Kathleen Wahlbin, VP Enterprise Accessibility & General Manager, The Paciello Group
Disability Area: Topic Area:
Length of Session (in hours): 6
Format: Lab
Expertise Level: All Levels
Type of session: Pre-Conference
Summary of Session
Bring your mobile phone and spend the day learning about mobile accessibility! We will review the current state of accessibility features on mobile devices, and the differences across platforms and between websites and applications.
Abstract
How accessible are the iPhone, iPad and Android devices? What sort of accessibility features are available and how does the level of support differ between native applications and websites? In the rapidly evolving mobile environment this can seem unclear. During this hands-on workshop, we will review these features and challenges, and explore tools and techniques for testing mobile websites and applications. The devices may be small, but the topic is big!
Kepoints
Accessibility features and tools on mobile devices
Mobile testing tools and techniques
Differences between applications and websites for features and testing
Speaker Bio(s)
Kathleen Wahlbin
Kathy Wahlbin is a digital accessibility expert and general manager of The Paciello Group; she has been working in the field of accessibility since 2001. As an invited expert of the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines Working Group, W3C Mobile Accessibility Task Force, and the WCAG 2.0 Evaluation Methodology Task Force, she regularly contributes to the development of new accessibility standards, guidelines, techniques and methodologies.