Addressing Accessibility as Advocacy

Addressing Accessibility as Advocacy

Abstract:

In scholarly discussions, industry practices and how they address accessibility are often not emphasized. As accessibility principles are not fully covered by usability heuristics, web accessibility standards, or assistive technologies and browser plug-ins, it is important to address accessibility in industry website development. This article discusses how accessibility is addressed during the industry process of developing websites for clients. We do this in order to raise issues for differently abled users (such as low-vision users) and to introduce a tentative framework for designers in industry to consider such issues in their work.

SIGDOC '21: Proceedings of the 39th ACM International Conference on Design of Communication October 2021 Pages 343–346 https://doi.org/10.1145/3472714.3473663


“ Industry is just coming together to start funding and promoting diversity in tech, and hopefully the trend continues to the extent of where we see inclusive projects and better suited technologies for all humans.”

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