Starter on accessibility:
• it’s not an add-on
• “doing accessible design” is an attitude and an approach, not a checklist
• making a product or service more accessible makes it more usable for all
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Content Designers/User Researchers - has anyone done any research around the British perception of American spelling and vice versa?
#ContentDesign#UserResearch
I often talk about adding alt text to images, but I never actually talk about what makes good alt text, for people who are unsure. So here's my perspective as a sighted person who sometimes uses a screen reader.
Tips for writing alt text for images and gifs:
We are so excited to invite you to Content by Design 2021 - our two-day online conference that puts content at the very heart of user experience.
We're chuffed with the line-up and excited to have the excellent @Minette_78 hosting 🚀
#ContentByDesign2021.contentbydesign.org
@billie_major Ah it all feels like it’s come around so quickly that I haven’t had the chance to let everyone know properly! Thank you Billie! Hopefully our paths will cross again 😊
@georgielwinter Hey Georgie I never knew you were leaving 😩. Sad for us at Capgemini but pleased for you. I hope your new job is all you want it to be.
After nearly 3 years with Capgemini, it feels a bit surreal to say this is my last day.
Over the next 2 weeks, I’ll be relocating to London and joining Mojo Men as their Content Designer! It’s going to be an amazing challenge and I’m so excited to be part of something so great🥳
@LHadley80 We've had lots of requests for this on a gov project, but as Dan says, they usually want a full change log too so they know what changes to keep an eye open for
Hi fellow Content Designers... Looking for evidence of whether having a 'last updated' on a webpage is good or bad. There was lots of talk of this at the beginning of COVID-19, any help appreciated. #UX#ContentDesign
Working with HMRC and a small number of its IT partners, Capgemini rapidly delivered the Coronavirus Job Retention
Scheme (CJRS), completing a process that would typically require up to a year within a month. capgemini.com/gb-en/client-s…
It's a pretty sad statement about our society when we have to sell accessibility as "It will help your SEO," because saying it gives disabled people equal access clearly doesn't motivate people.
I get about 2-3 messages every month about typos in the things I write. While well-meaning, most have a massive dose of vitriol
YOU BROKE THE WORD RULES! YOU MUST BE TOLD SO THAT YOU NEVER DO THIS AGAIN!
So here’s a thread on being proud to be dyslexic
And how not to be a dick
As a...
– registering user
I want to...
– have my email address begin to validate after I type the first character
so that...
– I understand that 'c' isn't considered sufficient and I should continue to type