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Technology empowers individuals by putting information at their fingertips—anytime and anywhere. Ensuring accessibility is critical, especially for people with disabilities, allowing them to access the same information and services in an equivalent manner. This involves understanding how our information appears on various devices, from desks to smartphones, and emphasizes the importance of user-friendly and flexible design. By promoting accessible content and responsible usage of social media and tools, we pave the way for inclusion and transparency. Let's collaboratively enhance access to information for everyone.
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Technology Frees Information • Put information in the palm of people’s hands • Anytime • Anyplace • Transparency!
Considerations and Responsibilities • How will our information look on different devices? • Desktop • Laptop • Tablet • Smartphone • Operating system • Browser or app • Interaction with computer • Lots that is out of our control
Want Get We Want “Same”
Same-ness • …acquire the same information, engage in the same interactions, and enjoy the same services within the same timeframe…
Intersection of people with disabilities and technology • Ease of use • Flexibility • User-guided Technology Accessibility
Accessible Content • On screen matches behind screen • Device independent • Uses color wisely • Describes images and visuals with text
Accessibility in Social Media • Text equivalents • Text in images • Multimedia • Twitter • # and @ at end of Tweet • More! • http://www.howto.gov/social-media/using-social-media-in-government/improving-accessibility
Emergency Communication • Accessibility becomes more critical • Social media • Text • Web
Accessibility Defined in Settlement • “Accessible” means that individuals with disabilities are able to independently acquire the same information, engage in the same interactions, and enjoy the same services within the same timeframe as individuals without disabilities, with substantially equivalent ease of use.
Questions? Rob Carr, Accessibility Coordinator rgcarr@okstate.edu Oklahoma ABLE Tech Oklahoma State University 1-800-257-1705 @OKABLEtech on Twitter @rgcarrjr on Twitter