Pre-conference workshop

Designing for Accessibility: Beyond the Basics

Derek Featherstone

23/03/2007 (Friday). Half day (am)

Information Architects are well-positioned to be involved in nearly every aspect of web site and application design and development. This requires knowledge in areas beyond that which might be familiar to most IAs. In this workshop we’ll look at the latest in Web Accessibility to get "beyond the basics" with which most people will be familiar.

Throughout this half-day workshop we’ll examine components from real web sites and applications to see where they’ve gone wrong, where they’ve gone right, and learn strategies for improvement that demonstrate core aspects of accessibility and usability for people with disabilities. The session includes both demonstrations of assistive technology, and highlights relevant code snippets in a simplified form. We’ll look at more accessible forms, more accessible and usable search interfaces, Ajax-enhanced interaction, and designing navigation.