Accessibility is so important and is a major focus of my day to day job as a Creative Learning Assistant as I support staff on their journey of making their learning materials accessible. I remember learning about the accessibility features…
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How accessible is it really?
As someone who can read, write, spell, see, hear and feel to a high level – I didn’t really think much about the challenges faced by people who struggle with any of these, until I came to teach my young cousin how to play the fiddle. J is dyslexic, in fact dyslexia is quite common … Continue reading How accessible is it really? →
Gen Z
“80% of 13–20-year-olds, or “Gen Z”, believe that gender did not define a person as much as it used to… and only 44% always bought clothes designed for their own gender” https://uxdesign.cc/designing-forms-for-gender-diversity-and-inclusion-d8194cf1f51 I wish I could remember what I was buying online, something innocuous like a toaster, and when I went to fill in the … Continue reading Gen Z →
How accessible is my website? (23 Things – Thing 6)
Thing 6 of the 23 Things course covers accessibility. While I thought I had a fairly good grip on ways in which to make my website and presentations accessible, I was overlooking quite a few things. I ran the Website Accessibility eValuation Tool (WAVE) on my website. The results were eye opening. Read more…
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Thing 6
The accessibility of websites is something that has interested me for a while. Being Dyslexic, I often struggle with the layout of written work including how the text is coloured. One thing that I find has helped is in the increasing number of websites that allow you to access an accessibility mode, with some offering … Continue reading Thing 6
Let Many Digital Flowers Bloom
I’m fairly sure I’m not a digi person, a data person or a tech person. I think I might be too outdoorsy, in a gardening kind of way. However, as a 53 year old woman and a social leader, I sensed it was important for me to do more than post to Facebook. Not that posting … Continue reading Let Many Digital Flowers Bloom →
Online Accessibility and the Question of Gender.
This is a topic which was brought to my attention recently, before looking at the content of ‘thing 6’. I was asked to participate in a meeting in India with a group of experienced professionals who were working to pull together information around sex and disabilities; two topics which are still relatively taboo in India. … Continue reading Online Accessibility and the Question of Gender. →
Thing 6 – Accessibility
What a great course this has been so far. I’ve learnt something new in every activity.It must have been about the mid 90’s when I got my first Nokia mobile phone. I remember it went off when I was on the bus and the entire bus turned around t…
Accessibility
I put a website address into Website Accessibility eValuation Tool (WAVE) and was surprised by what I found. There were multiple errors on the homepage of the website I chose and quite a few accessibility concerns. I was aware of software and technology that can help people with accessibly concerns but hadn’t thought about the … Continue reading Accessibility →
People, words, and images: Accessibility exploration through Thing 6
Rounding out the first block of 23 Things….next up: accessibility. This is a topic that’s on my mind most days, as I’m working on content for courses in higher education. With that in mind, I wanted to go in a different direction and explore the features of a smartphone. They were fairly easy to locate […]
Rud 6: Reflective Practice
Hmm! I’m cheating a bit here because I’m doing all my posts at speed. Some I’ve had partially done and left in draft form. These are being revisited. Other posts are being done from scratch.Reflections in the River Lee I’m used to reflective prac…
Rud 6: Reflective Practice
Hmm! I’m cheating a bit here because I’m doing all my posts at speed. Some I’ve had partially done and left in draft form. These are being revisited. Other posts are being done from scratch.Reflections in the River Lee I’m used to reflective prac…