Yesterday, two unrelated events made me think about accessibility and communication – and in particular the impact of accessibility and usability on a communication system.
November 18, 2010
Communicating accessibly
Posted by David Sloan under Accessibility and Usability | Tags: AAC, accessibility, assistive technology, communication, crowd-sourcing, evaluation, fixtheweb, social-media, trust |1 Comment
April 16, 2010
Is ‘a11y’ our ally? Thoughts on a tag for web accessibility
Posted by David Sloan under Accessibility and Usability | Tags: accessibility, social-media, tagging, twitter |[11] Comments
The discussion over what should be the best tag to use for technology and accessibility related content on social media sites like Twitter and Delicious continues apace, with a number of different suggestions – with the merits of the abbreviation ‘a11y’ at the centre of most debate. Alternatives such as ‘access’ and ‘axs’ have been proposed.
Here are my thoughts.
