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Re: Do people actually want Automatic Accessibility within WebTechnologies?

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From: Léonie Watson
Date: Apr 20, 2012 12:57AM

Bryan Garaventa wrote:
"When I say Automatic Accessibility, I'm referring to a combination of
Universal Design (equally accessible for all) and Inclusive Design
(integrated accessibility within mainstream applications)."

I have reservations about the possibility of universal design.
Without wanting to derail this conversation too far though, the answer for
me is yes. I'd certainly like to see more products/tools/whatever designed
to be accessible from the outset. The catch is accessible to whom?


Léonie.
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I'm curious about this.

When I say Automatic Accessibility, I'm referring to a combination of
Universal Design (equally accessible for all) and Inclusive Design
(integrated accessibility within mainstream applications). I adopted the
term Automatic Accessibility because it's more descriptive and easier for
people to understand who aren't already familiar with the terms Universal
and Inclusive design.

So when I refer to Automatic Accessibility for web technologies, I'm talking
about the incorporation of automatically accessible processes at the bedrock
level of enterprise development. This way, new technologies can be built
that include accessible features automatically, and everyone wins.

Is there something wrong with this idea?
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