I’ve stumbled across* an interesting website called Universal Usability. It’s the (free) online version of ‘Access by Design: A Guide to Universal Usability for Web Designers’, a book by Sarah Horton. Sarah describes universal usability as going ‘one step further’ than accessibility. Not only does it try to make content and functionality accessible to allContinue reading “‘Universal usability’? What’s that?”
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Accessibility 2.0 conference
Accessibility 2.0 is a one-day conference looking at practical solutions to accessibility problems in Web 2.0 applications. It is being held in London on Friday 25 April, 2008. The event is being held by AbilityNet, a charity that helps disabled people use computers and the internet by adapting and adjusting their technology. The day willContinue reading “Accessibility 2.0 conference”
Accessibility – but at what cost?
I was recently asked to take a look at a colleague’s new company website. They’re using a digital agency to redesign the site for a modest, but not insubstantial, sum. She is new to managing websites and is relying on the agency to provide recommendations regarding site content, including its structure and presentation. As theContinue reading “Accessibility – but at what cost?”