Accessibility benefits everyone

We discuss using technology with different types of disabilities, what the term "accessibility" really means, and how designing for accessibility benefits everyone.

Other things we talk about:

• Accessibility as an afterthought vs Inclusive design
• Screenreaders & how blind people use the internet
• Funkify disability simulator
• Silktide's screen reader simulator
• Voice UI for to provide accessibility options, including for the elderly & in the shower
• Andrew's bank nightmare

Links mentioned:

• Funkify disability simulator
• Silktide's screen reader simulator
• Blind girl hacks - Alisha's Guide
• How many people in the UK have sight loss?
• Jane Hu's tweet

The Unusable podcast is presented by Andrew Waite & David Ball, who discuss the importance of user experience (UX) in technology & the world around us, & talk about great design that just works - or moan about it when it doesn't. Here's the link to the episode: https://podcast.theunusable.com/podcasts/010-a11y-benefits-everyone.mp3 Music is by [Gold5472](https://gold5472.newgrounds.com/)