Other: Alphabet of Accessibility

Dec 26, 2015 by Natalia

Random number generator for fairness

9 -> I -> epilepsy, triggered by stark contrasts in colours/bright colours -> the risk here is the fear of the unknown; when clicking on a new page, I has no idea whether it will be 'safe' or trigger an awful and possibly fatal physical response within him. I have a neurological disability as well, and am also light sensitive/triggered by lights, though not as severely, I presume. I have specific apps installed across all my devices that automatically adjust blue-light, contrast, etc. for me, but they take a lot of fiddling between settings (outside/inside, differently lit spaces), and even between different websites/apps. There are also things like those built-in web-browser readers which open webpages as b&w text, removing all ads, colour, images, etc., but these are also buggy and not an ideal option as they can take away from the media. It'd be great if web content had at least a warning for triggering material (as there are so, so, so many different groups of people who are light/colour/etc.-sensitive), and even better an option to view/open content in different settings.

7 -> G -> dyslexia -> the issue here is G's difficulty reading (online) text that is narrowly-spaced, or otherwise puts aesthetics over functionality ; while text-to-speech software exists, G shouldn't have to rely on it, especially since it is not always financially accessible, does not suit the context (e.g. perusing the internet in a crowded pub), or simply the layout/coding/etc. of the web content does not support/work seamlessly with the software

2 -> B -> fractured fingers in right (presumably non-dominant) hand -> the issue is web-content's predominant reliance on click/touch interaction (rather than for instance, voice), which poses an issue for people with a wide variety of disabilities; even web content where voice interaction is available, it is quite often an 'afterthought' and not as well developed as the primary mouse/keyboard method

12 -> L -> lazy-eye -> L is excluded from participating in certain types of media and the likely problem is that an alternative is not provided or is not accessible without due hardship/strain

22 -> V -> sleep deprivation -> I am also personally impacted by this one, and like V struggle with my work, which is very detail-oriented; the issues surrounding this are endless! One of the easiest things (you'd think!) would be the ability to zoom in, resize text, etc. (you're already struggling concentrating, you don't want to also be straining your eyes, looking for a teeny tiny detail on your screen, as I do), and yet so much software does not have these capabilities! Sleep deprivation also makes me even more light/sound/etc. sensitive, which is also a problem on the web, as I have to, as mentioned, fiddle around for ages with finding brightness/contrast/etc. settings that are passable to my tired, tired eyes. Also, things like lack of search functions, poor or lack of menu/table of contents on websites, poorly-demarcated buttons/links, etc. all make work on an already-exhausted, chronically-fatigued brain and body near impossible.