amazed that some of the speakers were surprised about a recent missive from @inclusivedesign24 asking about payment details for their honorarium (with option to donate to a not-for-profit instead) for #id24 ... of course one of the main things we pride ourselves as a conference is that, regardless of how grassroots we are, we compensate our speakers for their time and effort :) #a11y#accessibility#inclusiveDesign
Of the new criteria required for WCAG 2.2, I think I'm most excited that 2.5.7 is now a AA requirement. I've always advocated for alternative methods for achieving drag interactions and now there's something I can point to for justification. https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG22/#dragging-movements
Without structural changes, how would you like to see people's behavior improve on Mastodon? What problems have you encountered? What's your vision of an ideal Fediverse culture?
📣Comment your thoughts, experiences, and feelings, and please share this widely!
I'm studying how to make Mstdn.ca (and any connected instances) a healthy, productive, thriving digital space, prompted by a university assignment.
now that #w3cTPAC concludes, i will shift my attention back to the last few organisational bits for #id24@inclusivedesign24 ... where i know @eric and hans hillen (not on masto?) have been kindly holding the fort in the meantime. less than a week...see you there? #a11y#accessibility#inclusiveDesignhttps://inclusivedesign24.org
I’ll be speaking at Inclusive Design 24 in a few days on…
Save Our World with Progressive Enhancement & Accessibility:
Discover how progressive enhancement serves not only accessibility and usability but sustainability.
No sign-up. No registration. All sessions are streamed live and publicly on the Inclusive Design 24 YouTube channel.
Biases in design: hiding in plain sight in a world full of visual (10min): https://uxdesign.cc/biases-in-design-hiding-in-plain-sight-in-a-world-full-of-visuals-6cbe64a879f2
"universal truths" in design are not universal at all, usually steeped in a western, White, privileged perspective. If we want to be more inclusive, we need to reevaluate established norms across multiple elements of design, such as typography, imagery, and symbolism. #InclusiveDesign
Personas non grata: https://simplysecure.org/designunderpressure/#methods
10 type of people you probably don't want in your product or service, but who are likely to find their way in any way. Those will help you design beyond the "ideal condition"
Happy #Rimiversary!
One year ago saw the latest iteration of an application that truly broke the mold in the #assistiveTechnology space: the world's first all-inclusive, fully accessible #RemoteSupport solution. That software is our much loved #RemoteIncidentManager, and it's had quite a year already! Time flies when you’re breaking barriers, and the milestones RIM has seen are nothing short of historic. What exactly has RIM been up to, you might ask? Let’s pull back the curtain on this ground-breaking year for our product. https://pneumasolutions.com/happy-rimiversary/ #accessibility#inclusiveDesign
“If you’re thinking about using an accessibility overlay instead of fixing your HTML, don’t. It doesn’t work and makes you look bad.” — Rachele DiTullio
One of my earliest proofs of the importance of #InclusiveDesign was when #OlivaChow’s husband (the late #JackLayton) told me how he learned to put in the marketing material — a candidate’s number on ballot)
Why?
Because in cities like #Toronto, many voters aren’t familiar with Latin letters (and names spelled in English) but numbers are almost universally recognized
Seeing Olivia’s campaign listing her name with “25” was a nice reminder of how much she influenced him
(What Jack didn’t say, but knew was true, was even those literate in English remember a few numbers better than unfamiliar names — and like all good #InclusiveDesign, what is designed to solve the #mismatch for one group benefits many, many more!)
Based on feedback, we've made some exciting changes to the 'Design For Everyone' short course (formerly titled 'Designing Desirable Assistive Technologies)...
The full course now runs in a compressed format (4 weeks of content + exhibition) and we're proud to be a Recognised Design Entity with the Design Institute of Australia, meaning the course is eligible for DIA Accredited Designer points.