WEBSITE ACCESSIBILITY The Museum of Islamic Art, Doha 4 November 2014 TECHSHARE MIDDLE EAST
WEBSITE ACCESSIBILITYThe Museum of Islamic Art, Doha
4 November 2014
TECHSHARE MIDDLE EAST
Ian Edelman, Head of Online Content, Museum of Islamic Art
November 2011
Single pageSeptember 2012
Interim websiteJanuary 2013
NEW BUILD WEBSITE
• Go-live to coincide with new branding launch• Aiming for AA compliance• Accessibility included in specification for build
New websiteDecember 2013
RESPONSIVE DESIGN
SUBMITTED TO MADA FOR TESTING
FAILED!
But not too badly… so we began to fix things
THE BIG THINGS WE FIXED
• Colour contrast – Branding colours were the problem
THE BIG THINGS WE FIXED
• Tabbing through dropdown horizontal navigation• Skip Navigation• Added controls to image sliders
THE BIG THINGS WE FIXED
• Moving vertical navigation from right side to left side
THE BIG THINGS WE FIXED
• Events Calendar, tabbing problems
THE BIG THINGS WE FIXED
• Built a sitemap
WE FIXED LOTS OF LITTLE THINGS
And now…
• Good accessibility support usability• Monitoring and testing all new content and changes• Continuous improvement• Making accessible PDFs
STILL TO DO
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Ian [email protected] 4422 4209
Head of Online ContentMuseum of Islamic Art