Introduction to digital accessibility

What are disabilities and barriers? How can accessibility and assistive technology help disabled people? What guidelines and laws are relevant for web designers and developers?

The slides are available online or as a PDF download (3 MB).

Links

• Disability in the EU: facts and figures, European Council
• Inclusive 101 Guidebook, PDF, Microsoft
• Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, W3C
• WCAG Understanding Docs, W3C
• Web Accessibility Directive, European Union
• European Accessibility Act, European Union
• EN 301 549, ETSI / Government of Canada