A web for all: A manifesto for critical disability studies in accessibility and user experience design
A web for all: A manifesto for critical disability studies in accessibility and user experience design
When we examine accessibility through the lens of user experience, we see that accessibility is:
A core value, not an item on a checklist.
A shared concern, not a delegated task.
A creative challenge, not a challenge to creativity.
An intrinsic quality, not a bolted-on fix.
About people, not technology.
This chapter examines accessibility through the lens of user experience, noting the liminal position that accessibility maintains within computer science, and the marginalised position of many computing sciences within critical disability studies. It argues that accessibility is a key to social inclusion; however, attention to accessibility in the digital realm is inadequate. A focus on accessibility for disabled people has a secondary benefit of anticipating and accommodating unexpected and diverse interaction scenarios involving a wider audience. Traditionally, disability and technology converge in two domains. First, the domain of assistive technology covers the use of technology to reduce or overcome the effect of a disability on the successful use of digital product. Second, the domain of inclusive design covers the tools and methods available to digital product teams to create products that can be used by people with disabilities, using the appropriate assistive technology if necessary.
Accessibility, user experience, Disability, critical disability studies, manifesto
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Lewthwaite, Sarah
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Sloan, David
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Horton, Sarah
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Garland-Thomson, Rosemarie
23 October 2018
Lewthwaite, Sarah
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Sloan, David
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Horton, Sarah
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Garland-Thomson, Rosemarie
Lewthwaite, Sarah, Sloan, David and Horton, Sarah
(2018)
A web for all: A manifesto for critical disability studies in accessibility and user experience design.
In,
Ellis, Katie, Garland-Thomson, Rosemarie, Kent, Mike and Robertson, Rachel
(eds.)
Manifestos for the Future of Critical Disability Studies.
Taylor & Francis, .
(doi:10.4324/9781351053341).
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When we examine accessibility through the lens of user experience, we see that accessibility is:
A core value, not an item on a checklist.
A shared concern, not a delegated task.
A creative challenge, not a challenge to creativity.
An intrinsic quality, not a bolted-on fix.
About people, not technology.
This chapter examines accessibility through the lens of user experience, noting the liminal position that accessibility maintains within computer science, and the marginalised position of many computing sciences within critical disability studies. It argues that accessibility is a key to social inclusion; however, attention to accessibility in the digital realm is inadequate. A focus on accessibility for disabled people has a secondary benefit of anticipating and accommodating unexpected and diverse interaction scenarios involving a wider audience. Traditionally, disability and technology converge in two domains. First, the domain of assistive technology covers the use of technology to reduce or overcome the effect of a disability on the successful use of digital product. Second, the domain of inclusive design covers the tools and methods available to digital product teams to create products that can be used by people with disabilities, using the appropriate assistive technology if necessary.
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Published date: 23 October 2018
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Accessibility, user experience, Disability, critical disability studies, manifesto
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David Sloan
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Sarah Horton
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Katie Ellis
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Rosemarie Garland-Thomson
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Mike Kent
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Rachel Robertson
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