Accessibility

Making information accessible, engaging (and fun)

Accessibility means choice

 It refers to the ability for everyone, regardless of disability or special needs, to access, choose, use and benefit from everything within their environment.

253 million people live with vision impairment: 36 million are blind and 217 million have moderate to severe vision impairment

10% of any given population is likely to be dyslexic

Ron Mace is credited with coining the term “universal design.” He helped lead the way to make our communities more accessible.

 

  • Physical Locations / Built Environments

  • Web, Digital, Mobile

  • Transportation & Mobility

  • Communication  & Customer Service

AODA

The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act

was instated in 2005

More than 1.85 million people in Ontario and 4.4 million people in Canada have a disability.

Goal

Creating a barrier-free Ontario by 2025.

Language

Use plain language

  • Plain language is text that the reader can understand the first time they read or hear it.

  • Text/spoken word can often cluttered with acronyms, jargon and complex sentence structure.

Written material is in plain language if your audience can:

  • find what they need;

  • understand what they find; and,

  • use what they find to meet their needs. 

When the process of freeing a vehicle that has been stuck results in ruts or holes, the operator will fill the rut or hole created by such activity before removing the vehicle from the immediate area.

Before

 

If you make a hole while freeing a stuck vehicle, you must fill the hole before you drive away.

After

 

 

Typography

Accessibility should be integral

Consider it in the early development of any communication

Colour Contrast

Para Styles,

Structure (Nesting),

Tags (alt).

Accessibility is not simply about compliance

Big, bold, vibrant;

it can be exciting too

 

Tools

Web Accessibility Perspectives — Compilation of 10 Topics/Videos

Let's Do a Sample Accessibility Test

 

Accessibility 2018

By Chris Lange

Accessibility 2018

Making information accessible, engaging (and fun!)

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