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Creating Accessible Content NC3ADL CONFERENCE
NASH COMMUNITY COLLEGE
APRIL 1, 2015
Amy Netzel and Darrin EvansAccessibility Technologists
eLearning Support DepartmentWake Technical Community College
NCCCS Accessibility: A Five Year Plan
Objectives
• Understand the underlying purpose and usefulness of accessibility
• Understand how to create accessible content, images, and hyperlinks
• Apply accessibility concepts to a PowerPoint presentation
• Apply accessibility concepts to a Word document
Accessibility Misnomers (#1)
1. If I can read my content, it’s accessible. People who are sight-disabled can just have someone read the information to them.
Making Change in Compliance
What’s a screenreader?
Robot Image credit: theverge.com
Reading Device Image credit: lifehacker.com
Accessibility Misnomers are Unintentional
1. If I can read my site, it’s accessible. People who are sight-disabled can just have someone read the information to them.
Navigating Web Sites with a Screen Reader
Visual Representation of a Document
Navigating Documents with a Screenreader
Accessibility Misnomers (#2)
1. If I can read my site, it’s accessible. People who are sight-disabled can just have someone read the information to them.
2. We have a Disabled Student Services office, they’ll take care of anyone who has a disability.
Physical/Structural Accessibility
Accessibility Creates Access for All
Accommodations vs. Accessible Content
ACCOMMODATION• Note taker
• Extra time on a test
• Sign language interpreter
• Braille textbooks
• Assistive technology (such as a screen magnifier)
ACCESSIBLE ONLINE CONTENT
• Properly structured
• Text alternatives for images and multimedia
• Captioned videos
• Proper color contrast
• Proper hyperlinks
Accessibility Misnomers (#3)
1. If I can read my site, it’s accessible. People who are sight-disabled can just have someone read the information to them.
2. We have a Disabled Student Services office, they’ll take care of anyone who has a disability.
3. It’s too hard. I don’t have time to do it.
Accessibility Misnomers (#4)
1. If I can read my site, it’s accessible. People who are sight-disabled can just have someone read the information to them.
2. We have a Disabled Student Services office, they’ll take care of anyone who has a disability.
3. It’s too hard. I don’t have time to do it.
4. It doesn’t really matter; it’s a passing phase.
Who Accesses Your Content?
A broad spectrum of people! Including:• Sight impaired• Hearing impaired• Mobility impaired• Cognitively impaired
Picking the Low Hanging Fruit
• Consider Color Contrast
• Structure content◦ Headings◦ Lists
• Compose Meaningful Alternative Text for Images
• Informative Hyperlinks
• Use Captioned Videos
WCAG 2.0
Color Considerations: Color Vision Deficiency
NORMAL VISION
• Red text◦ Assignments due on Friday!
• Green text◦ Everyone did well on the exam.
• Blue text◦ The two cities with higher populations
are labeled in blue:◦ Los Angeles◦ Milwaukee◦ Chicago◦ St. Louis
COLOR VISION DEFICIENCY
• Red text◦ Assignments due on Friday!
• Green text◦ Everyone did well on the exam.
• Blue text◦ The two cities with higher populations
are labeled in blue:◦ Los Angeles◦ Milwaukee◦ Chicago◦ St. Louis
Solutions for Color Vision Deficiency
INACCESSIBLE
• Red text◦ Assignments due on Friday!
• Green text◦ Everyone did well on the exam.
• Blue text◦ The two cities with higher populations
are labeled in blue:◦ Los Angeles◦ Milwaukee◦ Chicago◦ St. Louis
USE OF ADDITIONAL FORMATTING
• Red text◦ Assignments due on Friday!
• Green text◦ Everyone did well on the exam.
• Blue text◦ The two cities with higher populations
are labeled in blue:◦ Los Angeles (10 million)◦ Milwaukee (594,833)◦ Chicago (2.7 million)◦ St. Louis (319,394)
Color Solutions: Conveying Information
Color Situations: Avoid Vibrating Colors
Structuring Content (documents)
Screen Reader Navigation
Structuring Content (presentations)
Incorporating Images• Consider purpose of image
◦ Decorative◦ Instructional
• Alternative text (text representation)◦ 5-7 words
• Long description (in addition to alternative text)◦ PowerPoint - Include in Notes area◦ Word - Include in near image
Recapping Text Representations (for Images)
DECORATIVE
1. Alternative text
INSTRUCTIONAL
1. Alternative text
2. Long description for additional instructional information
Text Representations for Multimedia
VIDEO
• Closed captioned
• Provide text transcript
• Audio describe, when needed
AUDIO (PODCAST)
• Post a text transcript near the audio file or hyperlink
Hyperlinks1. Where is the link going?
2. What will be viewed? (Why is the link provided?)
3. What happens when the link is clicked?
Accessible Videos
Low Hanging Fruit Recap
•Consider Color Contrast •Structure content
◦ Headings◦ Lists
•Compose Meaningful Alternative Text for Images• Informative Hyperlinks•Use Captioned Videos
Accessible PowerPoint Presentations
Experiences of a Screen Reader User
• JAWS Meets a PowerPoint 2010 Presentation – After (opens in a new window)
Direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTi_k2-Ir-0
• JAWS Meets a PowerPoint 2010 Presentation – Before (opens in a new window)Direct link: https://youtu.be/_ARFBy2StiQ?t=33s
Accessible Documents
• Applying Structure◦ Headings◦ Lists◦ Tables
• Color consideration
• Hyperlinks
• Alternative Text
Recapping the Low Hanging Fruit
• Consider Color Contrast
• Structure content◦ Headings◦ Lists
• Compose Meaningful Alternative Text for Images
• Informative Hyperlinks
• Use Captioned Videos
