Course Organisation
- Only five of you have completed the Ethics Check. This is worrying. Everyone who works with human participants MUST complete the questionnaire, linked on LEARN.
- I will offer TopHat office hours while I am away where I will answer questions about the quiz and the usability assessment. I will try to check the TopHat threads daily.
Starter
A database of video and audio content was shut down because it was not accessible. Is that justified?
Themes from the Questions and Comments
Misconception 1: Accessibility means simplifying things
That’s not true. Inclusive design makes it very clear that accessible designs make life easer for everyone. Think of barrier free public transport.
Misconception 2: Accessible designs are ugly
This is because specialist designs address a small, captive audience.
Compare this wheelchair fashion site to this article, which clearly takes people’s desire for nice clothes into account.
Misconception 3: Accessibility is only for people who are blind, deaf, or otherwise significantly impaired
Every disability exists on a scale, and it’s beneficial to think of those who have trouble seeing, for those who are hard of hearing, and for those who can’t move very well.
