Notes and thoughts

 Laurin, S (2023) It should be the other way round, Funka Foundation. Available at: https://stiftelsenfunka.org/about-us/columns/it-should-be-the-other-way-round/(Accessed 22/01/25)


If assistive technology doesn't work if content not accessible (ref), and software or authoring tools don't make content accessible by default (Laurin, 2023), the best course of action left is to make sure people are at least educated or aware of accessibility needs. 

Training or lack of awareness is a reason often cited for inaccessible content (Cao and Loiacono, 2022; others)

The main reason students were not already applying accessibility into their content was that they were not familiar with accessibility guidelines or needs (Cao and Loiacono, 2022).

A reversible process was revealed from the interview data, which explained that one of the major reasons why students had not applied guidelines or accessibility before was because they were not aware of and not been educated about accessibility issues before (Cao and Loiacono, 2022).

Teaching accessibility is therefore critical to provide students with the skills to design accessible content that can be used by people with disabilities (Lazar, 2002, Lewthwaite and Sloan, 2016; Ludi, 2007; Ludi et al, 2018; Waller et al, 2009; Wang, 2012; Cao and Loiacono, 2022).

Several studies have found that education increases awareness and use of technology towards accessibility (Friere et al, 2008; Lazar et al, 2004; Ludi et al, 2018).

Even more so earlier in the curriculum (refs).

WCAG is the most universal set of guidelines currently available for digital accessibility around the globe. (Heinrich, 2024). According to Gilligan (2020), web content accessibility guidelines (WCAG) principles can establish the foundation for embracing digital accessibility.
Many recommend to provide training on accessibility standards and guidelines, particularly web content accessibility guidelines (WCAG) (Kontio and Radtke 2019; Heap and Thompson 2018). (Bong and Chen, 2020).

Understanding legal requirements and guidelines are essential for ensuring that products and environments are accessible and compliant. (Weeden, 2023).

There was some frustration on the part of instructors with the number of resources and technical density. (Kearney-Volpe et al, 2019).

The WCAG guidelines are based on four principles that provide the foundation for web accessibility: that content is perceivable, operable, understandable, and robust. (Ladner, Ludi and Domanski, 2023)

Disability organised into the four categories of disability - Visual cues hard of hearing, colourblind, blind, dexterity, cognitive (El-Glaly et al 2020).

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