THE DISABILITY EXPERIENCE IN A POST- 2.0

WORLDIMPLICATIONS FOR

LIBRARIES

WWW.MELISSAFORTSON.COM/MSUET10

BLINDNESS

• SCREEN READERS –SPEECH SYNTHESIZER–REFRESHABLE BRAILLE

DISPLAY • TEXT-BASED BROWSERS • VOICE BROWSERS• TABBING THROUGH HEADINGS

OR LINKS

LOW VISION

• EXTRA-LARGE MONITORS–USE THE SYSTEM TO INCREASE

THE SIZE OF FONTS AND IMAGES

• SCREEN MAGNIFIERS/SCREEN ENHANCEMENT

• TEXT AND BACKGROUND COLORS• TYPEFACES

DEAFNESS

• CAPTIONS FOR AUDIO CONTENT • SUPPLEMENTAL TEXT AND/OR

IMAGES

HARD OF HEARING

• CAPTIONS FOR AUDIO CONTENT–CAN BE USED TO SUPPLEMENT

AUDIO–TURNING CAPTIONS ON/OFF

• ADJUSTING VOLUME

PHYSICAL DISABILITIES• SPECIALIZED MOUSE• RANGE OF MOTION KEYBOARD

LAYOUT• POINTING DEVICES

– HEAD MOUSE OR POINTER– MOUTH STICK

• SINGLE KEYSTROKES• VOICE-RECOGNITION SOFTWARE• OTHER AT

SPEECH DISABILITIES

• ALTERNATE MEANS OF INPUT– KEYBOARD– MOUSE

COGNITIVE DISABILITIES• LEARNING

– MULTIPLE MEANS: SCREEN READER, TEXT-TO-SPEECH, CAPTIONS

• ATTENTION & MEMORY– RELY ON ORGANIZATION– ABILITY TO TURN ELEMENTS ON/OFF

• INTELLECTUAL– GRAPHICS– SITES W/ACCESSIBLE LANGUAGE

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

• MULTIPLE DISABILITIES– CAPTIONS + SIZE/COLOR CHANGE

• AGE-RELATED CHANGES– USER NEEDS CHANGE OVER TIME

• PEOPLE, NOT DISABILITIES

WEB 1.0 VS. WEB 2.0

WEB 1.O WEB 2.O

Static Dynamic

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“Traditional” interactions like links and buttons

“Non-traditional” interactions like drag-and-drop

FACEBOOK

• KNOWN ISSUES– CAPTCHA

FACEBOOK

• KNOWN ISSUES– JAVASCRIPT– DIFFICULTY RESIZING TEXT– DYNAMIC NATURE OF SITE

• SOLUTIONS/WORKAROUNDS– FAMILIARITY– MOBILE SITE– ACCESSIBILITY RESOURCES

FACEBOOK

TWITTER

• YMMV– CAPTCHA– WEB VS. CLIENTS (API)– BACKGROUNDS– ABBREVIATIONS & SHORTENED

URLS• #MSUET10 WUZ GR8! THX!

– YVW. CLD U EML ME UR LINK L8R?• K. HERE IT IS: WWW.BIT.LY/A12B3C

WORDPRESS

• OUT OF THE BOX ACCESSIBILITY• THEMES AND PLUG-INS CAN BE

PROBLEMATIC• “ACCESSIBLE” THEMES

WIKIPEDIA

• PAPER: “IS WIKIPEDIA USABLE FOR THE BLIND?”– YES AND NO

• WIKIPEDIA MANUAL OF STYLE (ACCESSIBILITY)

• WIKIPROJECT ACCESSIBILITY

DISABILITY-RELATED SITES

• COMMUNITIES• PORTALS• DISSEMINATION

“THE POWER OF THE WEB IS IN ITS UNIVERSALITY. ACCESS BY EVERYONE REGARDLESS OF DISABILITY IS AN ESSENTIAL ASPECT.”

QUESTIONS?

THANK YOU

CREDITSIMAGES:2. FLICKR/SÉGOZYME3. FLICKR/NASA GODDARD PHOTO AND VIDEO4. FLICKR/JOE GRATZ5. FLICKR/WILLIAM HOOK6, 17. FLICKR/WOODLEYWONDERWORKS7. GIZMODO18. FLICKR/ATBARLETT20. I CAN HAS CHEEZBURGER?21. FLICKR/WATCH4U22-23, 25-28 FLICKR/SPENCER E HOLTAWAY

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