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Idea #8: No matter what your browser's or your ability, you're still be able to reach and consume the content of the web. Make the web accessible (not in an em
by eksith 14y ago
Idea #8: No matter what your browser's or your ability, you're still be able to reach and consume the content of the web.
Make the web accessible (not in an empty gesture of what some people think that means). Make someone who is actually differently abled sit in front of their computer and see if they can use your website, read and enjoy its content.
Read: Make layouts that don't suck :/
Once upon a time, there was a movement called "Any Browser". Oh sure, it's still around, but no where near the adoption it once had. In this movement, people of all capacities, browsers and disabilities were unaffected by the layout of a webpage, because all of it can gracefully degrade to its most basic elements.
Content was king. The layout was subservient to it and, if necessary, the king may cut off its head and still be king.
Isn't it sad that in our rush to make multi-page content, and other glitter that's 50% advertizing, 30% style and just 20% content, my neighbor still can't read sites like Wired properly?
Here's a handy rule of thumb: If I can't get to your content in Lynx, you've failed.
- mikecane 14y agoI submit that should have been Big Idea #1. It's better than the other 7.
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- nvr219 14y agoNot only is it better it's also easiest to implement.
- zanny 14y agoThe implementation requires you to shift a snails pace internet advertising industry away from total page hits counting so much when planning an add supported website. I'd argue moving an inertial beast like that in any industry is almost certainly harder than building a custom solar panel with synthetic molecules or building a diamond skyscraper, because the latter two don't require the cooperation and manipulation of an entire market.
- javajosh 14y agoDefinitely a good idea. But consider the real root of the problem - not just some, but the vast majority of the content we generate is hosted by someone else. Even this post is hosted by Hacker News, and pg ultimately controls it's representation. Facebook hosts your content, as does Flickr, Twitter, or even Gmail (which reminds me I need to setup a periodic IMAP backup of my gmail account...) Anyway, my point is that I think you're right, but the first step is to be the change you want to see, and provide whatever content you, personally, have produced in a way that is readable on lynx (which, by the way, is totally available on Homebrew). Oh yeah, one other pro-tip: if you're really really concerned about accessibility, try simulating their experience to really see what works and what doesn't. There was an article posted here a while back about a guy who spent a few days using the internet wearing a blindfold. The biggest takeaway for me was that the alt attribute on images was totally ignored!
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