5 Ways to get your team on board with accessibility?
08/30/22 • 39 min
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5 Ways to get your team on board with accessibility.
1. Start with awareness by asking:
a. Did you know how this works for screenreader users?
b. Have you seen this cool app for color blind simulation
c. Did you read this article on Harvard's efforts to caption their videos?
2. Chad discusses how to demonstrate easy wins
3. Learn how tracking time can help get people on board to cut down workflow
4. Find out the secrets of snacks and how they can open the door to accessibility acceptance
5. Engaging don't Complain: Provide solutions when pointing out issues
a. Keep track of recurring roadblocks and plan extra enrichment
b. Provide Checklists and support docs/videos
We also answer the questions:
1. Is it worth taking the IAAP Accessible Document Specialist Test ADS?
2. How long should it take me to remediate a document?
Listen to learn how you can get the Level of Effort Matrix PDF free!
5 Ways to get your team on board with accessibility.
1. Start with awareness by asking:
a. Did you know how this works for screenreader users?
b. Have you seen this cool app for color blind simulation
c. Did you read this article on Harvard's efforts to caption their videos?
2. Chad discusses how to demonstrate easy wins
3. Learn how tracking time can help get people on board to cut down workflow
4. Find out the secrets of snacks and how they can open the door to accessibility acceptance
5. Engaging don't Complain: Provide solutions when pointing out issues
a. Keep track of recurring roadblocks and plan extra enrichment
b. Provide Checklists and support docs/videos
We also answer the questions:
1. Is it worth taking the IAAP Accessible Document Specialist Test ADS?
2. How long should it take me to remediate a document?
Listen to learn how you can get the Level of Effort Matrix PDF free!
Previous Episode
Designing with Accessibility in Mind
This week Chad Chelius and Dax Castro talk about some of the key topics in their upcoming class "Designing with Accessibility in Mind" Listen in as they focus on things like the difference between Actual Text and Alt-text and you might be surprised at their discussion on PowerPoint and adding a description of decorative to the alt-text in the PPT draft. They also talk about AAA accessibility considerations and why it can be an unreachable goal to be 100% AAA compliant. Do not forget to use Promo code EARLYB22 to get $75 off the upcoming course happening September 15th!
Next Episode
The "Last Mile" approach to document accessibility
Chad and Dax talk about the "Last Mile" approach to creating accessible documents. They discuss the tools to help you get your documents passed that last mile and what to do when you simply don't have time.
Have you ever heard of the H tag? We know about H1 through H6 but the seldom talked about H tag has been long forgotten because NVDA and JAWS simply voice this tag as a paragraph rather than voicing "Heading." Listen in as Chad and Dax talk about what they discovered regarding this tag and how it can now be utilized in your documents (with some caveats) and don't forget to download the Accessibility Quick Reference Card at the top of our homepage accessibilityunraveled.com
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