Designing for Accessibility

July 31, 2020

Accessibility means that people with a broad range of abilities, including visual, motor, auditory, speech, or cognitive disabilities, can use websites and other services. 

Accessibility is essential to a successful website. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that one in four U.S. adults – 61 million Americans – have a disability. And if that number were not compelling enough, accessibility is the law.

On Friday, July 31 at 1 PM, the HCD Community of Practice welcomed iQIES team members Htet Htet Aung, UX Designer, and Sandra Clark, Front-end Developer, to explore:

• Fundamentals of accessibility and UX
• Whom are we trying to help, and why does it matter?
• Incorporating accessibility into the design process

CMS Program Analyst/COR/Section 508 Clearance Officer Brinda Large joined for a panel discussion and Q&A.

Brinda is ISG’s 508 Compliance subject matter expert and is involved with accessibility from solicitation to testing to document remediation. Htet Htet specializes in medical applications and accessibility. Her interest in accessibility advocacy began as a researcher for mobile-based text input for people with cerebral palsy and Parkinson’s at Carnegie Mellon University. Sandra has had an abiding interest in accessibility for over 15 years. She has spoken at several programming conferences about the how and why of accessibility. 

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Session Panelists

Brinda Large  – Analyst/COR/Section 508 Clearance Officer

Htet Htet Aung – UX Designer, iQIES

 Sandra Clark, Front-end Developer  – Front-end Developer, iQIES