Accessibility and Usability Standards
In the realm of technology, accessibility and usability standards play crucial roles. Understand the relationship between accessibility and usability standards to ensure efficient and effective technology access for all users. Dive into measuring effectiveness, efficiency, and satisfaction while involving diverse users in testing processes. Learn how to evaluate technologies by focusing on user experiences and incorporating feedback from individuals with disabilities. Discover insights from the PEAT TechCheck and enhance your understanding of accessibility in the workplace.
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Peat Talks User Testing for Accessibility March 17th, 2016 Sharron Rush Co-founder, Executive Director Knowbility, Inc.
How do they relate? Accessibility Formal standard: Commonly defined by Section 508 or WCAG conformance (adopted by ISO in 2012) Usability Formal standard: ISO9241: effectiveness, efficiency and satisfaction with which specified users achieve specified goals in particular environments.
Usable accessibility People with disabilities can efficiently and effectively - acquire the same information - perform the same interactions - actively produce as well as consume content withsatisfaction.
In the workplace Electronic information and communication tools are used for countless tasks.
How to measure effectiveness, efficiency, and satisfaction?
Ask Users! Diverse users need equal technology access
Poll: Who has taken the PEAT TechCheck?
From the PEAT TechCheck Understanding Accessibility We have a good understanding of how people with disabilities experience technology and how it affects their work life.
more from TechCheck Evaluating our technologies We rely on employees with disabilities to identify problems We involve people with disabilities (employees and non-employees) in testing.
Resources Integrate people with any usability testing your company or agency does. Read about diverse needs at the W3C s How People with Disabilities Use the Web Option for remote usability testing with Knowbility s AccessWorks database - and if you want to join as tester, use promo code PEAT
Thank you! Let s hear from you Questions or comments?
