6 merge requests!12Accessibility website jen summer work,!9Q access 24 sp,!8Q access 24 sp,!5Latest update from Spring 2023,!4Latest update after pmp class,!3Updated content for week 3 and week 4 (week 4 still needs work)
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The goal of your final project is to explore an accessibility issue in more depth than you’ve been able to do in our projects so far. In choosing this project, you may want to draw from personal expertise, literature, or user data should you have access to it.
Your final project will have four phases:
# Idea pitch and team formation
By May 10, 2021, you will make a discussion post with an idea of your choosing, or express interest on one of the ideas posted by the staff or by other students on [Canvas](https://canvas.uw.edu/courses/1465814/discussion_topics/6329593) before class. *Every student needs to make a discussion post*. We will form breakout groups in class on May 10 and help you form teams. You are encouraged to continue conversations on Canvas or in a platform of your choosing and form teams.
## Finalizing team formation
By May 12 2021, please email the course staff following up on any conversation and with a *final list of team members*. Please also fill these details in this spreadsheet. *every team must email* the class staff. We do not anticipate any changes in teams at this point, but we can work with you on a case-by-case basis if there is a need to change teams. Please indicate this in your email to us.
By May 12, 2021, please email the course staff following up on any conversation and with a *final list of team members*. Please also fill these details in this spreadsheet. *Every team must email* the class staff. We do not anticipate any changes in teams at this point, but we can work with you on a case-by-case basis if there is a need to change teams. Please indicate this in your email to us.
# proposal
By May 17 2021, Please submit a one page abstract in an accessible document. Here is an outline of things we expect in the document:
# Proposal
By May 17, 2021, Please submit a one page abstract in an accessible document. Here is an outline of things we expect in the document:
1. Describe your project.
2. What is the accessibility problem you are trying to solve? Please also briefly state the importance of this problem to the disability community.
3. Report on the status of your team formation. Who are your team members? If you are working by yourself on the project, please indicate this in your proposal. You should have reached out to us and received approval to work solo by this point.
# Milestone one presentation
On May 23 2021, you will submit a slide deck with six slides that describe your progress with the project. You will present these slides in class. The slides should contain:
On May 23, 2021, you will submit a slide deck with six slides that describe your progress with the project. You will present these slides in class. The slides should contain:
- What access gap are you trying to address?
- Promise: How the world will be better based on your project?
- Obstacle: Why we don’t have this already?
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*Development*: We will check in on projects in part of class and/or office hours on a weekly basis to help provide guidance about progress on the milestones laid out in your timeline. Please drop by office hours if you need guidance on any aspect of your project. The course staff can work with you on a case-by-case basis if you are unable to attend office hours and would like to meet at a different time.
# Final Project deliverables
# Final project deliverables
On june 9, 2021, you will turn-in the final set of deliverables. These are:
- a public-facing website containing a write-up of your project.
- a slide deck presenting your work.
- a presentation of this slide deck in the scheduled final exam time for your class (June 9 6:30-8:20PM).
- a presentation of this slide deck in the scheduled final exam time for your class (9 June, 2021 6:30-8:20PM).
## Website
## website
You will make an accessible, public-facing webpage. [Here is an example tool from Microsoft](https://accessibilityinsights.io/docs/en/web/overview/) that will help you check for accessibility of your page. [Here is an article](https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2020/08/accessibility-chrome-devtools/) talking about ways to do this using Chrome's DevTools. We recognise that it may not be possible to produce a website with zero accessibility bugs if you are using built-in frameworks; while that should be your goals when designing websites, we expect you to make your best effort and minimize accessibility bugs on your page for this submission. Your webpage should contain the following:
- A brief, three-five minute captioned video motivating your project and describing your solution.
- text content with relevant links. This should contain:
