open accessibility – what does ‘open’ mean and what are the web accessibility wins? – steve...
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Open accessibilityand the web
Steve LeeFull MeasureOSS Watch
A11yLDN 21 Sep 2010
Copyright 2010 Full MeasureLicensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
Open ...
...source
...development
...content
...innovation
...gov
...accessibility
Open Web
Open is ....
Low BarriersToEntry
Commons
Community
Collaborate
User engagement
Innovate
End usersSupportersService providersDevelopersBusinesses
Open accessibilityAndthe web
Open accessibilityAndthe web
StandardsGood practiceToolsToolkits
NVDAFirefoxGNOMEAccessApps
Simon ListensOpenGazerGOK / SIMWIN / CaribouMaavisStraight-StreetJambu
FirebugDojoJQueryDrupal
W3C widgets for UI
Cross platform mobile
Wookie server
User Testing!
Make the most of it...
Try it out
Share it
Engage say hi
Report and discuss issues
Contribute something
Fix something
Join
Examples
StudyBar
* Cross browser a11y tools (similar to BBC)* Early release* Southampton Uni* Initial funding by TechDis* OSS Watch
Straight-street.com
* Mulberry symbol set* CC BY-SA licence* Peer reviewed* Web API* SVG* Charity
Maavis
* Simple access to media & comms* Dementia, LD, switch users* Easy set up by support* Firefox add-on web app* Sheffield uni + Barnsley NHS* EC funded
REALISE
* Open innovation in AT* Users / devs / businesses* Awareness* Engagement* JISC funded pilot
Engage and Enjoy