Event details
Princeton A11Y Accessibility Meetup - April
Beyond Compliance – Usability for People with Disabilities
Conforming to WCAG is but one part of achieving usable accessibility. Conformance testing, through a combination of automated and manual testing can only determine if technical accessibility requirements have been met. Usability for assistive technology users can only be reached through an understanding of the nature of the task and the characteristics of the user, expert review and evaluation by target users of the content. We will also explore the interplay of sensory and cognitive issues in the design of accessible user interfaces, with particular concern over complex task interactions. In education, and other domains, its vital to go beyond the baseline of technical WCAG compliance and evaluate user interfaces for their usability by assistive technology users.
Speakers
ETS Accessibility Research Team: Mark Hakkinen, Kris-Anne Kinney, and Jason White.
Refreshments and Meet-and-Greet starts at 6:30 PM, the presentation begins at 7:00 PM.
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