Intro to Digital Accessibility

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Hayley in Higher Ed | Professor at UCCS

Dr. Hayley Blackburn

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Professor HB focuses on technical editing and writing practices, audio and video strategies for technical information, and social media for strategic communication. During her career in and out of higher education, she has worked in content marketing with social media, public relations, professional development, and student success/advising. She currently teaches classes on professional and technical writing. Hayley also hosts episodes of Inspired in Higher Ed, where she and Dr. Grant Clayton talk with a guest about the research and work that inspired their passions.

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Intro to Digital Accessibility

Hayley in Higher Ed | Professor at UCCS

1 hour 13 minutes 36 seconds

8 months ago

Intro to Digital Accessibility

This lecture covers an Introduction to Digital Accessibility as part of the Introduction to Technical Writing and Presentation series.

Accessibility is the broad subject and term that describes the quality of being easily reached, entered, or used who have a disability. As technical writers we narrow that to digital accessibility, which is specific to information and content.

The lecture is divided into three core sections.

First we will define digital accessibility for our work by exploring models of disability and imaging a few user personas with what it means for our products.
Then we will discuss the legal standards for accessibility. We have national and international standards to follow in our content because ignoring accessibility represents form discrimination. We will also talk about the benefits to companies of following these standards–beyond avoiding legal action.
The final section outlines concrete actions that we can take to create more usable content for everyone. We will go over the tools for accessibility checking inside of the products you might be using in this course and potential careers.