Keep the University of Texas Accessibility Institute Open
If you’re familiar with the University of Texas or the fine folks at Knowbility, you have heard of Dr. John Slatin. A tireless and inspiring advocate of Universal Design, the Accessibility Institute he founded at the University of Texas is in peril. But you can help.
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Sign Language for Websites
During a presentation earlier today/yesterday (it’s 4:00am as I write this), a question came up regarding web accessibility for the hearing impaired. We discussed the options between transcripting multimedia content vs closed-captioning, and I mentioned something about Peter Abrahams’ recent article regarding the use of BSL on websites.
Web Accessibility for the Hearing Impaired
With regards to web accessibility, we mostly concern ourselves with impairments of vision and motor skills. However, we cannot forget the need to provide accessible video content for the hearing impaired. Peter Abrahams, Practice Leader of Accessibility and Usability for Bloor Research, investigates the pros and cons.
Web Accessibility on the WOW Technology Minute
In response to his excellent and insightful conversation with T.V. Raman earlier in the week, Bill Cullifer and I spoke about Web accessibility as part of the WOW Technology Minute series of educational podcasts.
Principles of Universal Design
The term Universal Design describes a broad-spectrum approach intended to benefit everyone, including and not limited to people who have disabilities. The idea behind user-centric Web design is this: if we can develop solutions which accommodate users with the highest degree of physical challenge, then everyone will benefit.
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