Real-world Techniques for Accessible Design - A Case Study

Real-world Techniques for Accessible Design - A Case Study

Presented by Joe Welinske of Blink UX (https://blinkux.com)

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Blink UX conducted an accessibility review for a new VeriCite web-based product. VeriCite is widely used by educational organizations for assessment of the originality of academic works. The Blink team was engaged to conduct a review of the accessibility of a software product that was already well into development.

As an accessibility specialist at Blink UX, Joe Welinske conducted the review for VeriCite. He’ll be detailing the techniques used, issues encountered, and the path to solutions.

Additional Session Detail

The overall objective was to ensure a robust experience for all users of the software. The review of the system used industry best practices for accessible design with attention to the WCAG 2.0 AA standards. The study identified a wide variety of potential issues which were presented to VeriCite as specific actionable recommendations.

You’ll learn

• How the WAVE tool was used for a broad, initial evalution

• The benefits and challenges of using keyboard-only access for testing

• The benefits and challenges of the NVDA screen reader for testing

• About specific findings and recommendations

• How the information was communicated to VeriCite

Joe Welinske has been involved in the design and development of software for over thirty years. Most of his work is as an independent practitioner. Joe is the program manager for Blink’s annual user experience conference ConveyUX as well as contributing in the areas of accessibility and content strategy. He is a senior lecturer at the U. of Washington for a variety of courses.

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