Website accessibility MIA 2014

WEBSITE ACCESSIBILITYThe Museum of Islamic Art, Doha

4 November 2014

TECHSHARE MIDDLE EAST

Ian Edelman, Head of Online Content, Museum of Islamic Art

November 2011

Single pageSeptember 2012

Interim websiteJanuary 2013

NEW BUILD WEBSITE

• Go-live to coincide with new branding launch• Aiming for AA compliance• Accessibility included in specification for build

New websiteDecember 2013

RESPONSIVE DESIGN

SUBMITTED TO MADA FOR TESTING

FAILED!

But not too badly… so we began to fix things

THE BIG THINGS WE FIXED

• Colour contrast – Branding colours were the problem

THE BIG THINGS WE FIXED

• Tabbing through dropdown horizontal navigation• Skip Navigation• Added controls to image sliders

THE BIG THINGS WE FIXED

• Moving vertical navigation from right side to left side

THE BIG THINGS WE FIXED

• Events Calendar, tabbing problems

THE BIG THINGS WE FIXED

• Built a sitemap

WE FIXED LOTS OF LITTLE THINGS

And now…

• Good accessibility support usability• Monitoring and testing all new content and changes• Continuous improvement• Making accessible PDFs

STILL TO DO

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Ian Edelmaniedelman@qma.org.qatel 4422 4209

Head of Online ContentMuseum of Islamic Art