Juliana
Smith
SHEQ Performance and Analytics Specialist at BOC UK & Ireland
"The Essential Guide to Digital Accessibility: Ensuring Inclusivity and Compliance"
"The Essential Guide to Digital Accessibility: Ensuring Inclusivity and Compliance"
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Session: The Essential Guide to Digital Accessibility: Ensuring Inclusivity and Compliance
In today’s digital age, ensuring accessibility in digital content is not just a legal obligation but a moral imperative. This session, led by Juliana Smith, delves into the critical importance of digital accessibility, highlighting its significance in creating inclusive user experiences. Attendees will gain insights into the principles of accessibility, including visual, auditory, cognitive, and physical considerations. The session will cover the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) and their application in making digital content perceivable, operable, understandable, and robust for all users. Participants will learn practical strategies for implementing accessibility features in digital documents, such as using structured headings, providing alternative text for images, ensuring keyboard navigability, and maintaining high contrast ratios. The session will also emphasize the benefits of digital accessibility, including expanded market reach, enhanced user experience, and legal compliance. By the end of this session, attendees will be equipped with the knowledge and tools to create accessible digital content that meets WCAG standards and promotes inclusivity for all users.Key Takeaways
- Understanding the importance of Digital Accessibility
- Understanding and Implementing WCAG Standards
- Recognise the importance of legal compliance and the expanded market reach through digital accessibility
Bio
With an academic background in Physical Oceanography and Data Science, Juliana is an award-winning IT Chartered Professional with over 15 years of experience working with data across diverse industries, including Oil & Gas, Infrastructure, and Real Estate.At work, she specialises in managing, designing, and delivering business reporting solutions using Business Intelligence tools, such as Power BI. She is also dedicated to digital accessibility, with knowledge of the WCAG framework, she advocates for inclusive technology solutions to ensure equal access for all users.
