Accessibilitype! (TypeCon2013: Portl&)

I gave this talk at “TypeCon2013: Portl&.” Additional notes are coming (follow me on Twitter — @erikvorhes — for updates).

1. Accessibilitype! Erik Vorhes · TypeCon2013: Portl& · 25 August 2013
2. Accessibility is about inclusion.
3. Accessibility is about breaking down barriers.
4. Accessibility is not only about blindness.
5. Guess that typeface!
7. Georgia
9. Verdana
11. Comic Sans
13. Zapf Dingbats
14. Accessible Typography
15. • Whitespace • Color & Contrast • Size • Weight
16. Accessible Type
17. 1Il 0Oo ij Helvetica 1Il 0Oo ij Georgia 1Il 0Oo ij Lucida Grande 1Il 0Oo ij Times New Roman 1Il 0Oo ij Verdana 1Il 0Oo ij Trebuchet 1Il 0Oo ij Comic Sans
18. What about webfonts?
27. Time to play.
28. The Wife’s Lament Exeter Book, folio 115ª
44. Resources • Web Content Accessibility Guidelines http://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/wcag.php • WebAIM http://webaim.org • Colo(u)r Contrast http://snook.ca/technical/colour_contrast/colour.html http://webaim.org/resources/contrastchecker • xScope http://xscopeapp.com
45. Thank you! http://erik.vorh.es @erikvorhes “Accessibilitype!” · TypeCon2013: Portl&