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Workshop Report: W4A—International Cross Disciplinary Workshop on Web Accessibility 2004

Workshop Report: W4A—International Cross Disciplinary Workshop on Web Accessibility 2004 W 4 A - International CrossDisciplinary Workshop on Web Accessibility 2004 Workshop Report Simon Harper, Yeliz Yesilada, and Carole Goble Information Management Group Dept of Computer Science, University of Manchester Manchester UK http://w4a.man.ac.uk (sharperlyesiladYlcarole) @cs.man.ac.uk 1. INTRODUCTION Layout and strncture are key to good visual design. They are the conduit for both the content and the graphics. Moreover, they are important for disabled people (e.g. dyslexic users) and specifically visually impaired users, as they need to be quickly and easily interacted with. The workshop aimed to address layout, structure, and presentation from the viewpoint of accessibility and good visual design; where these are in opposition, the workshop aimed to facilitate discussion between interested p~trties so that a solution (or at least the beginnings of a solution) can be formulated - in effect we ask the question 'Does Accessible Mean Dull?'. We support inclusive design; however, how can this be the case if users have differing needs? The organizers also assert that no one should be hindered when interacting with layout. Will making layout accessible hinder sighted or 'conventional' users? Conventional workshops on accessibility tended to be single disciplinary in nature. However, we were concerned that a single disciplinary http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png ACM SIGCAPH Computers and the Physically Handicapped Association for Computing Machinery

Workshop Report: W4A—International Cross Disciplinary Workshop on Web Accessibility 2004

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W 4 A - International CrossDisciplinary Workshop on Web Accessibility 2004 Workshop Report Simon Harper, Yeliz Yesilada, and Carole Goble Information Management Group Dept of Computer Science, University of Manchester Manchester UK http://w4a.man.ac.uk (sharperlyesiladYlcarole) @cs.man.ac.uk 1. INTRODUCTION Layout and strncture are key to good visual design. They are the conduit for both the content and the graphics. Moreover, they are important for disabled people (e.g. dyslexic users) and specifically visually impaired users, as they need to be quickly and easily interacted with. The workshop aimed to address layout, structure, and presentation from the viewpoint of accessibility and good visual design; where these are in opposition, the workshop aimed to facilitate discussion between interested p~trties so that a solution (or at least the beginnings of a solution) can be formulated - in effect we ask the question 'Does Accessible Mean Dull?'. We support inclusive design; however, how can this be the case if users have differing needs? The organizers also assert that no one should be hindered when interacting with layout. Will making layout accessible hinder sighted or 'conventional' users? Conventional workshops on accessibility tended to be single disciplinary in nature. However, we were concerned that a single disciplinary

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ACM SIGCAPH Computers and the Physically Handicapped – Association for Computing Machinery

Published: Jun 1, 2003

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