Newsletter
Issue 2-2022:
Accessible administration is a distant prospect.
By Domingos De Oliveira (netz-barrierefrei.de):
There are currently few new topics in accessibility. So let's start with the interesting articles. In the next Accessibility Briefing, we will address the challenges that visually impaired people face with digital technology. If you would like to participate and haven't already,Please subscribe to the separate newsletter..
Interesting articles
The German Publishers and Booksellers Association (Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels) provides support in creating accessible publications. It collaborates with organizations such as DZBLesen. Various publications and webinars are available. Accessibility: The German Publishers and Booksellers Association supports its members in the transition with guides and webinars.
In our experience, accessibility often fails not because of the prerequisites, but because ofsuboptimal processesFurthermore, we have ourGuide to alternative textsrevised.
The platform Reharecht contains two articles on accessibility.
In der Reha-Info 6-2021 geht es um digitale Teilhabe.
Let's continue in English. Have you ever heard of the curb-cut effect? This describes the phenomenon where things designed for people with disabilities are also readily used by non-disabled people. Even today, we indulge in the nonsense of making things incorrectly – not accessible – only to then spend a great deal of money fixing them, or not fixing them at all. Curb cut effect (see Wikipedia)
Gigi Etienne presents her three pillars of accessibility strategy on LinkedIn: communication, culture, and innovation. An accessibility strategy
Smashing Magazine addresses a question that is currently on many people's minds: How do you find employees for accessibility? How To Hire For Digital Accessibility Roles
Ältere Menschen stehen vor speziellen Barrieren, die anders sein können als die behinderter Menschen. Darum geht es in einem Forbes-Artikel. Understanding The Specific Web Accessibility Requirements Of Older Silver Surfers
Are you looking for inspiration for implementing inclusion/accessibility? Then Hoc's playbook might help you. The Ad Hoc Accessibility Beyond Compliance Playbook
Und zum Zitat des Monats: „The obstacle to inclusion isn’t disability. The real obstacle is mindset.“ Quelle
Events
We have ourOpen online training courses have resumed.
Im Februar und März gibt es einige Veranstaltungen zur Barrierefreiheit, darunter die Zero Con, die Deaf IT und AXE Con. Alle Infos finden Sie auf unserer Veranstaltungsseite.
Last not least gibt es im Barrierefreiheits-Podcast drei neue Folgen.
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