Writing
Choose 5 personas from the article, “An Alphabet of Accessibility Issues” (https://the-pastry-box-project.net/anne-gibson/2014-july-31) and for each persona, explain a potential accessibility issue that such a person might have difficulty with.
1) D is color blind. Most websites think of him, but most people making PowerPoint presentations or charts and graphs at work do not.
- D is color blind which means he will have a difficult time distinguishing colour which prevents him from clearly interpreting data. For example if D is diagnosed with Tritanopia and the bar graph uses colours red and orange as indicators, then this would impede him comprehending the bar graph because he will mix red and orange colour (too similar in the spectrum).
2) G was diagnosed with dyslexia at an early age. Because of his early and ongoing treatment, most people don’t know how much work it takes for him to read. He prefers books to the Internet, because books tend to have better text and spacing for reading.
- If G was assigned to do work related to using the internet then he would have trouble a) paying attention because over the overwhelming content bombarded in the internet b) There are multiple websites that use complicated fonts and formatting structure that may not be ideal for G c) He will have a difficultly time comprehending sentences on the website because the spacing is an obstacle for him.
3) I has epilepsy, which is sometimes triggered by stark contrasts in colors, or bright colors (not just flashing lights). I has to be careful when visiting brightly-colored pages or pages aimed for younger people.
- I has epilepsy which means he/she/they would have a difficulty since monitor screen itself due to lighting may trigger seizure; websites that includes patterns (stripes), flashes/rolling images, or any sort of interaction component that (e.g. video game) would also trigger seizures.
4) P has Multiple Sclerosis, which affects both her vision and her ability to control a mouse. She often gets tingling in her hands that makes using a standard computer mouse for a long period of time painful and difficult.
- P would have a difficult time browsing through the internet long periods especially if there isn't a voice command system to help on the process.
5) T has a learning disability that causes problems with her reading comprehension. She does better when sentences are short, terms are simple, or she can listen to an article or email instead of reading it.
- Overall, information that is presented in the web would be overwhelming since News sources be dense and instructions/policies on sites would be difficulty to comprehend it. Navigating the website itself can be a challenge.
