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PRIORITIZING P PEOPLE Accessibilit ility and Dig igit ital l Co Colle llectio ions Nat athan an T Tal allman an, Han anning Chen, an and H Heat ather Alexan ander ABOUT UT US US Pro roduct Owner, r, Pro roduct Analyst, and
Pro roduct Owner, r, Pro roduct Analyst, and User r Inter erface D e Des esigner er
You may be familiar with the roles or have them in your organization. But you have users. You probably want users to use your collections. But your users may have impairments. Thinking about your collections through the lens of these roles may help you make your collections more accessible to impaired users.
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YOU HAVE B E BEEN EEN S SMOTE E AND ARE E IMPA PAIRED ED.
provided if necessary.
laptops (installed with NVDA and JAWS software), try using your organization’s digital collections. (Or any
Was it easy? How did the experience make you feel, personally?
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choose one to explore.
your chosen collection.
the search results. Select one result view the object.
format was the original? Go back to the homepage.
least three fields, one of them being a phrase search.
(pretend) and download some objects.
work, and liaises with other stakeholders.
stakeholders/rest of the organization.
it’s the product owner’s job to deliver an accessible application.
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It can be e a fight for res esources es, but A FO FOCUS S ON A ACCESSI SSIBILITY O OFT FTEN LEADSTO A B BET ETTER ER EX EXPER PERIEN ENCE FO FOR A ALL USE SERS. S.
Headings clarify the structure of a page. The accessibility requirement
Accessibility requires texts to have enough contrast with background. This works better for other types of users as well. E nforcing ALT text on image & UI elements will help everyone better understand the contents and functions of a website.
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For example:
OUR PH PHYSICAL S SPA PACES ES ARE A E ACCES ESSIBLE, E, OUR DIGITAL SPA PACES ES NEED EED TO BE E TOO
W AI / / W CA CAG
W3C Web Accessibility Initiative, including the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 (June 2018)
Se Section 50 504, 4, 50 508
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 prohibits programs receiving federal funding from discriminating against people with disabilities through inaccessible interfaces.
Univ iversal l Desi sign
Universal design considers all users, including those with disabilities, and reduces or eliminates the need for adaptive technologies.
Tit itle le I II, ADA DA
Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals from public entities.
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OCLC’S NEW H HOSTED V VERSION OF CONTENTdm ADVER ERTISED ED A ACCES ESSIBILITY IMPROVEM EMEN
E AS ASKED FOR A A TRIAL AL.
self-hosted instance. Crashed on the Dean’s husband.
but was 2+ years away.
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ALWAYS D DO YOUR O OWN T TESTING.
test new CONTENTdm with some of our collection.
messaging and strongly worded emails sent.
additional rounds of testing and report sharing.
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Educ ducation o n of e everyone ne on n the he pr produc duction n cha hain i n is
going. g.
SO ARE WE
W e are f for
to
with h pa partne ners on n accessibi bility issu ssues. Accessib ibilit ility is is still ill evolv lvin ing. W e lear arned a a lot an and star art t to lo look at accessib ibilit ility from a new ew a angle. e. Standa ndards ds are still be being ng establ blishe hed a d and nd revised. d. CONTE TENTd Tdm team am at at OCL CLC C is s taking the i issu ssue se seriousl sly and nd is c cont ntinuo nuous usly mak aking accessib ibilit ility improvem emen ents to to our ur pr produc duct.
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starting UI.
incremental release undergoes some form of accessibility testing.
planned for major releases.
features to maintain focus on core accessibility for graceful fallback.
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WORKING WITH VENDORS
the team who developed it
accessibility
be downloaded as a Chrome extension
constantly working to make improvements to
DEVELOPING YOUR OWN
(WCAG) and human using adaptive tech
hidden content and for skipping non-primary content
Your websi site is s only as s sm smart as s you allow it W he hen n upl uploadi ding ng c cont ntent nt
description; not Page 01, Page02, Page 03
W hen c conf nfiguring W CT
mindful of headings (make sure your site doesn't have too many headings)
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Penn State University, Digital Preservation Librarian
Nathan Tallman, @ @mad adcow1029
OCLC, Product Analyst
Hanni ning Che hen, @ @oclc
OCLC, User Interface Designer
Heather Alexander, @ @halex exdee ee
Thank you to our colleagues Michael Tribone (UX/UI Designer) and Linda Klimczyk (Assistant Head, I-Tech) at Penn State University Libraries for their feedback.
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PRIORITIZING PEOPLE Accessibility and Digital Collections Nathan Tallman, Hanning Chen, and Heather Alexander ABOUT US Product Owner, Product Analyst, and User Interface Designer You may be familiar with the roles or have them in your organization. But you have users. You probably want users to use your collections. But your users may have impairments. Thinking about your collections through the lens of these roles may help you make your collections more accessible to impaired users. ACTIVITY YOU HAVE BEEN SMOTE AND ARE IMPAIRED.
try using your organization’s digital collections. (Or any online digital collection.)
you feel, personally? Activity
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PRODUCT OWNERSHIP
an accessible application. BETTER FOR EVERYONE It can be a fight for resources, but A FOCUS ON ACCESSIBILITY OFTEN LEADS TO A BETTER EXPERIENCE FOR ALL USERS. Headings clarify the structure of a page. The accessibility requirement on headings will help creating a logical and coherent website in general. Accessibility requires texts to have enough contrast with background. This works better for other types of users as well. Enforcing ALT text on image & UI elements will help everyone better understand the contents and functions of a website. WEB ACCESSIBILITY OUR PHYSICAL SPACES ARE ACCESSIBLE, OUR DIGITAL SPACES NEED TO BE TOO W3C Web Accessibility Initiative, including the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 (June 2018) WAI / WCAG Universal design considers all users, including those with disabilities, and reduces or eliminates the need for adaptive technologies. Universal Design The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 prohibits programs receiving federal funding from discriminating against people with disabilities through inaccessible interfaces. Section 504, 508 Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals from public entities. Title II, ADA CONTENTdm 6.x OCLC’S NEW HOSTED VERSION OF CONTENTdm ADVERTISED ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS. WE ASKED FOR A TRIAL.
husband.
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CONTENTdm Responsive ALWAYS DO YOUR OWN TESTING.
collection.
additional rounds of testing and report sharing. ACCESSIBILITY IS MATURING CULTURAL HERITAGE OBJECTS REPOSITORY
form of accessibility testing.
accessibility for graceful fallback.
BEST PRACTICES FOR ADAPTING & CREATING ACCESSIBLE DIGITAL COLLECTION INTERFACES WORKING WITH VENDORS
DEVELOPING YOUR OWN
Accessible Content Your website is only as smart as you allow it
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When uploading content
site doesn't have too many headings) When configuring WCT QUESTIONS? Penn State University, Digital Preservation Librarian Nathan Tallman, @madcow1029 OCLC, Product Analyst Hanning Chen, @oclc OCLC, User Interface Designer Heather Alexander, @halexdee
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