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Presentation from Toronto's #DevTO monthly meetup on Sept 20, 2013. Presentation was a 10-15 minutes talk aimed at introducing developers new to digital accessibility how to use and test their content using the various versions of WebAIM's Wave.
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Beat the
TSUNAMIWith A
@patrickdunphy #DevTO September 30, 2013
TransplantedNewfoundlander
Who is this guy?
Embarrasses wifeAt Sporting
Events
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Cool Story Bro...
The REALBeginning
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Beginning
One more time...
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What about the Tsunami?Not a question about if but when
AODA WCAG 2.0
CVAA
Section 508
BS 8878
Accessibility Standards Baby boomer = silver tsunami
Today’s Goal
Introduce free testing Tools
That are available to anyone
And are eaSY TO USE
WAVE - 1 Tool 3 Flavours
WEB Version
toolbar
Api
Web Version
• Provides different views
• Determine target goal
• Summarizes results
• instant Documentation
• Code inspector
* Wave is a tool to assist with evaluation, it’s not used to verify content is 100% accessible.
Web Demo
http://wave.webaim.org
Toolbar Demo
• Currently firefox only (Chrome release TBD)
• Evaluation includes scripting
http://wave.webaim.org/toolbar
Wave API Overview
• v.1 released in march 2013
• minimal cost ($0.04 - $0.025 / credit)
• returns XML or JSON
• Stand-aLone BETA LICENSE (mac/windows/linux)
• Tools: Spider, URL Manager, Scheduler, etc.
http://wave.webaim.org/api
More Useful Tools & Links
http://www.webaim.org
http://www.w3.org/WAI
https://atutor.ca
https://www.webaccessibility.com
http://www.webaxe.org
http://www.accessiq.org
Your keyboardScreen readersFANGS pluginWAT Toolbar (ie)Colour contrast analyzerFireEyesDiagnostic.cssNoCoffee PluginFirebug, Web Dev ToolbarHigh Contrast Mode
Final Words of Advice
• You are the most important testing tool
• Don't just say no, offer solutions
• Engage the community (#a11y is your friend)
• BE A SPONGE
• Share your knowledge
Thank you
@patrickdunphy
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Accessibility Camp Toronto
http://www.AccessibilityCampTo.orgRegister Online
November 16, 2013Ontario College of art &
Design (OCAD), 100 McCaul st.