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Access to Information Technology& Website Development
Studio MŽtis
Jonathan Lyn-Shue
Carlo Ignacio

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Problem set/ Needs
Goals 
Solutions >> Fulfill Needs

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Questionnaire
Audience
Design
Accessibility & Web standards
Content
Comparable Sites
Logo
Timeline
Budget

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AUDIENCE

Who is your core audience?
Age range?
Expectations?
Comfort level on the internet?
How new/old are your audience's computers?

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DESIGN
Style:  conservative, funky, colorful, futuristic, urban, flashy, warm
Colors, color schemes, combinations
Logo integration
Images  
Download speed considerations?
Computer

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ACCESSIBILITY

What are web standards?
A set of rules created to standardize how information is communicated on the internet.
What is accessibility?
The ability to obtain and use content from the web in a useful manner.
The primary focus of accessibility is access by people with disabilities.

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Content
What pages do you need?
Home Page
About Us
Contact

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Comparable Sites
Design Inspiration
Industry Leaders
Popular Sites

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Timeline
Design Phase
Development Phase
Testing Phase
Debugging Phase
Final Deliverables

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Budget

Is pro-bono work feasible?
Large Corporations
Tax Write Off Consideration
*Exchange services for advertising 
Collaborative projects between departments/agencies/institutions to divert expenses

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Seeking Outside Help

Talk to your staff (ie. Personal references)
Talk to sister/brother programs about their external resources
Review favorite sites and reach out to their webmaster

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How can technology meet our needs?

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Accessibility in Detail

508 compliance
Accessibility = Usability
The goal of accessibility is to design a website to communicate information to more people in more situations. 
Audience: organizations serving youth  with disabilities

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Accessibility: Disability Types 

Visual disabilities:
Colorblindness
Cataracts
Long sightedness
Others:
Cognitive
Mobile
Hearing

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Accessibility in Websites
Better design & implementation
HTML & CSS for presentation
Smart, intuitive navigation
Providing information in text rather than images (equivalents)

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Accessibility Tools
Assistive Technology
Tools & resources used by individuals with disabilities to help improve their online experience.
Examples:
Screen Reader, Voice browser, Window-Eyes, JAWS, OutSpoken (MAC)

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Accessibility Compliance Testing
Webxact 
A-Prompt
UseableNet 
WebAIM's WAVE 3.0 

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How will working with IT help your youth organization?
Simplify processes involved in:
Education Planning
Career Planning
Job Search
Establish comfort zone with computers and accessibility tools to allow children to independently browse youth-oriented content on the internet. 

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Training Process
Introduction to assistive technologies
Learning to find accessible sites on the internet

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Accessibility Myths
Accessibility is just for blind people
Accessible websites are ugly and boring
Accessibility is expensive and difficult
Offering a text-only version is good enough

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End

Thank you participating in today's session. 
We hope that all of you continue to stay motivated in your  progress towards building Accessible Websites and Multimedia. Studio MŽtis was born from the notion that Creativity should never be compromised. We encourage all of our partners to work with technology instead of against it. 
For more information on Studio MŽtis  please visit our website at www.studio-metis.com

Carlo Ignacio & Jonathan Lyn-Shue