Dashboard Week: Accessibility Dashboard

For accessibility training, we were tasked with creating a dashboard with Accessibility elements.

We were given the data for “Fix My Street Glasglow Dataset.”

Some of the elements I incorporated were:

Titles and Captions: Make sure the titles are clear and have a reasonable size. And make sure any text or instructions in the title are clear and easy to follow.

Color: Color is very important in any visualization, but it's important to remember that certain color combinations are difficult to see by people who are color-blind. Always keep into consideration who your audience is and if there's anyone that may be colorblind. Therefore, use Color-Blind Palette to ensure the dashboard is accessible.

Assistive Technology: Make sure to test and make sure that your dashboard can work with Assistive technologies such as Windows Narrator. For this to work, you can test it by publishing the dashboard on Tableau Public and activating “Narrator.” Once it is activated you can click the Tab to navigate around the dashboard.

Perceivable: Ensure that non-text content has text alternatives, and use Alt text for images and buttons to provide descriptive information.

Navigable: Design the dashboard to be easily Navigable, allowing users to navigate through it easily, whether they are using a mouse or not.

For the dashboard I created.


I ensured they were big and clear for my title and wrote a description of the dashboard below my title. I ensured that my KPIs were easy to read and that there was enough space between the charts. I added a description of the chart below the chart title to give a piece of quick information about the chart. This is useful if any assistive technology is used. It can read out loud a key takeaway from that specific chart. I also added a download button to download the information as Crosstab in case the information wants to be used on another program. I tried not to add filters and highlighted the key points to make it easier to understand overall.

By working on the dashboard and incorporating accessibility elements, I better understood the significance of making sure the dashboard or any visualization can be viewed and comprehended among a diverse user group. It is crucial to cater to a wide range of individuals as we don't know who will view our dashboard or visualizations.

Author:
Jose De La Rosa
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