I had the honour of working with Ginny Redish on this article on readability formulas for the July 2019 edition of UXmatters. Ginny is a leading authority on writing, accessibility, and content design and usability. I’ve lost count of theContinue reading… Readability Formulas: seven reasons to avoid them and what to do instead
Tag: designing for accessibility
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 Accessible-Powerpoint app by Joe Lanman is a handy little tool that reads a file in .pptx format, extracts all the alt-text, andContinue reading… An app that reads alt-text from pptx
Designing better public services: LibDesign Conference 2016 Prague
To design better public services, we need to unite efforts from inside and outside the public sector – and many roles within it. LibDesign 2016 in Prague Last week in Prague, LibDesign 2016 brought together librarians, web designers, civil servants and academics toContinue reading… Designing better public services: LibDesign Conference 2016 Prague
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
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 framework: audiences and advice
At the workshop in Liverpool in September 2008, we learned about: some of the reasons why people may find reading difficult some of the guidelines and design approaches we use: our advice Our audiences: reasons why people may find reading difficult In theContinue reading… Design to read framework: audiences and advice
First Design to Read workshop: a round-up
The first Design to Read workshop was held at HCI2008 Culture, Creativity, Interaction in Liverpool, UK, on 2nd September 2008. Why people struggle to read The content of the workshop reflected the interests of the people who participated. For example, nobodyContinue reading… First Design to Read workshop: a round-up
‘How to’ manual on forms design: guidelines on font size
This paper presents some of the conflicting advice offered to designers on one particular topic in accessibility: the choice of font size for visually impaired people. This creates practical difficulties for designers when trying to apply the advice. It wasContinue reading… ‘How to’ manual on forms design: guidelines on font size