How do we talk about disability?
amber2024-04-08T19:01:48-04:00Disability is a sensitive topic. Fear of saying something wrong prevents people from having conversations about disability.
Disability is a sensitive topic. Fear of saying something wrong prevents people from having conversations about disability.
Every person who lives with cognitive challenges may experience them to different degrees, and be affected in different ways. Here are some tips that are helpful to everyone.
Fair pay for testers matters, for many reasons. If you’re considering seeking out volunteer accessibility testers, here are some reasons to help you reconsider.
While often discussed as a single group, there are many differences that exist for people with visual challenges. A users level of vision, as well as their personal preferences, will contribute to the type of assistive technology they use - a screen reader, screen magnification software, or both.
Just because you meet one disabled person who isn’t comfortable doing a particular thing, doesn’t mean that everyone else with that same disability is also uncomfortable with it. When in doubt, just ask. We know what we’re good at, what skills we have, and what we struggle with – just like anyone else.
The ability to detect if assistive technology is in use is a common feature that developers request, and one that users with disabilities push back against. This article goes over the reasons users are reluctant to embrace a feature of this kind, and why it might not be a good idea to use it, even if it did exist.