#a11y (3/3)
The numeronym “a11y” stands for digital accessibility. My interest is not primarily technical accessibility, but the overall mindset, processes and practices of designing an inclusive and universally useful digital future.
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Olu Niyiawosusi looks at digital access(ibility) from a broader inclusion perspective; through questions of non-use and the digital divide.
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I much enjoyed one of the Berlin Accessibility Meetup talks this week. Besides, this is the perfect time to remind about our A11Y Club Summit on 16/17 Nov - sign-ups are still open! -
"Periodic reminder that not everyone has a 'first name' and a 'last name'" ..and that not all names consist of six or more characters
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Accessibility Club is a meetup where professionals, enthusiasts and curious novices discuss how to create accessible digital technology. The 8th event of this series once again saw me inspired by what is essentially a random agenda with unpredictable topics - and outcomes! The day started with two […]
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Designing accessible technology is a continuous learning process. These are some insights from the past year I wrote about on this blog.
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That said, you will also find some information about our meetup in Düsseldorf on May 15th, right after @btconf. Tickets are available NOW! Also, please expect more updates soon-ish, finally including the full documentation of last November's conference. Have a great weekend!
Joschi Kuphal and a11yclub just released the tickets for the Accessibility Club meetup Düsseldorf 2019, May 15! -
The 6th A11YBerlin meetup featured talks on "Getting the first 30% of accessibility issues" and "Accessible PDF". -
Robin Christopherson just wrote an important article on the AbilityNet blog: "AI is making CAPTCHA increasingly cruel for disabled users".
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Vestibular Issues in Parallax Design webaxe.org
The “Parallax effect” (the background of a website scrolling at a different speed than the rest of page) is one of these fads that suddenly gain traction amongst designers, just for looking cool – “it can be done, so let’s do it” – but without looking at the science of both how it is perceived by users and whether it really is an improvement:
Over the last year or so, a design trend in the web and mobile world has been transition animations, parallax effects, and the like. For many users, this can cause vestibular issues; the symptom is usually vertigo, or a feeling of motion sickness.
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Are video subtitles chiefly for users who cannot hear or lack an audio device? -
What Does My Site Cost?
whatdoesmysitecost.com 
The size of websites is commonly a metric related to performance and loading times. This tool puts a twist on that and uses the metric to instead highlight an other aspect:
Find out how much it costs for someone to use your site on mobile networks around the […]
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Designers: icons for actions is A BAD IDEA. Just had to help my mum write an email on a tablet after years of using the Gmail app and thinking it was reading only. The fucking pencil icon means *nothing* and the paper aeroplane doesn’t mean “send” either. Use. Words. On. Buttons.
I still remember working on a Nokia project from a good ten years ago, where “for convenience of internationalisation” all action buttons were replaced with icons only. What a fight it was to convince the stakeholders it was a bad idea (we were just an agency, and when this battle was […]
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The Future Of Privacy Forum (FPF) published a report PDF exploring the privacy impact of using IoT devices for people with disabilities.
“Internet of Things devices in homes, cars and on our bodies can improve the quality of life for people with disabilities—if they are designed to […]
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Using train WiFi on a Deutsche Bahn train is a great example how accessibility efforts (here: image alt text on Twitter) benefit everybody.
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25 September 2018 marked the first World Interaction Design Day, running under the global theme of “Diversity and Inclusion in Design”. The Berlin IxDA chapter arranged an inspiring event, inviting two speakers who examine these issues both personally and professionally. IxDA Berlin […]
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a11y Issues, by a11y.rocks issues.a11y.rocks
issues.a11.rocks is a website project pointing out a11y failures of big web sites. On their Github page, the authors share their motivation:
On the web platform, technologies and guidelines have been built so we can build a web that includes everyone. By analysing how companies still […]
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The newly established Accessibility Meetup Berlin had a great start in January, featuring speakers looking at the topic from two different angles. -
Early November is beyond tellerrand time in Berlin - the cosy web and design conference hosted by Marc Thiele. Despite something like 500 attendants, this two-day event feels like a family reunion - and just like last year, the talks on offer were nothing short of mindblowing. Marc Thiele on his […]
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Digital Web Magazine - Seven Accessibility Mistakes (Part 2) digital-web.com
Christian Heilmann lists and examines seven common accessibility mistakes: Believing in products without putting them to the test Taking too much responsibility: “We should help the client understand that when it comes to maintaining the product, accessibility is as much his responsibility […]
