Whether you're using relative font sizes for those with low vision, or keyboard functionality for those with motor issues, creating more accessible tech comm content for people with disabilities also makes it easier to navigate and follow for people without disabilities.

1. The Many Facets of
Accessibility in
Technical
Communication
Char James-Tanny
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2. I Parent by Text Message
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3. Knowing the Audience
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4. Keep Out
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5. Open 24 Hours
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6. Some Types of Disabilities
 Sensory
 Physical
 Cognitive
 Intellectual
 Situational
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7. WCAG 2.0 and POUR
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8. Easy Tasks - Structure
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9. Headings
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10. Short Sentences and Paragraphs
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11. Second Person, Active Voice, Present
Tense
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12. Vocabulary
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13. Lists
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14. Easy Tasks - Format
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15. Use Left-justified Paragraphs
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16. Color Contrast
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17. Resizing Text
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18. Techniques
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19. Keyboard Functionality
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20. Captions and Transcripts
 It Gets Better: Gay Men’s Chorus of Los
Angeles “True Colors”
 NASA | Operation IceBridge Flies the Ice
Caps
 Osama Bin Laden Dead: Obama Speech
Video and Transcript
 Hamlet
 IRS Tax Tips: Direct Deposit
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21. Don’t Remove :focus
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22. Alt Attributes
 <img src=“file.png”
width=“200”
height=“200” />
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23. Other Issues To be Aware Of
 Link text
 Tables
 Forms
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24. Other Resources
 Conferences and Unconferences
 http://www.accessibilitycamp.org/
 CSUN
 Twitter (#a11y)
 WCAG 2.0
 WebAIM
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25. Questions and Answers
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Thank you!
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