Presented at 9:00am in Westminster I on Tuesday, November 14, 2017.
#10765Speaker(s)
- Rob Carr, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Session Details
- Length of Session: 3-hr
- Format: Lecture
- Expertise Level: Intermediate
- Type of session: Pre-conference
Summary
This interactive workshop will examine how accessibility fits into the roles of those that influence design and content creation before moving to the project planning level. Once we start looking at projects, we'll examine ways to integrate accessibility into planning documentation and testing early in the process.
Abstract
The biggest challenge to making our digital environment more accessible to people with disabilities is often an organizational one. Making sure that the right people have the right skills and the right tools to keep accessibility in the mix is key to removing barriers to our web space. We will look at the roles of people that influence design and development; design documentation and artifacts; and, finally, tools and techniques that you can use to test products during design and implementation as well as after rollout. Participants will have the opportunity to share their own documentation and stories before and during the workshop (anonymously, if desired) so that we can all work with real-life material and situations.
Keypoints
- Gain insight into how technology accessibility fits into roles that influence design.
- Integrate accessibility into project planning processes and documentation, such as wireframes and mock-ups.
- Use free tools and techniques to test to be sure that accessibility you planned is making its way into a site.
Disability Areas
Topic Areas
Administrative/Campus Policy, Uncategorized, Web/Media/App Access
Speaker Bio(s)
Rob Carr
Rob Carr, CPACC, is the Web Accessibility Manager at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Rob provides expert guidance to the UAB University Relations team with respect to accessibility in design and development. He also collaborates with groups across campus, working toward a comprehensive and sustainable digital accessibility program. Before working at UAB, Rob led Oklahoma ABLE Tech’s technology accessibility program. There he worked with state agencies and higher education institutions across Oklahoma. Rob has also spoken about and trained on technology accessibility at events and conferences throughout the U.S., and even once in Canada. Rob still calls Oklahoma home with his wife, 2 boys, dog, and cat.