Tools to Provide Accessibility

In this day and age, people with disabilities must have access to the Web and digital services just as they would need access to buildings or other services. There are a lot of organizations and services helping and doing just that. As I age, I have noticed my eyesight starting to fail and now I require reading glasses. I couldn't imagine what life would be without my sense of site. But there are many millions of people in the world who are living through it everyday. 

 

 

Below is a video of a fantastic Organization https://www.nvaccess.org/ that provides services and open source software to help visually impaired people access to digital technology and the world wide web.

 

For the visually impaired

Using CTRL + or - keys to magnify the screen

Downloading and using programs like NVDA screen reader   http://www.nvaccess.org/

Using programs like  WEBBIE http://www.webbie.org.uk/ which helps the user fetch data and translates it

Using Braille keyboard and equipment to help with browsing the web and using online services

 

For Hearing Impaired

Be sure that videos are captioned and the text is in sync and a text transcript is available.

Use clear and simple language 

 

 

Here is a video describing how a person with a hearing disability has to go through to experience online.

As Designers of site and Content

Consciously think about how people with disabilities such as visual or hearing impaired, as well as mobility impaired,etc.  How they would experience sites with as little difficulty as possible.

Being aware of color and contrast, size and layout so the site would be legible to as many people as possible.

Using things like Alt Text https://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/alt-text-alternative-text to tell Web site viewers the nature or contents of an image

Be sure to have multiple points of contact( phone,email, social media) so it is easier for people with disabilities to get in touch with content creators

References and sites used


 https://www.hearinglikeme.com/5-ways-to-make-websites-more-accessible-for-deaf-people/

 https://www.nvaccess.org/

 https://www.maketecheasier.com/tools-visually-impaired-blind/

https://www.hobo-web.co.uk/design-website-for-blind/

https://webaim.org/articles/auditory/

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