{"id":266471,"date":"2021-06-04T11:19:47","date_gmt":"2021-06-04T08:19:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/accessible-technology-is-better-when-its-built-by-those-who-rely-on-it\/"},"modified":"2021-06-04T11:19:47","modified_gmt":"2021-06-04T08:19:47","slug":"accessible-technology-is-better-when-its-built-by-those-who-rely-on-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/accessible-technology-is-better-when-its-built-by-those-who-rely-on-it\/","title":{"rendered":"#Accessible technology is better when it\u2019s built by those who rely on it"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a41fcd136477\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a41fcd136477\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/accessible-technology-is-better-when-its-built-by-those-who-rely-on-it\/#Observing_people_is_good_their_participation_is_better\" >Observing people is good; their participation is better<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/accessible-technology-is-better-when-its-built-by-those-who-rely-on-it\/#Accessible_tech_requires_accessible_design_tools\" >Accessible tech requires accessible design tools<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/accessible-technology-is-better-when-its-built-by-those-who-rely-on-it\/#A_better_future_is_accessible\" >A better future is accessible<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Accessible <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> is better when it\u2019s built by those who rely on it<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>Unless you\u2019re blind or know someone who is, you might not know that blind people use the same smartphones as sighted people. In fact, many blind people use touch-screen smartphones every day. The secret is that smartphones have a screen reader, a tool that allows blind people to use a mix of gestures and taps, along with vibrations or audio feedback, to use their <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>s.<\/p>\n<p>Screen readers work on desktop computers as well as mobile devices. You can usually find the screen reader in settings under accessibility. On iPhones, the screen reader is <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/guide\/voiceover\/welcome\/mac\">VoiceOver<\/a>. It provides a verbal description of what\u2019s on the screen, including buttons to click and other actions available to the user. A well-designed website or app user interface makes the information on the website or app accessible to the screen reader, which makes it accessible to blind users. However, a badly designed website or application will be rendered invisible to a screen reader.<\/p>\n<p>We are <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=phGrIKYAAAAJ&amp;hl=en\">researchers who focus<\/a><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.co.uk\/citations?user=It8_yJwAAAAJ&amp;hl=en\">on technology design<\/a> that is usable for people with all kinds of disabilities. We\u2019ve found that more needs to be done to make technology accessible and inclusive, such as improving design tools so they are accessible to screen reader users.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not just a matter of fairness and inclusion. Accessible technology is <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>ly <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/modus.medium.com\/why-accessibility-is-the-future-of-tech-a3f535cc4f0e\">better for everyone<\/a>. An app or website that causes problems for a screen reader is likely to be more difficult than an accessible app or website for anyone to use because it will take more time or effort.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Observing_people_is_good_their_participation_is_better\"><\/span>Observing people is good; their participation is better<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>At first, user interface designers found that the best way to create accessible technology was to study how people with different disabilities used touch screens. For example, early researchers reported that blind users sometimes found locating small icons and specific numbers on the on-screen keypad <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1145\/1639642.1639663\">difficult and time-consuming<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To solve this, accessibility researchers <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1145\/1414471.1414487\">used the whole touch screen as an input and navigation control<\/a>, similar to a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> console controller. Instead of having to touch a particular part of the screen, users can tap anywhere in response to audio prompts. These insights would have been impossible to come by without including blind people in the evaluation and design of touch screens.<\/p>\n<p>User interface design best practices have long <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interaction-design.org\/literature\/book\/the-encyclopedia-of-human-computer-interaction-2nd-ed\/design-4-all\">included users in the design process<\/a>. Including users with disabilities results in more accessible technology. Yet many technologies are still not accessible out of the box to users with disabilities.<\/p>\n<p>One way to make apps and websites more accessible is to have people with disabilities designing the technologies. But the design process itself is not very accessible to those very people. Few tools in the user interface designer toolbox are themselves accessible. It\u2019s a Catch-22.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Accessible_tech_requires_accessible_design_tools\"><\/span>Accessible tech requires accessible design tools<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Little research has been conducted about how accessible the user interface design process is, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1145\/3178412.3178415\">including for blind people<\/a>. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1145\/3411764.3445520\">Our recent research<\/a> evaluated the accessibility of prototyping software, which allows user interface designers to create temporary mock-ups of user interface designs to show clients or to test with users. This software is instrumental to the field. Examples include <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/balsamiq.com\/\">Balsamiq<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adobe.com\/products\/xd.html\">Adobe XD<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/\">UXPin<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"align-center zoomable\">\n<p><figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/403397\/original\/file-20210528-18-b14gps.