The business case for accessibility
Mark Walker at The Accessible Web (2014)
Related reading
Books, research, ideas and people referenced in this talk.
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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
- Section 50818:52The speaker refers to Section 508 while discussing US accessibility law and web accessibility.
- Sale of Goods Act 197919:37The speaker invokes the Sale of Goods Act when explaining equal access to services and products.
- Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.023:17The speaker describes the household-insurance comparison as checking technical compliance with "WAG 2.0".
