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Barrierefreiheit ist Team-Arbeit
Ausgabe 12-24
Mit Domingos de Oliveira (netz-barrierefrei.de):
Hiring an accessibility consultant or conducting an audit won't magically make your application accessible. Rather, it's a sometimes lengthy process involving many people. The consultant acts more as a coordinator, supporting the other teams—a kind of analog version of ChatGPT. Accessibility can only work if the entire team participates.
Good news of the month
Except for the last one, all linked articles are in English.
Be My Eyes und die Hotel-Kette Hilton arbeiten zusammen, um Blinden die Orientierung in ihren Hotels zu erleichtern.
In China, visually impaired and blind engineers are working on improving accessibility.
How Visually Impaired Engineers Are Guiding China's Accessibility Efforts
Honda has developed an app that describes the surroundings to blind passengers during a car ride.
New AI-Based Honda Scenic Audio App to Enhance Journeys in Motor Vehicles for the Blind
The G7 countries have signed the Solfagnano Charter. The charter aims to promote inclusion and accessibility in the participating countries. G7 members adopt the Solfagnano Charter for the rights of persons with disabilities
The airline Delta is making map views in its aircraft more accessible.
And there is now a DIN standard for charging stations for electric cars.
DIN standard for charging stations
Interesting articles
- One article describes the cognitive model of blind people when perceiving graphical user interfaces. The cognitive model of blind people in digital user interfaces
- One article critically examines certificates for digital accessibility. Digital accessibility certificates
- Expert Josefine Schäfer reports on how she is advancing accessibility at the CMS Storyblok. Interview with Josefine Schaefer about accessibility at Storyblok
- The text continues in English: An overview helps to identify possible adjustments for greater accessibility in the workplace. SITUATIONS AND SOLUTIONS FINDER
- An article describes the developments taking place in the field of assistive technologies through robotics and AI. Robots and AI-powered assistive tech are poised to transform accessibility and mobility
- An article describes how scientific conferences can become more accessible for blind and visually impaired people. Accessible scientific conferences for blind and low vision professionals and researchers
Statistics of the month
Die Barrierefreiheits-Beraterin Daniela Kubesch hat vor kurzem ihre Masterarbeit über das Thema Overlays bei Sehbehinderung geschrieben. Hier einige Ergebnisse:
The functionality of the overlays was not even recognized by a third of the testers. So much for the argument that overlays help people who are unfamiliar with assistive technologies.
6 von 21 Personen können sich vorstellen, auch künftig die Funktion eines Overlays zu nutzen. 11 Personen ziehen es aber vor, ihre eigenen Technologien und Strategien zu nutzen. Von 26 Barrierefreiheits-Verstößen konnten die Overlays nur zwei beheben. Eines der Overlays hat die Barrierefreiheit sogar verschlechtert. Hier gibt es die Arbeit zum Runterladen
More articles
- Audio Deskription tool
- How to Build Accessibility into Your Budget
- Universal Design: The Essential Tool for Intergenerational Communities
- Universal Design for Learning in Mathematics Instruction, K-5 - Buch
- People with blindness and low vision are squeezed by high costs of living
- Maximizing Automated Accessibility Results
- Digital Accessibility Education in Context: Expert Perspectives on Building Capacity in Academia
- New Tools Make Chemistry Accessible to Vision-Impaired Students
- Accessible and Equitable Artificial Intelligence Systems - Technical Guide