making your organization accessible to people with disabilities
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One out of five people live with some type of a disability. If the environment or information is not sufficiently designed, people with disabilities are not able to participate in the life of an organization. In this presentation we are going to look at the needs of people with disabilities (sight, hearing, extremities), how can we make a difference in their lives, and how this effort benefits everyone. The following topics will be covered: Physical accessibility Accessibility of information Extending services to all Legislation and the right things to do How do people with disabilities access services and information? How helping to involve others can benefit youTRANSCRIPT
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Making Your Organization Accessible to People With Disabilities
Tom Babinszki
October 23, 2012
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Tom Babinszki Director
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• What is accessibility?
• Why is it important?
http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/statistics/
• Physical accessibility
• Accessibility of information
http://www.section508.gov
• Extending services to all people
• Legislation and the right things to do
• How people with disabilities access services and information?
http://www.evengrounds.com/articles/how-do-people-with-different-
disabilities-use-the-computer
• People without sight
• People without hearing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ao8p2PJzkjU
• People who cannot use
their hands or legs
What you do to involve others can help you as well
Tools and software that make people's lives easier
Mainstream tools and specialized solutions
Demonstration of examples
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BcZ8sapLs4
• Money reader
Demonstration of examples
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IK97XMibEws
• Screen reader
Demonstration of examples
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxQ2qKShvmc
• Using iPhone
• What is your building like?
• Can all people access your events and meetings?
• If not, do you have anything in place?
http://www.ada.gov/
• How are you communicating information?
• Do you have alternatives for paper based information?
• How is people's experience when they call you on the phone?
http://www.w3.org/wai
A Few Last Things to Consider
• Web and software accessibility
• Is it keyboard accessible?
• Do you have alternatives for images, videos and audio?
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