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Trends in AccessibilityUX Roundtable, Feb. 6 2017
Johannes Nanninga @nusability johannes.nanninga@coremedia.com
Accessible UXTrend #1
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Accessibility
Accessibility is the design of products, devices, services, or environments for people with disabilities.
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Visual Motor Auditory Cognitive
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Visual
Motor Auditory
Cognitive
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Functional
Reliable
Usable
Pleasurable
Universal DesignTrend #2
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Persson et al. (2015)
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Design for all
Universal Design
Inclusive Design
Accessible Design
User-sensitive Inclusive Design
Universal Access
Cooperative Design
Barrier-free Design
Agile a11y standardsTrend #3
OS based screen readingTrend #4
Voice-driven interfacesTrend #5
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Legislation and LitigationTrend #6
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1965
Architectural Barriers Act
Rehabilitation Act prohibits
1968
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Persson et al. (2015)
Section 508 for electronic and information technologies
W3C begins to work on web accessibility
UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Riga Declaration – EU eInclusion initiative (based on ICT)
Architectural Barriers Act
Rehabilitation Act prohibits discrimination based on disabilities
Ongoing: International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)
1968
1980
1973
1986
1997
2006
2006
1965
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Workforce Statistics
65%
17.5%
w/o disabilities
with disabilities
Employment Rate USA, 2015
bls.gov (2015)
67.7%
38.1%
w/o disabilities
with disabilities
Employment Rate EU, 2014
eurostat (2014)
Trends in Accessibility – Aspiration and Reality
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Sources
! Persson, Hans, et al. "Universal design, inclusive design, accessible design, design for all: different concepts—one goal? On the concept of accessibility—historical, methodological and philosophical aspects." Universal Access in the Information Society 14.4 (2015): 505-526.
! Walter, A., & Spool, J. M. (2011). Designing for emotion. New York: A book apart.
! Mike Paciello: http://www.accessiq.org/news/news/2014/05/five-trends-in-accessibility-and-inclusive-design
! Patrick Loftus (2016): http://www.3playmedia.com/2016/10/12/2016-in-review-web-accessibility-legal-trends-and-case-updates/
! bls.gov (2015): http://www.bls.gov/news.release/disabl.nr0.htm
! eurostat (2014): http://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/show.do?dataset=hlth_dlm010&lang=en
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CONTENT | CONTEXT | CONVERSION
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Standards
! ATAG 2.0
! WCAG 2.0
! WAI-ARIA 1.1
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Screen Reader
Software
OS Accessibility API
Screen Reader
Keyboard