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> I wonder why that pecking order is the way it is. Probably because the web is primarily visual. While there are many things on the web that are less usable i
by fencepost 10y ago
> I wonder why that pecking order is the way it is.
Probably because the web is primarily visual. While there are many things on the web that are less usable if you're deaf, color blind or have motor control or cognitive issues, there are huge areas of it that are inaccessible if you're blind. If I mute my speakers or change my display to greyscale to simulate hearing or color problems I may find that Youtube is a lot less interesting, but if I turn my monitor off I'm going to have a hard time getting to Youtube in the first place.
Motor control issues are more likely to be addressable at the user's equipment than at the site level except in ways likely to overlap with visual issues (e.g. keyboard control).
- EdSharkey 10y agoYes, I think you have it in essence. Motor control issues require web developers to cater to two groups: keyboard-only and mouse-only. Palsies and missing limbs can require the keyboard-only input (careful hunt-and-peck with a controllable arm/finger or stick in the mouth for typing.) Paralysis and lack of fine motor control/accuracy can require mouse-only input systems (eye tracking, big trackpads.)