Lectures > 8. Web Accessibility

Today we will be talking about web accessibility (and answering any questions before taking Quiz 1 on Wednesday).

Today's Activities

For today, please do the following:

1. Download the Exercise Files

2. Complete the Assigned Readings

1. Laura Geley (2018). UX and the Importance of Web Accessibility.
2. Designing accessible services.
3. Groves, Karl (Sept., 2013). The 6 Simplest Web Accessibility Tests Anyone Can Do.
4. Dodson, Rob (2018). Watch: How I do an accessibility check -- A11ycasts #11.

Optional Readings

1. (Oct., 2019). Supreme Court allows blind people to sue retailers if their websites are not accessible. LA Times
2. Stokel-Walker, Chris (Oct., 2019). Researchers are making memes accessible to the blind. Medium
3. Ladner, Richard (Mar-Apr, 2015). Design for User Empowerment. Interactions (ACM)

3. Review the Slides

1. Designing with Accessibility in Mind

4. Watch the Lecture Video(s)