I plan to put into practice the research and the suggested guidelines for developing a Web site accessible to people with cognitive disabilities.
As of now, my plan is to:
- review the available literature;
- examine relevant studies;
- find examples of Web sites designed for people with cognitive disabilities;
- build such a Web site;
- place on it sample content of interest to people with cognitive disabilities;
- try different types of content (picture-based, video-based, text, audio);
- meet guidelines on the creation of accessible content;
- experiment with different designs to see what works best;
- have people with cognitive disabilities use and test the site;
- based upon feedback, decide upon the best design or designs;
- build up the content to make the site truly useful.
As I undergo the above tasks, I will be blogging about my efforts, successes, travails and ideas. I will also have general blog entries about Web accessibility for people with cognitive disabilities.