… One of the most common problems when designing for accessibility is knowing what needs you should design for. It’s not that we intentionally design to exclude users, it’s just that “we don’t know what we don’t know.” So, when it comes to accessibility, there’s a lot to know. How do we go about understandingContinueContinue reading “Designing For Accessibility And Inclusion — Smashing Magazine”
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Asos is praised for ‘leading the way’ after developing disability-friendly clothing line
Asos is praised for ‘leading the way’ in inclusive fashion after developing disability-friendly clothing line in collaboration with a Paralympic athlete An image of a model using a wheelchair on ASOS has been praised by shoppers The brand hired BBC’s Chloe Ball-Hopkins to model their new jumpsuit Chloe received a flood of support from othersContinueContinue reading “Asos is praised for ‘leading the way’ after developing disability-friendly clothing line”
Web Accessibility: The effort at Capital One Bank – SD Times
Web and mobile development focuses on technological inclusiveness, such as across operating systems, browsers and devices. Yet, as organizations become even more digital over time, human accessibility still isn’t getting the attention it should because there’s a general lack of awareness about the issue and how best to address it. … Where to start IfContinueContinue reading “Web Accessibility: The effort at Capital One Bank – SD Times”
Producing Positive Disability Stories: A Brief Guide – Haben Girma -needs-cat/tags
How we describe disability experiences in the media can help or hurt the disability community. Positive portrayals promote inclusion, increasing opportunities for education, employment, and social integration. People with disabilities represent the largest minority group, numbering one billion worldwide. Reaching an audience of this scale benefits media producers. Those who choose to produce positive disabilityContinueContinue reading “Producing Positive Disability Stories: A Brief Guide – Haben Girma -needs-cat/tags”
Accessibility – Apple
Technology is most powerful when it empowers everyone. Play the Accessibility overviewfilm Get the transcriptfor the featured Accessibility film Taking a family portrait. Catching up over FaceTime. Raising the blinds to let in the morning light. We want everyone to enjoy the everyday moments that technology helps make possible, so we work to make every Apple productContinueContinue reading “Accessibility – Apple”
For Apple, this year’s Global Accessibility Awareness Day is all about education | TechCrunch
Source: For Apple, this year’s Global Accessibility Awareness Day is all about education … In many ways, education and accessibility beautifully overlap,” Sarah Herrlinger, Apple’s Senior Director of Global Accessibility Policy and Initiatives, said to me. “For us, the concept of differentiated learning and how the accessibility tools that we build in [to theContinueContinue reading “For Apple, this year’s Global Accessibility Awareness Day is all about education | TechCrunch”
South Australia Disability Inclusion Bill 2018
South Australia Disability Inclusion Bill 2018 A BILL FOR An Act to promote the full inclusion in the community of people with disability; to assist people with disability to achieve their full potential as equal citizens; to promote improved access to mainstream supports and services by people with disability; to provide for the screening ofContinueContinue reading “South Australia Disability Inclusion Bill 2018 “
Functions to Add ARIA to Tables and Lists
… Generally when I write and present things, I provide techniques, ideas, examples, and experience to address issues. When I write copy-paste-ready code, with a few older exceptions, I write generic code not tied to a framework nor library. … I have, however, written a couple vanilla JavaScript functions that you can drop into yourContinueContinue reading “Functions to Add ARIA to Tables and Lists”
Microsoft Hololens AR used to help blind people navigate
Headset maps the environment and directs wearers with spatially-accurate audio commands Researchers have discovered how the Microsoft HoloLens can be used to help blind people navigate their way through complex buildings. The augmented reality headset’s primary use is to supplement what a sighted wearer can already see with a virtual interface, adding digital objects to real walls in aContinueContinue reading “Microsoft Hololens AR used to help blind people navigate”
How to Add Alternative Text to Facebook Photos
The news about adding alternative text to Facebook images wasn’t announced in the same way as the news that Twitter added the alternative text feature for images a couple of years ago. … … What is Alternative Text? Alternative text, also known as alt text, lets you add text descriptions to photos, diagrams, and illustrations.ContinueContinue reading “How to Add Alternative Text to Facebook Photos”
An accessible process for inclusive design (Google I/O ’18) – YouTube
Google spells out accessible, inclusive, usable It would be good if all designers took their lead from the likes of Apple and Google: inclusion, accessibility and usabilty are about the design process. Apart from clearly explaining how these terms are linked and can be used together, Google’s half hour video also has some tips and tools forContinueContinue reading “An accessible process for inclusive design (Google I/O ’18) – YouTube”
WWDC: Accessibility has become a requirement
… At WWDC 2018, Apple introduced a range of improvements that should make its solutions effectively usable by those “left out” on other platforms. Here’s a short run-down: Hands-free productivity One of the most potentially liberating enhancements, Siri Shortcuts will deliver significant hands-free benefits to people who have autism or mobility challenges. The software enablesContinueContinue reading “WWDC: Accessibility has become a requirement”
Pinterest Just Redesigned Its App For Blind People
… Pinterest, like all mainstream apps, has a contingent of blind users (though the company admits to not tracking them). Many use Pinterest simply to bookmark stories on the web they’d like to read later. And those who don’t use the service might like to, if they were better welcomed. “We asked one user, wouldContinueContinue reading “Pinterest Just Redesigned Its App For Blind People”
Use Siri without speaking commands. Type with your keyboard instead.
