To best understand the many varied access issues encountered by people with disabilities as the “surf the internet,” watch as many videos as possible of users using assistive technology on the Internet.
I’ve collected a running list of such videos, which I recently updated…
Non-disabled people generally never think about the accessibility of physical space. We all see automatic door open buttons (big blue square with white wheelchair symbol) at most places so we assume there is a way for everyone to get inside… but what happens once inside? This is why I believe the virtual world is so appealing to people with disabilities.
I find this hard to believe, but it is true. Would have thought Google would have been on top of accessibility / usability issues for the disabled, but apparently Google Apps fell through the cracks.