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Be the Villain

Presenters Eric Bailey — GitHub Description Content warning: This presentation contains material that may be disturbing. Topics used to illustrate subversive design include domestic abuse, drug abuse, genocide, harassment, racism, stalking, school shooting and swatting. Historically, design’s goal was to make things as easy to use for as many people as possible. However, as software matures […]

Proactive Accessibility Not Reactive Remediation

Presenters Amber Hinds — Equalize Digital Description On websites with many contributors including faculty, student workers, and others who’re new to website accessibility, real-time accessibility feedback in the content management system is vital to ensure ongoing accessibility. Relying on weekly or monthly scans of already published content and retroactive remediation when problems are found increases the […]

Accessible by Design

Presenters Steve Burns — Penn State World Campus Ritu Jayakar — Outreach and Online Education Description Adopting accessibility early into the design process is how the marketing team of Penn State Outreach and Online Education produces all print and digital designs. Gone are the days of post-production file remediation, now accessibility criteria are considered from […]