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Disability accommodations tend to also strongly benefit everyone else. I know this isn't a code thing, but the most useful one I can think of is curb cuts. All
by sircastor 3y ago
Disability accommodations tend to also strongly benefit everyone else. I know this isn't a code thing, but the most useful one I can think of is curb cuts.
All of this affects all of us.
- hawski 3y agoThere is also a code angle. You can automate around graphical programs easier thanks to accessibility APIs.
- floxy 3y agoSpeaking of curb cuts, recently in my town, they ripped up the sidewalks with already existing curb cuts, and added a new yellow pad with raised bumps in addition to new curbs (with the cuts). I was going to ask what this was for, but a quick search indicates that it is likely for blind users to feel the end of the sidewalk with a cane. https://www.simplemost.com/sidewalk-bumps/?utm_partner=gray_kytv https://www.simplemost.com/sidewalk-bumps/?utm_partner=gray_...
- jabroni_salad 3y agoThose also have good traction. On a winter morning before anyone gets around to shoveling, those pads might be the only good surfaces on my entire commute. The street corner where cars are turning is a pretty good spot not to be slipping.
- avtar 3y agoNot sure why this comment is being downvoted. Thinking about accessibility is likely to positively impact your product or service's user experience. Not everyone has low/no vision or uses a switch device, but keeping those users in mind will allow abled folks to benefit from your design choices as well. Have you ever used a UI and complained that elements provide ideal contrast, or that you're able to use your keyboard for interactions?
- m463 3y agoI personally like closed captions and subtitles (Though I don't understand the tech and how converting media frequently loses this)