Is ‘a11y’ our ally? Thoughts on a tag for web accessibility – The '58 sound
Thoughts on a tag for ‘accessibility’, and why we may as well stick with ‘a11y’.| The '58 sound
Thoughts on a tag for ‘accessibility’, and why we may as well stick with ‘a11y’.| The '58 sound
A few years ago I wrote about the difficulties of attending CSUN, the largest annual conference focusing on technology and disability. This year, I finally made it to the conference, so it seemed appropriate to write a follow-up post on my reflections, now that I’m back home. My original post related to the difficulty in making … Continue reading CSUN (re)visited| The '58 sound
I recently spoke at a conference in a brand new territory for me—Second Life. I gave a session at the International Disability Rights Affirmation Conference (IDRAC 2014), organised by Virtual Ability Inc, a non-profit organisation with a focus on supporting people with a range of disabilities in the use of virtual worlds. It was a … Continue reading Speaking at a real conference in a virtual world| The '58 sound
I’ve been working (more or less) full time in digital accessibility for quite some time now, so naturally I’ve watched with great interest the unfolding developments in recent years towards establishing the International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP), and specifically IAAP’s focus on the subject of individual accreditation of accessibility professionals. I was involved in a … Continue reading Thoughts on professional accreditation in digital accessibility| The '58 sound
I made it down to the first day of the first ever UX Scotland conference. Here are my highlights from the sessions I attended.| The '58 sound
Moving on in accessibility, and saying thankyou to people who helped me get where I am now.| The '58 sound
Some thoughts on how we could capitalise on Mozilla's Open Badge Framework as a way to enable trustworthy reporting of web site accessibility.| The '58 sound
If designing for everyone leads to bland results, does that put inclusive design in an awkward place? I don't think so, because inclusive design is part of good design, and good design is about meeting and exceeding the expectations of your target audience, including those who are disabled.| The '58 sound
How can we best channel efforts to create a unified, reliable body of accessibility knowledge?| The '58 sound
A quick review of some of the interesting e-accessibility research taking place in UK universities right now.| The '58 sound
Why I’m not at CSUN, probably the world’s biggest annual accessibility and technology conference, and the problem of demonstrating impact of academic accessibility research.| The '58 sound
