Web Accessibility Standards
Here are the guiding principles we use for Universal Design and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 Level AA.
Universal Design
Universal Design principles seek to create accessible experiences in the built environment. The UXO looks for ways to adapt and integrate those principles into interface design.
Information technology solutions should be:
- Equitable
- Flexible
- Simple and intuitive
- Perceptible
- Error tolerant
- Require minimal physical effort
- Supportive of adequate size and space
WCAG 2.0 Level AA
The World Wide Web Consortium's Web Content Accessibility Guidelines offer editors, designers and developers objective criteria for designing accessible digital experiences.
Perceivable
Experiences should not rely on any one physical or sensory abilities to perceive content. We promote the inclusion of users with diverse abilities by encouraging content that can be experienced through varied modalities.
Operable
The UXO creates design considerations for users who rely on keyboards or switch operation devices to use and interact with ICT. We push for interactions that respect the pace of users with diverse abilities and provide enough time to achieve objectives.
Understandable
The UXO believes in creating User Interfaces and User Interactions that are consistent; both to lower the cognitive load and to promote an intuitive User Experience. We advocate for design that appears and behaves in predictable ways as a foundational principle of our work.
Robust
The UXO works to produce User Experiences that are solid in their foundation; not only for the technology of today, but for those new and emerging technologies. We seek to balance an infrastructure of integrity with an innovative spirit.