1 / 9

Accessible Open Source Software

Accessibility in open-source software is essential for ensuring all users, including those with disabilities, can access the same information and functionalities. Standards and laws serve as guidelines but are not the definitive solution. Key disabilities to consider include visual, hearing, motor, speech, and cognitive learning challenges. By implementing techniques like meaningful alt text for images, ensuring keyboard navigation, and using appropriate structural tags, we can improve access for everyone, even in low-bandwidth situations or with outdated technology. Explore best practices and community resources to further enhance accessibility.

barnabas-sean
Télécharger la présentation

Accessible Open Source Software

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Accessible Open SourceSoftware

  2. Accessibility is a user experience… Standards and laws help us get there but are not an end in themselves

  3. Definition Accessibility means all users – including those with disabilities – can get the same information and perform the same functions

  4. Official Disabilities • Visual (including blind, low vision, and color blind) • Hearing • Motor/Physical • Speech • Cognitive Learning

  5. Addressing disability access …also improves access in these conditions: • Low bandwidth • Old Browser • Missing Plugins • No Speakers • Small Display (pda, mobile phone) • Noisy Environment … and more

  6. Techniques: • Alternatives to images – image attribute alt=“description goes here” • Active images (links) MUST have meaningful alt text • Illustrative images require judgement • Spacer images MUST have empty alt alt=“”

  7. Techniques, cont 2. Navigation, including within each page • All functions must be keyboard accessible • Use structural tags as intended : • h1, h2 to indicate page outline • list markup for lists

  8. Techniques, cont 3. Emerging best practice for dynamic, scripted content found on: • WAI-ARIA Roadmap (web) • IAccessible2 (applications) With background and links on the Codeathon wiki

  9. Experienced Accessibility folks • Sharron Rush • CharlesChen • Kelsey Ruger (available by phone) Let us help!

More Related