Comments on: How to Make Social Media Wheelchair Accessible (Day 21)

By: melindalewis

melindalewis — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 08:47:10 +0000

Reading this list, I was somewhat amazed that this topic is so seldom discussed–obviously very important. Thank you; great tips and additional resources.

By: melindalewis

melindalewis — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 03:47:10 +0000

Reading this list, I was somewhat amazed that this topic is so seldom discussed–obviously very important. Thank you; great tips and additional resources.

By: John Haydon

John Haydon — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:31:25 +0000

Thanks for catching that!

By: GlendaWH

GlendaWH — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:38:53 +0000

Good tip, Ivan! Thanks.

By: Ivan Walsh

Ivan Walsh — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:53:29 +0000

Hi John,

Sequence the loading of images on the site, i.e. use thumbnails at the top of the post (downloads first) and then larger ones after.

This lets the content pour into the page when the image is downloading in the background.

Adobe Flash is often guilty of hogging resources and freezing the download - push it further down the page and make it 'click to start' not start automatically.

By: Hershel Robinson

Hershel Robinson — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:09:44 +0000

Nice article. There is a mistake in the beginning however. You wrote:

> Yesterday we a few Twitter strategies

Seems to be missing the words "showed you."

Hershel Robinson

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By: GlendaWH

GlendaWH — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:12:24 +0000

Thanks TwtrCoach! Web accessibility, like physical accessibility, need not be complicated. The most difficult step is “the will” to make a place or site accessible; after that, the rest is easy. With adequate accessibility, disabilities and adversities fade to the background and abilities shine through.

Perhaps try the 'Social media – barrier or tool for inclusion?' link again. Maybe it was a temporary hiccup.

By: TwtrCoach

TwtrCoach — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:39:52 +0000

Great info and some great tips here Glenda.

I and really liked that you gave examples of some very simple things we can do to make our blogs more accessible.

And I admire you for not focus on the adversities but rather search for the opportunities.

That is something all of us can learn from.

By the way it seems like the link to 'Social media – barrier or tool for inclusion?' is a dead link. Did not work for me.

Cheers.. Are

By: GlendaWH

GlendaWH — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:31:44 +0000

Thanks Paul! No need to feel ashamed for not doing something you weren't aware of. Now that you know better, you can do better. Keep in mind that accessibility is not an absolute, but a continuum. Take it one step at a time; for example, add ALTs to images, then proceed from there. Let me know if you have any questions.

By: GlendaWH

GlendaWH — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:12:31 +0000

My pleasure, John! Thank you for the opportunity to share my passion with your readers.