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=1000&amp;fit=clip\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1466px) 754px, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, (min-width: 600px) 600px, 237px\" alt=\"Three panels show low-fidelity mock-up (with handwritten words) to a wireframe (with typed \" width=\"600\" height=\"263\" class=\"js-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/403397\/original\/file-20210528-18-b14gps.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;fit=clip\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/403397\/original\/file-20210528-18-b14gps.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=263&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=1 600w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/403397\/original\/file-20210528-18-b14gps.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=30&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=263&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=2 1200w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/403397\/original\/file-20210528-18-b14gps.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=15&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=263&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=3 1800w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/403397\/original\/file-20210528-18-b14gps.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=331&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=1 754w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/403397\/original\/file-20210528-18-b14gps.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=30&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=331&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=2 1508w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/403397\/original\/file-20210528-18-b14gps.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=15&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=331&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=3 2262w\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/403397\/original\/file-20210528-18-b14gps.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;fit=clip\" alt=\"Three panels show low-fidelity mock-up (with handwritten words) to a wireframe (with typed \" width=\"600\" height=\"263\" class=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/403397\/original\/file-20210528-18-b14gps.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=263&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=1 600w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/403397\/original\/file-20210528-18-b14gps.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=30&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=263&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=2 1200w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/403397\/original\/file-20210528-18-b14gps.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=15&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=263&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=3 1800w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/403397\/original\/file-20210528-18-b14gps.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=331&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=1 754w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/403397\/original\/file-20210528-18-b14gps.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=30&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=331&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=2 1508w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/403397\/original\/file-20210528-18-b14gps.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=15&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=331&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=3 2262w\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fplugged%2F2021%2F06%2F04%2Faccessible-technology-better-when-built-those-who-rely-on-it-syndication%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: Low- to high-fidelity mock-ups of user interfaces allow designers to play around with layouts before committing to a final design.\" data-title=\"Share Low- to high-fidelity mock-ups of user interfaces allow designers to play around with layouts before committing to a final design. on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share Low- to high-fidelity mock-ups of user interfaces allow designers to play around with layouts before committing to a final design. on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>Low- to high-fidelity mock-ups of user interfaces allow designers to play around with layouts before committing to a final design.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>We found that most popular prototyping software is not compatible with screen readers. Therefore, the prototyping software is not accessible to blind designers who use screen readers.<\/p>\n<p>We tested two common screen readers, VoiceOver on MacOS and Narrator on Windows, with popular prototyping software and documented when and where they provided access to the different buttons and features in the prototyping software.<\/p>\n<p>Although we found some compatibility, such as screen readers identifying a button and indicating that the button could be selected, other aspects were less clear for screen reader users. For example, the prototyping software might not present information that the screen reader could pass on to the user to indicate what a given button does, like change the font size of text. Or it might not clearly allow the screen reader to focus on the button to select it, which is necessary for the user to be able to \u201cclick\u201d the button.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"align-center zoomable\">\n<p><figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/403423\/original\/file-20210528-20-1iyazvq.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=1000&amp;fit=clip\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1466px) 754px, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, (min-width: 600px) 600px, 237px\" alt=\"Screen shot displays a left panel to navigate layers, a middle canvas workspace with elements on a mobile layout, a right panel for manipulating element parameters. VoiceOver's visual caption panel floats over the canvas indicating a button is selected.\" width=\"600\" height=\"373\" class=\"js-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/403423\/original\/file-20210528-20-1iyazvq.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;fit=clip\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/403423\/original\/file-20210528-20-1iyazvq.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=373&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=1 600w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/403423\/original\/file-20210528-20-1iyazvq.