Blog: Blogposts
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GLAD vs CNN closed-captions lawsuit: finding a win-win for broadcasters and deaf people
Media Type: BlogpostsOn Saturday a Californian court refused to dismiss a suit by deaf Californians against CNN for its refusal to add closed captioning to news video clips on its website. In…
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RNIB and BMI-baby accessibility lawsuit: how BS 8878 may help prevent you getting sued
Media Type: BlogpostsRNIB have just brought legal action against BMI-baby for its slowness to improve the accessibility of its website. In this article, Jonathan Hassell gives his views on whether a new…
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Web Accessibility Myths 2011 part 2
Media Type: BlogpostsPart Two of my popular accessibility myths blog clears out more false assumptions for the start of 2012. Being demolished this time: Accessibility and inclusive design are anti-creative; Accessibility and…
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Web accessibility myths 2011 – a call for accessibility advocates to be more business-minded
Media Type: BlogpostsIt’s the time of year when web accessibility advocates tend to produce accessibility myths blogs. As nothing stays still on the web, and many of these blogs are rather old,…
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BS8878’s one year anniversary – the UK web community assess its achievements
Media Type: BlogpostsTo really know if a website is accessible you need to user-test it with its disabled and elderly audiences. That’s one of the key recommendations of British Standard BS8878 which…
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Implementing BS 8878 step 3: user research to find the size and needs of your web product’s audiences
Media Type: BlogpostsWhat do you know about your website’s target audiences? How they use the web. What they might want from your site. What do you really know? Are they like you…
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Beyond Inclusion and Reverse Inclusion: how fully engaging with the needs of disabled and elderly people can turbo-charge innovation and profitability
Media Type: BlogpostsTwo weeks ago BBC Something Special launched a great set of 'Out and About' web games for children with learning difficulties. This is the latest in a 'Beyond Inclusion' category…
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Implementing BS 8878 step 2: Accessible to whom? Audiences, trade-offs and Inclusive design
Media Type: BlogpostsYour audience are the people who will make your site successful or not. They are your most important stakeholders, and your only way of managing them is to try to…
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Ready to launch? How BS 8878 helped this SME’s website get off the ground
Media Type: BlogpostsIf you have no money and need a website for your business right now, does BS8878 help at all, or is it just another ‘nice to have, if I had…
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Real-world accessibility insight: Why you should read the Hassell Inclusion blog
Media Type: BlogpostsToday sees the official launch of the v1.0 website for my new business, Hassell Inclusion. Having left the BBC at the end of July after 9 years, I’m genuinely excited…
