Designing Inclusive Experiences to Maximize Reach and Satisfaction
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The document discusses Microsoft's immersive reader, which enhances comprehension and encourages independent reading with 10 million users monthly and is freely available. It emphasizes the importance of accessibility in design, highlighting barriers faced by people with disabilities and offering strategies for integrating accessibility into technology development. Additionally, it provides guidelines for accessibility testing and resources for further education on the topic.
Designing Inclusive Experiences to Maximize Reach and Satisfaction
- 3. Accessibility Shocker Immersive Reader, part of Microsoft Learning Tools 10 million users per month Improves comprehension Encourages Independent reading Simple to use Available for free (Edge, Word, etc.) Started as a hack-a-thon 10 million not enough for you? 1.2 billion people with disabilities worldwide
- 4. “A mismatched interaction between a person and their environment is a function of design. Change the environment, not the body. For people who design and develop technology, every choice we make either raises or lowers these barriers.” – Kat Holmes (Inclusive expert)
- 5. Maybe you’ve heard things like: We don’t have any accessibility users…why bother? Forget accessibility work if it means it’ll cost! My resources are maxed out! Do I really need to be hassled with accessibility? I can’t sacrifice my UI!
- 6. Why Invest in Accessibility? Reach Usability Compliance Helping people
- 7. Be the Hero in your Industry!
- 8. Steps to be a Hero - High value, low effort Think about talking to people in management If possible, find an accessibility champion and get them on board Think about hiring or consulting with an accessibility expert or user Try not to think of accessibility as an add-on
- 9. Design Principles - Make this easier for yourself Standard controls Programmatic access – UI Automation (UIA) Windows inbox accessibility tools using UIA Narrator (For people who are blind) Magnifier (For people who have low vision) Windows Speech Recognition (For people with mobility issues) Fully keyboard accessible Respect user settings Test with assistive technology (AT) http://aka.ms/DevForAccessibility
- 11. Accessibility Testing Summary Test keyboard accessibility Verify the contrast ratio of visible text Verify your app in high contrast Verify your app with display and other user settings Verify main app scenarios by using Narrator Run accessibility testing tools, like Inspect and AccEvent
- 12. Call to action Continue your education at – http://aka.ms/DevForAccessibility Accessibility in the Store Accessible custom controls UI Automation (UIA) Videos, code samples, etc. Accessibility testing Much, much more