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Why good design matters to this blind geek
Ironic as it may be now, I went to art school. I was taught to appreciate beauty in everything and particularly in every art form; for art is the expression of self. It tells the story of humanity, of our culture and our lives. But I was also taught that design was not so noble and I snobbishly believed this until I met Mark, who introduced me to the world of design and importantly good design.
Is web accessibility inaccessible?
I gave the keynote presentation at the recent A11yLDN event, where I laid out the stall for what I believe is the future of web accessibility. I called my talk, "Does anyone know the way to Web Accessibility utopia?". I worried about being contentious, well, not really, when I asserted that accessibility utopia does not exist, that the WCAG is out of date and that accessibility is a subset of usability. I pontificated about inclusive design, about being reasonable and that no one creating a website has limitless resources.
The difference between Inclusive Design and Accessibility
I am thrilled to bits that my Ten Principles of Inclusive Web Design are being adopted. At the last eAccessibility Forum meeting, it was heartening to hear the message I have spent the past year expounding being articulated by folk from Cabinet Office and the Minister alike. I had no idea that they were actually listening. Go figure.
Inclusive design and accessibility: bringing the message to the masses
Today is sponsored by the word wow. If I had to sum up my experience at SXSW, this is the word that does the trick. The fact that I was afforded the opportunity to speak to a mainstream audience about inclusive design deserves a wow. The fact that our session was sold out and there were folk queuing to get in, follows suit and, most certainly, the fact that the many incredible and inspirational people who have been fighting the good fight for far longer than I have are actually interested in what I have to say probably deserves a wow and a yowza.
Accessibility and inclusive design: absent in the mainstream?
At work, we received a brief recently from a potential new and very prestigious client. The scope of the work was really interesting and then 'it' happened.
There is a world of a difference between accessibility and inclusivity
I realise that I may be setting myself up for a bit of a tumble here, after my regular assertions about my distaste for labels and uber-political correctness, but when it comes to terminology that is running the risk of misuse or misunderstanding in a way that could be detrimental to the ideals that I am working towards, then that is a different story.
Inclusive design is for everyone with disabled folk firmly in the mix
I feel incredibly privileged that I am in the position to get my message of peace, love and inclusivity out there and writing this blog has afforded me the opportunity to do so, not just here on the Action website and not just amongst visually impaired folk, but out in the big bad world, which is becoming increasingly evident that I may be able to actually make an even bigger difference.
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