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Re: Accessible color and contrast for projected presentations

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From: Sean Curtis
Date: Sep 2, 2014 5:24PM

Thanks all for the information. I'll be recommending we improve contrast to
at least AAA levels, and that we try to move away from Keynote/Powerpoint
in favour of an accessible, HTML based solution. Using HTML will allow
people to follow along on their own device, thus allowing them to benefit
from whatever assistive technologies they have set up for themselves.

Cheers,

Sean Curtis


On Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 4:07 AM, Olaf Drümmer < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> Hi,
>
> On 31 Aug 2014, at 23:18, Sean Curtis < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
> > In addition to web accessibility we're researching the accessibility of
> > slide decks for conference presentations for low vision users. We have a
> > gap in our knowledge here, and would really appreciate any input.
>
> I think trying to solve issues in the setup of and apparatus used for a
> presentation by optimising a file is a complete waste of efforts, in many
> less than perfect setups there is no possibility to succeed.
>
> A major building block of access and assistive technologies is that a user
> can adjust the presentation to her needs. There is no way a slide
> presentation presented through a video projector can be adjusted to an
> individual's person needs without disregarding the needs of others.
>
> To me it seems to be a much better approach to use alternative options in
> the presentation setup. One such option could be to use ad hoc screen
> sharing in some fashion. Options to do this are VNC (screen sharing over
> the LAN network, available in a couple of freeware options), web meeting
> or webinar solutions (GoToMeeting, WebEx, or the free of charge Google
> Hangout On Air, etc.). Low vision users for example have essentially the
> same display quality as if they viewed the slides on their computer or
> tablet, they could for example zoom in to enlarge portions of the
> page/slide.
>
> Olaf
>
> > > >