Use Siri without speaking commands. Type with your keyboard instead. Here’s how to turn on Type to Siri, an accessibility feature built into iOS. Curated by (Lifekludger) Read full article at Twitter
Ford’s ‘Feel The View’ prototype aims to help visually impaired people ‘see’ outside cars
… Developed in collaboration with visual impairment specialist Aedo and GTB Roma in Italy, Feel The View is a unique device that uses a range of hardware to relay vibrations on a car’s windows. These vibrations effectively relay Braille-like feedback of the scenery outside the car, hence enabling the visually challenged individuals to ‘see’. ThisContinueContinue reading “Ford’s ‘Feel The View’ prototype aims to help visually impaired people ‘see’ outside cars”
VoiceOver and list-style-type: none – Unfettered Thoughts
A bug that keeps hitting me at work is VoiceOver not announcing unordered lists properly when either the list-style-type is set to none or display is set to inline. The expected behavior is that the unordered list is announced with a role of list along with the number of items, for example “list 4 items.”ContinueContinue reading “VoiceOver and list-style-type: none – Unfettered Thoughts”
Control an iPhone with nothing but your eyes
Using your thumbs is so last year. There’s a new way to interact with your iPhone, and all it takes is your eyes. … While attending Apple’s WWDC as a scholarship student, Matt Moss had a chance to play around with the iOS 12 developer beta. In the process, he came to a neat realization: ARKit 2.0 opened up some unexpected possibilities.ContinueContinue reading “Control an iPhone with nothing but your eyes”
10 Apple accessibility solutions everyone should know
… The great thing about the accessibility tools inside Apple products is that they make those products better for everyone. Here are some accessibility solutions every Apple user needs to know. You are the great Dictation Macs, iPads, iPhones — even the Apple Watch — all support dictation. You can use this to dictate messages, emails, notes,ContinueContinue reading “10 Apple accessibility solutions everyone should know”
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 | The Paciello Group
This week (5 June 2018) saw the release of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 as a W3C recommendation – meaning that the working group (which, among many others, included members from The Paciello Group) considers the guidelines stable and ready for implementation. WCAG 2.1 builds on top of WCAG 2.0, and it stillContinueContinue reading “Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 | The Paciello Group”
Why You Should Never Center or Right Align Your Logo
Many designers assume that center or right aligning their website logo will make their brand more memorable. Research has shown this assumption is not true at all.In fact, straying from a left aligned logo can make your brand less memorable and even your site harder to navigate. … Curated by (Lifekludger) Read full article atContinueContinue reading “Why You Should Never Center or Right Align Your Logo”
The new guidelines in WCAG 2.1 explained
New guidelines in WCAG 2.1 Before explaining the new guidelines in WCAG 2.1, you should know that WCAG 2.1 is backward compatible with WCAG 2.0. This means that: The previous categories and guidelines still apply The numbering still applies The basic principles still apply The three levels of success criteria (A, AA, AAA) still apply So,ContinueContinue reading “The new guidelines in WCAG 2.1 explained”
The Business Case for Accessibility and Inclusive Design | Digital Leaders
… If businesses such as Barclays, Lloyds Banking Group and Heathrow have seen the value of putting accessibility at the heart of their design processes, what’s in it for you? Why would those businesses consider the needs of disabled people? Why would they invest time and effort needed to adapt their design processes and adoptContinueContinue reading “The Business Case for Accessibility and Inclusive Design | Digital Leaders”
Siri Shortcuts stands to be a boon for people living with disability – Lifekludger
I watched the Apple WWDC presentation this morning and was excited to see the announcement of Shortcuts. Siri Shortcuts Streamline the things you do often with shortcuts. Siri can now intelligently pair your daily routines with third-party apps to suggest convenient shortcuts right when you need them. So if you typically pick up a coffeeContinueContinue reading “Siri Shortcuts stands to be a boon for people living with disability – Lifekludger”
Siri Shortcuts stands to be a boon for people living with disability
I watched the Apple WWDC presentation this morning and was excited to see the announcement of Shortcuts. Siri Shortcuts Streamline the things you do often with shortcuts. Siri can now intelligently pair your daily routines with third-party apps to suggest convenient shortcuts right when you need them. So if you typically pick up a coffeeContinueContinue reading “Siri Shortcuts stands to be a boon for people living with disability”
New to Office 365 in December—accessibility updates and more – Microsoft 365 Blog
New to Office 365 in December New to Office 365 in DecemberAccessibility Checker front and center—The Accessibility Checker is now easily discoverable in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook and Visio, helping you ensure your content can be consumed without barriers by people with varying levels of vision, hearing, cognition and mobility. The Accessibility Checker analyzesContinueContinue reading “New to Office 365 in December—accessibility updates and more – Microsoft 365 Blog”
