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Engineering WEB ACCESSIBILITY for OLDER PEOPLE School of Computing University of Dundee, Scotland David Sloan Donostia-San Sebastian, 24 November 2009
Outline of my talk ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Introducing myself ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Older people as web users ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Older people as web users ,[object Object],[object Object]
Older people and accessibility issues ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Dynamic diversity ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Key design barriers ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Web Accessibility for older people: Best Practice ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Web Accessibility vs Design for older Web users ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Why is web accessibility not (yet) enough to support older web users ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Problem: WCAG, UAAG and research-derived guidelines for older people ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Problem: additional issues for Web content authors ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Problem: awareness and attitudes of older people to accessibility ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Ways forward: Developers and content providers ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Ways forward: Supporting changing access needs ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Ways forward: Involving older people more effectively in design ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Summary ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Acknowledgments
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Engineering Web Accessibility for Older People

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