Designing with Accessibility in Mind
08/23/22 • 40 min
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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!
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!
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7 accessibility fails you can discover using NVDA
Check out this episode as we walk through 7 accessibility fails you would never know where there without testing with a NVDA. We sneak in about 5 or 6 other things to watch out for as well. If you don't have the PDF that goes with this episode you can download it on our website chaxchat.com or reach out to us on LinkedIn for a copy.
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5 Ways to get your team on board with accessibility?
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!
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