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An app that reads alt-text from pptx

Caroline Jarrett 23 March 2022 22 September 2021
An app that reads alt-text from pptx

We think that it’s really important to make PowerPoint presentations accessible. And that means: writing alt-text for all the images. The PowerPoint Checker app reads a file in .pptx format,  extracts all the alt-text, and gives you a slide-by-slide report on what itContinue reading… An app that reads alt-text from pptx

Readability Formulas: seven reasons to avoid them and what to do instead

Caroline Jarrett 4 May 2022 29 July 2019
Readability Formulas: seven reasons to avoid them and what to do instead

I had the honour of working with Ginny Redish on this article on readability formulas. Ginny is a leading authority on writing, accessibility, and content design and usability. I’ve lost count of the number of copies of her excellent book,Continue reading… Readability Formulas: seven reasons to avoid them and what to do instead

Making presentations accessible

Jane Matthews 22 September 2021 15 October 2015
Making presentations accessible

“Could you make sure my older presentations are fully accessible?” Caroline’s request seemed an easy enough task: we’re both keen to ensure that we reach the widest possible audience. Armed with an early version of Whitney Quesenbery’s tips on accessibleContinue reading… Making presentations accessible

Lessons from Lisbon in accessible design

Jane Matthews 8 July 2019 30 June 2014
Lessons from Lisbon in accessible design

One reason I argue so strongly for designing in accessibility for people with special needs is that accessible design is also good design. Watching people explore a model of Lisbon’s Belem Tower – provided for people with visual impairments – wasContinue reading… Lessons from Lisbon in accessible design

Discussion: Design for Everyone – at the Service Design in Government conference

Caroline Jarrett 16 March 2020 30 May 2014
Discussion: Design for Everyone – at the Service Design in Government conference

How do we make our services available to everyone who needs to use them? A group of us at the Service Design in Government 2014 conference came together in a Goldfish Bowl group to talk about our personal and design challenges.Continue reading… Discussion: Design for Everyone – at the Service Design in Government conference

Reading with Glaucoma

Jane Matthews 15 February 2021 29 November 2008
Reading with Glaucoma

This article, by Cathy, was originally part of a collection of personal stories published on the Design to Read website.  I suffer from glaucoma (Primary, Open-Angle Glaucoma) and have first-hand experience of visual field defects. Most damage has occurred inContinue reading… Reading with Glaucoma

Designing for people who do not read easily

Jane Matthews 4 December 2019 28 October 2008
Designing for people who do not read easily

Many people do not read easily for all sorts of reasons: social and cultural, because of impairments, or because of their context. Even in the area of impairments, design for people with learning disabilities might be very different from designContinue reading… Designing for people who do not read easily

Design to read – designing for people who do not read easily

Jane Matthews 17 June 2017 9 October 2008
Design to read – designing for people who do not read easily

Reading is a skill many of us take for granted. We learn at school, practice as adolescents and perfect (or so we hope) the ability as adults. It is something many of us do not even consider as a consciousContinue reading… Design to read – designing for people who do not read easily

Two-column forms are best avoided

Jane Matthews 23 March 2020 1 March 2006
Two-column forms are best avoided

A concerned designer wrote to me: ‘Our forms are laid out in a single vertical column. A new project manager is pushing to get the forms for a new product to ‘look different from other products’ by requesting a twoContinue reading… Two-column forms are best avoided

We need to include people with disabilities in our designs

Caroline Jarrett 12 December 2019 30 January 2005
We need to include people with disabilities in our designs

Recently, I was having an online conversation about the challenges of finding participants for testing – specifically, the challenges of finding participants with disabilities. Someone put the view; “if we’re having trouble finding people with disabilities, then maybe we wouldContinue reading… We need to include people with disabilities in our designs

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AlbertoCairoAlberto Cairo@AlbertoCairo·
25 May

This is both amazing and depressing. https://twitter.com/mattxiv/status/1529181072931659777

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florida high school class president zander moricz was told by his school that they would cut his microphone if he said “gay” in his grad speech, so he replaced gay with “having curly hair.” i am in awe

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WebDevLawHeather Burns@WebDevLaw·
25 May

Here follows a thread, sadly topical to so many things, which tells a story which most people outside of Scotland won't be aware of. It's about school shootings, the tabloids, the early days of social media, and what the lessons learnt then might teach us about tomorrow.

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yozYoz Grahame@yoz·
24 May

Thinking of creating new software? Please read this first.

It’s from @krusynth’s brief and excellent guide for new digital servants in Federal government.

I just had to make one small and tragically obvious edit.

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cjformsCaroline Jarrett@cjforms·
24 May

In which @welshflier talks about not fitting in, and now finally finding her next step

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Life! https://annecollis.blogspot.com/2022/05/once-upon-time.html

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cjformsCaroline Jarrett@cjforms·
24 May

Two questions for you: a designer wants to use modals because "they are an important part of a modern website".

Q1. Is this correct?
Q2. Any references or research to support your answer to q1?

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