A presentation at HelloA11Y Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2021 by Todd Libby
Start Your A11y Journey How to become an Accessibility Advocate Todd Libby - @toddlibby
100% Accessibility Advocate
One BILLION people! 15%* of the world has a disability of some form. • Cognitive *https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/disability-and-health
Many types we know of. • Cognitive • Visual
But there are many more. • Cognitive • Visual • Motor Skill
There are disabilities that aren’t seen. • Cognitive • Visual • Motor Skill • Situational • Invisible
Buy-In
Advocate
Assess
Establish
More Buy-In
Importance
Laws & Guidelines Different laws for different countries • USA: American Disabilities Act (ADA) • Canada: Accessible Canada Act (ACT) • EU: EN 301 549 - When WCAG 2.2 is released, it will be considered for inclusion in the EU standard. • England: Equality Act 2010, combined several equal access acts and regulations, including the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA). BSI 8878 standard. • Find out more! https://www.telerik.com/blogs/the-internationalaccessibility-standards-you-need-to-follow
Lived Experiences
Evolving
Employ!
Understand
Ask!
“…our industry as a whole thinks less and less abut accessibility (not that we ever had an A ga on the subject), and talks less and less about progressive enhancement, preferring to chase ephemeral goal posts of over-engineered solut to non-problems.” — Jeffrey Zeldman
“Accessibility is a right. NOT a privilege. Todd 🦞
Thank You!
Tips on getting buy-in from stakeholders, executives, and colleagues to implement and practice accessibility at the workplace and for folks who are starting their accessibility journey and how to advocate for projects to include accessibility and educate for accessibility in your workflows.
for free. You
can too.