Entries from Loves&Hates tagged with 'accessibility'

Poor signage

This has to be my most impassioned 'Hate' to date! I was in a well known high street store recently, when I needed to spend a penny AKA visit the Ladies toilets. I can't fault that the shop in question...

Entries from Blog tagged with 'accessibility'

Experts Wanted (and yes, that does mean you)!

Do you use voice recognition software or keyboard navigation (ie. do not use a hand held mouse) or live with colour blindness and live within one hour of London? Are you interested in giving feedback on your experiences of using websites? Are you available during August/September? If so, this opportunity might be right up your street.

Our contact, her name's Kath by the way, is friendly, flexible and happy to meet somewhere that's mutually convenient for each feedback session. A session is likely to last an hour or so and you will receive £50 to thank you for your help and time. Interested? Then please read on...

Entries from Loves&Hates tagged with 'accessibility'

The Flux door stopper

If you need to wedge open those inaccessible doors to make clearance for a wheelchair, this is a cool product to do it with. http://www.thisnext.com/item/0902AD64/996D4E73/The-Flux-window-and-door...

The Opera Browser

I want to recommend the Opera web browser to anyone who requires extra assistance with surfing the Internet, or using a computer whenever a browser is required. The designers have gone to a great deal of trouble to provide facilities...

Entries from Blog tagged with 'accessibility'

When Enabled by Design met Scripting Enabled: the movie

Back in September 2008 I was invited to speak at the Scripting Enabled conference on living with a variable condition like Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and how it affects my use of the Internet. Not having spoken in front of such...

When Enabled by Design met Scripting Enabled....

* UPDATE * - Audio files of the speakers at Scripting Enabled are now available here. If you had asked me back in January this year if I could ever imagine speaking in front of 100 people, the answer...

Scripting Enabled and the BBC

Friend of Enabled by Design Chris Heilmann talks to Bill Thompson of the BBC on the what, why, when and how of the upcoming Scripting Enabled event (featuring Enabled by Design's very own Denise!)....

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