This will be a quick overview of the accessibility problem space to help people realize how important it is and how Drupal can help. We'll see why there is no excuse to not make a website accessible if you're developing for IE8 and under. Topics include: How many people we're talking about What kind of needs have to be addressed by web a11y Which specifications apply to which scenario How to read a11y specifications What can be used to help make a website accessible http://montpellier2015.drupaldays.org/sessions/accessibility-not-screenreaders

1. Accessibility is not for
screenreaders
Théodore'nod_'Biadala

2. Accessibility
is about people
in real life.

3. Like security,
accessibility
is a process.

4. alistapart.com/article/reframing-accessibility-for-the-web

5. alistapart.com/article/reframing-accessibility-for-the-web

6. Add accessibility scenarios
to your user stories.

7. « Steve began losing his vision about six years ago, but he’s
not completely blind. He has the screen text on his tablet
zoomed all the way up, but he’s prone to headaches if he tries
to read for too long. Steve uses the screen reader built into
the tablet to read him long emails or messages. »

8. Web Accessibility

10. Web Accessibility Initiative
WCAG — Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
ATAG — Authoring Tools Accessibility Guidelines
UAAG — User Agent Accessibility Guidelines
WAI-ARIA — Accessible Rich Internet Applications

11. Summary

12. WCAG 2.0 Guiding Principles
Perceivable— Available through sight, hearing, or touch.
Operable— Compatible with keyboard, mouse, touch…
Understandable— User-friendly, easy to comprehend.
Robust— Works across browsers, assistive technologies…

13. Checklist trap

15. Drupal
WCAG 2.0 AA
ATAG 2.0 AA
WAI-ARIA
drupal.org/about/accessibility

16. Drupal 8 tools
Core JavaScript API
drupal.org/project/devel_a11y
CKEditor (Soon)
Future: Quail JS library for testing

17. Accessibility documentation
drupal.org/node/394094
drupal.org/node/465106

18. Questions?
Théodore BIADALA
@nod_
theodore@biadala.net