Institutional Web Management Workshop 2011:
Responding to Change

Parallel Sessions A1: Accessibility, Inclusiveness and the Mobile Web

Title:

A1: Accessibility, Inclusiveness and the Mobile Web

Session Tag:

#A1

Time:

Tuesday 26th July 2011 at 15:30 - 17:00

Facilitators:

Richard Prowse, Bournemouth University and Sharon Steeples, University of Essex.

Room:

Palmer 1.05 (First Floor)

Abstract:

As more and more people turn to smartphones to access the web, institutional web managers are presented with a number of challenges.

In this session we will examine the role of the mobile web versus apps, and how - we can begin to form a solution - by focusing on the needs of our users, combined with the principles of responsive design.

In this session you will learn:

• why we need to extend our definition of accessibility.
• the importance of putting mobile first.
• the role of responsive design in developing a truly inclusive web.
• how HTML5/CSS3 can help.
• why apps still have a place.

Materials

This presentation is available on the Slideshare repository and embedded below.