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=30&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=373&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=2 1200w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/403423\/original\/file-20210528-20-1iyazvq.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=15&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=373&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=3 1800w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/403423\/original\/file-20210528-20-1iyazvq.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=468&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=1 754w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/403423\/original\/file-20210528-20-1iyazvq.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=30&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=468&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=2 1508w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/403423\/original\/file-20210528-20-1iyazvq.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=15&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=468&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=3 2262w\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/403423\/original\/file-20210528-20-1iyazvq.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;fit=clip\" alt=\"Screen shot displays a left panel to navigate layers, a middle canvas workspace with elements on a mobile layout, a right panel for manipulating element parameters. VoiceOver's visual caption panel floats over the canvas indicating a button is selected.\" width=\"600\" height=\"373\" class=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/403423\/original\/file-20210528-20-1iyazvq.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=373&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=1 600w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/403423\/original\/file-20210528-20-1iyazvq.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=30&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=373&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=2 1200w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/403423\/original\/file-20210528-20-1iyazvq.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=15&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=373&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=3 1800w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/403423\/original\/file-20210528-20-1iyazvq.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=468&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=1 754w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/403423\/original\/file-20210528-20-1iyazvq.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=30&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=468&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=2 1508w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/403423\/original\/file-20210528-20-1iyazvq.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=15&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=468&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=3 2262w\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fplugged%2F2021%2F06%2F04%2Faccessible-technology-better-when-built-those-who-rely-on-it-syndication%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: A screen shot of a prototyping tool\u2019s four major components: the canvas workspace, navigating layers of content, the individual elements that make up the design and the element parameters. VoiceOver is enabled and its visual caption panel floats on top of the canvas workspace, indicating that a button is selected.\" data-title=\"Share A screen shot of a prototyping tool\u2019s four major components: the canvas workspace, navigating layers of content, the individual elements that make up the design and the element parameters. VoiceOver is enabled and its visual caption panel floats on top of the canvas workspace, indicating that a button is selected. on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share A screen shot of a prototyping tool\u2019s four major components: the canvas workspace, navigating layers of content, the individual elements that make up the design and the element parameters. VoiceOver is enabled and its visual caption panel floats on top of the canvas workspace, indicating that a button is selected. on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>A screen shot of a prototyping tool\u2019s four major components: the canvas workspace, navigating layers of content, the individual elements that make up the design and the element parameters. VoiceOver is enabled and its visual caption panel floats on top of the canvas workspace, indicating that a button is selected.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Ultimately, the limited access uncovered in our research is severe enough to conclude that a blind designer would not be able to use the software to create mock-ups of their own.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_better_future_is_accessible\"><\/span>A better future is accessible<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Accessibility is an issue that touches everyone. Providing access to technology is legally required in most cases. In the past, organizations that failed to provide adequate access <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2019\/10\/07\/dominos-supreme-court.html\">have faced lawsuits<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But accessibility is also a hallmark of good technology. Many technologies that people take for granted today came about when innovators <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1145\/2723869\">designed for users with disabilities<\/a>, including optical character recognition, which allows computers to read printed text.<\/p>\n<p>Building accessibility into the design process is crucial. And while it is useful for designers to be aware of how users with disabilities interact with technologies, the most powerful insights <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ecorner.stanford.edu\/clips\/the-future-is-accessible\">may come from those with disabilities themselves<\/a>. No matter how much empathy designers glean from researching user behavior and preferences, it can\u2019t replace the benefits of having a piece of technology <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bonfire.com\/thefutureisaccessible\/\">built by people who actually use it<\/a>.<!-- End of code. If you don't see any code above, please get new code from the Advanced tab after you click the republish button. The page counter does not collect any personal data. 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