Good, Basic Internet Skills Foiled By Confusing Content
Anne shows facility with the Internet, but not with intentionally deceptive- or poorly written content.
Anne shows facility with the Internet, but not with intentionally deceptive- or poorly written content.
This post lists features described by Dr. Lynne Tamor, of The ArcLink, at The AAIDD Annual Conference.
I provide brief descriptions for ten such efforts I have undertaken.
I will soon create a Web site that incorporates text-to-speech, plain language, and other accessibility features for people with cognitive disabilities.
The usability and the accessibility of Self Advocacy Online is described.
I learned a lot about what works and what doesn’t, at least for this small group, regarding features intended to make Web sites accessible to them. My lessons are described.
Criteria for identifying such sites are described. Most of the Web sites found are of organizations located in England, and which serve people with intellectual disabilities.
The plan is to base the assessment upon WebAIM’s Cognitive Web Accessibility Checklist, and to measure accessibility using a ten-point scale.
Most of these resources are free- and commercial products and services. The rest are research articles.
Over a dozen recommendations for writing a good accessibility statement are listed.