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Opening DoorsInformation Technology Accessibility, and How You Can Help to Level the Playing Field.
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Disclaimer• Oklahoma statute authorizes ABLE Tech to coordinate with
the Office of Management and Enterprise Services to provide technical assistance to agencies concerning the requirements of EITA in Oklahoma. This technical assistance is intended solely as informal guidance; it is not a determination of the legal rights or responsibilities of entities subject to Oklahoma statute or section 508.
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TECHNOLOGY ACCESSIBILITYWhat is it? Why do we need to worry about it?
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Accessibility is about…• Technology compatibility
• Make digital content as understandable to technology as possible.
• Fair and equal• Make the experience equivalent regardless of factors we cannot
control.• Universal access
• Don’t restrict anyone from getting where they want to go.
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Technology Compatibility
• Make content understandable to technology.• Searches• Assistive technology
(AT)
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Fair and equal availability• Make the experience as equivalent as possible regardless of
what we cannot control.• Computer type• Tablet size• Smart phone operating system• Disability and assistive technology
• Visual• Hearing • Motor• Cognitive
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ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY INTERLUDE
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Visual disabilities
• Blindness, low vision, color blindness, etc.• Glasses• Operating system
zoom features• Screen reading
software• Braille readers
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Hearing disabilities
• Full/partial deafness• Captioned video• Transcribed audio
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Technology as AT
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Motor disabilities• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, full/partial paralysis, fine motor
• Keyboards• Adaptive switches• Breath controls
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Wide spectrum of AT
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Universal access
• Be intentionally inclusive.
• Don’t discriminate.
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Our Goal…
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THE LEGAL STUFFSome Clarification About What Applies to What
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Statute and policy• Federal
• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)• Title I, employment• Title II, public sector• Title III, private sector
• Section 504 and Section 508 of the Federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 1998
• State• Oklahoma Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility
(EITA) statute, effective 2005
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Policy Changes• Title II, Title III of ADA set to include information technology• Section 508 standards refresh
• Oklahoma will update its statute as well• Department of Justice has been clear…
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Complaints in Brief• Experian, TransUnion, Equifax, 2008
• http://lflegal.com/2008/04/credit-report-agreement/ • CVS, 2009
• http://lflegal.com/2009/07/cvs-agreement/ • Penn State University, 2011
• https://nfb.org/node/958 • Montgomery County, Maryland, 2011
• https://nfb.org/node/996 • From karlgroves.com, http://goo.gl/bGJwRJ
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Lots of Opportunities Here• Take responsibility for civil rights• Include more people in community, education, economy• Improve employment• Increase revenue• Lower risk• Create better experiences for all users• Make sure that the message is clear to the largest audience
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ACCESSIBILITY AND YOUHow Accessibility Fits and How You Can Help to Put It On.
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Accessibility Fits All Shapes and Sizes!• Purchasing• Product implementation• Design• Software development• New products• Enhancements to existing products
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Roles and Accessibility• Analyst• Front end designer• Application developer• Content author/manager• Quality assurance specialist• Technical writer
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Pigeonholing Accessibility• Rely on one person in QA?
• Add inefficiency• Delay rollout• Spotty accessibility• Invite sudden, late-game changes• Increase stress and job satisfaction fail• Lose sustainability
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Roles and Accessibility• Analyst
• Account for dynamic elements, etc.• Designer
• Account for color, layout, etc.• Developer
• Make it happen, functionally• Content author/owner
• Make it happen, in content• Quality Assurance
• Check for barriers• Technical Writer
• Document for future reference
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Development• Your mileage may vary
• Agile• Waterfall• Random
• Gather requirements (Accessibility, too)• Design backend, layout (Accessibility, too)• Write code (Accessibility, too)• Testing
• Internal (Accessibility, too)• External (UAT)
• Documentation (Accessibility, too)
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Product Selection and Implementation• Gather requirements (Accessibility, too)• Identify candidate products (Accessibility, too)• Vet products (Accessibility, too)• Make selection (Accessibility, too)• Plan implementation (Accessibility, too)• Make it so (Accessibility, too)
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Distributing Accessibility• Spread accessibility throughout project roles
• Create efficiency• Speed delivery• Create more accessibility• Avoid sudden, late-game changes• Lower stress of implementing accessibility• Create sustainability
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Accessibility Responsibility Breakdown
• A closer look at how accessibility fits into project team roles• http://goo.gl/WPh06t
• Part of the valuable Web Experience Toolkit
• Matches roles with specific accessibility standards
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Accessibility in Project Management• Build it in, don’t bolt it on• Schedule time to learn it• Motivate team to do it
• Compete with another team or individual• Speak to the players, movers and shakers• Make it a priority in your projects
• Pilot project?• Embrace role as change agent
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Questions?Rob Carr, Accessibility CoordinatorEmail: [email protected] ABLE TechOklahoma State University1-800-257-1705http://www.ok.gov/abletech/IT_Accessibility/index.html @okabletech on Twitter