruise booking URL he tested.

People

  • Stephen Hawking05:12The speaker uses Stephen Hawking as an example of how technology can enable communication for a person with a severe disability.

Concepts

  • Inclusive design01:45The speaker names inclusive design alongside putting users at the centre of design processes.
  • Personas27:05The speaker says AbilityNet uses personas to represent testers with different disabilities and bring accessibility into UX design.

Papers and articles