Usability Quote of the Day

February 9, 2012

Most people who encounter computer-based automation at work do not choose the software with which they work, and have comparatively little control over when and how they do what they do. For them, the use of computers can be an oppressive experience, rather than a liberating one. -- Sarah Kuhn, Bringing Design to Software, edited by Terry Winograd, 1996    (via interaction-design.org)

Saturday, June 18, 2005

How to Make Your Blog Accessible to Visually Imapaired Readers

The title was changed from "Blind Readers" to "Visually Impaired Readers" to avoid the oxymoron.

A good discussion and list of tips for making your site more accessible ...

"So you have a blog, and you're worried that it might not be accessible to people with disabilities? Don't worry! A few simple changes can increase your blog's potential readership.
  • Choose an Accessible Service
  • Describe Your Images
  • Avoid the Dreaded "Click Here" or "More..."!
  • Put Your Blogroll on the Right-Hand Side
  • Check the Comment Form—Is It Labeled Properly?
  • Use Flexible Font Sizes
  • Don't Force Links to Open in New Windows"
   continued ...   (Via American Foundation for the Blind)

American Foundation for the Blind - User Interface Design, Human Computer Interaction (HCI), Ergonomics

1 Comments:

Anonymous Nick said...

Shouldn't this read 'visually impaired' as opposed to 'blind' which implies zero vision (in which case reading from a VDU is impossible, irrespective of ALT tags or font sizes)?

N

4:32 AM  

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