The 5 W’s (and 1 H) of Accessibility and you!
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- What is Accessibility?
- Why does it matter?
- Who is involved (you, the client, and the users)?
- Where should you put your focus?
- When should you start testing?
- How do you become Accessible?
What will you take away from this session?
- A better understanding of what accessibility is. You can still have a robust, beautiful and accessible site.
- Why does it matter, and who are the users who benefit? There may be more than you think.
- How to deal clients when submitting a proposal for an accessible website, and what is this VPAT they are asking you about?!
- Where should you put your focus, and where is the fine line between business requirements and compliance.
- When should you do your accessibility testing?
- How should you test for accessibility, what tools can you use and what resources are out there to help you.
Geri Druckman has been involved in web Accessibility for a decade. He is currently a Web Development Specialist at MD Anderson Cancer Center and the Accessibility specialist for the institution acting as the EIR (Electronic Information Resource) Accessibility Coordinator. Previously, he worked as a web accessibility auditor. Geri is UX Certified by the Nielsen Norman Group.