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==Resources== | ==Resources== | ||
The bulk of the photos, when not provided directly by a volunteer, came from [https://unsplash.com/collections/1553018/ia-summit/9cddefe44c249325b835d0ad73136a99 my collection on Unsplash]. | The bulk of the photos, when not provided directly by a volunteer, came from [https://unsplash.com/collections/1553018/ia-summit/9cddefe44c249325b835d0ad73136a99 my collection on Unsplash]. | ||
The card deck: | |||
* [https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/alphabet-of-accessibility-deck Alphabet of Accessibility Deck] | |||
== Works Cited / Works Consulted == | == Works Cited / Works Consulted == | ||
* [https://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/miscellaneous/cb12-134.html Nearly 1 in 5 People Have a Disability in the U.S., Census Bureau Reports] - Report Released to Coincide with 22nd Anniversary of the ADA | * [https://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/miscellaneous/cb12-134.html Nearly 1 in 5 People Have a Disability in the U.S., Census Bureau Reports] - Report Released to Coincide with 22nd Anniversary of the ADA | ||
* [https://health.howstuffworks.com/mental-health/sleep/disorders/10-signs-you-may-be-sleep-deprived.htm 10 Signs You May Be Sleep Deprived] - How Stuff Works. Tom Scheve. | * [https://health.howstuffworks.com/mental-health/sleep/disorders/10-signs-you-may-be-sleep-deprived.htm 10 Signs You May Be Sleep Deprived] - How Stuff Works. Tom Scheve. | ||
* [https://a11yproject.com/posts/understanding-vestibular-disorders/ A Primer to Vestibular Disorders] - The A11Y Project. 15 May 2013. | * [https://a11yproject.com/posts/understanding-vestibular-disorders/ A Primer to Vestibular Disorders] - The A11Y Project. 15 May 2013. | ||
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* [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyslexia Dyslexia] - Wikipedia. | * [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyslexia Dyslexia] - Wikipedia. | ||
* [https://www.healthline.com/health/multiple-sclerosis/effects-on-the-body Effects of MS] - Healthline. | * [https://www.healthline.com/health/multiple-sclerosis/effects-on-the-body Effects of MS] - Healthline. | ||
* [https://www.aao.org/newsroom/eye-health-statistics Eye Health Statistics] - The American Academy of Ophthalmology. | |||
* [https://www.webmd.com/eye-health/premature-babies-eye-problems#1 Eye Problems in Premature Babies] - WebMD. | * [https://www.webmd.com/eye-health/premature-babies-eye-problems#1 Eye Problems in Premature Babies] - WebMD. | ||
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1j6CYT3kWA HCB University: Accessibility 101: The Straw Test] | |||
* [http://www.visionaware.org/info/your-eye-condition/age-related-macular-degeneration-amd/how-does-amd-affect-vision/125 How does Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Affect Vision?] VisionAware. Lylas G. Mogk, MD. | * [http://www.visionaware.org/info/your-eye-condition/age-related-macular-degeneration-amd/how-does-amd-affect-vision/125 How does Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Affect Vision?] VisionAware. Lylas G. Mogk, MD. | ||
* [https://www.tor.com/2018/01/16/i-belong-where-the-people-are-disability-and-the-shape-of-water/ I Belong Where the People Are: Disability and The Shape of Water] Tor. Elsa Sjunneson-Henry, 16 January 2018. | * [https://www.tor.com/2018/01/16/i-belong-where-the-people-are-disability-and-the-shape-of-water/ I Belong Where the People Are: Disability and The Shape of Water] Tor. Elsa Sjunneson-Henry, 16 January 2018. | ||
* [https://www.chron.com/life/article/If-you-can-t-tell-your-left-from-your-right-1752863.php If you can’t tell your left from your right, you’re not stupid] - Houston Chronicle, Belle Elving. 27 July 2008. | * [https://www.chron.com/life/article/If-you-can-t-tell-your-left-from-your-right-1752863.php If you can’t tell your left from your right, you’re not stupid] - Houston Chronicle, Belle Elving. 27 July 2008. | ||
* [https://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/accessibility.php Introduction to Web Accessibility] - Web Accessibility Initiative. Last updated 7 February 2018. | * [https://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/accessibility.php Introduction to Web Accessibility] - Web Accessibility Initiative. Last updated 7 February 2018. | ||
* [http://basicincome.org/news/2015/09/invisible-disabilities-and-the-b-i-g/ Invisible Disabilities and the Basic Income] Basic Income Earth Network. Karen Christine Patrick, 6 September, 2015. | * [http://basicincome.org/news/2015/09/invisible-disabilities-and-the-b-i-g/ Invisible Disabilities and the Basic Income] Basic Income Earth Network. Karen Christine Patrick, 6 September, 2015. | ||
* [http://www.lifeprint.com/asl101/topics/disability-deafness.htm Is being Deaf a disability?] American Sign Language University. | * [http://www.lifeprint.com/asl101/topics/disability-deafness.htm Is being Deaf a disability?] American Sign Language University. | ||
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* [https://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/miscellaneous/cb12-134.html Nearly 1 in 5 People Have a Disability in the US, Census Bureau Reports] - United States Census Bureau. 25 July 2012. | * [https://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/miscellaneous/cb12-134.html Nearly 1 in 5 People Have a Disability in the US, Census Bureau Reports] - United States Census Bureau. 25 July 2012. | ||
* [https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/jan/13/people-accept-that-im-gay-but-not-that-im-disabled People accept that I’m gay, but not that I’m disabled] - The Guardian. As told to Joan McFadden. | * [https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/jan/13/people-accept-that-im-gay-but-not-that-im-disabled People accept that I’m gay, but not that I’m disabled] - The Guardian. As told to Joan McFadden. | ||
* “People with Disabilities are the Largest Minority Group in the US”, Invisible Disabilities Association. 27 August, 2011. | * “People with Disabilities are the Largest Minority Group in the US”, Invisible Disabilities Association. 27 August, 2011. Philly.com | ||
Philly.com | |||
* [https://www.webmd.com/epilepsy/guide/photosensitive-epilepsy-symptoms-causes-treatment#1 Photosensitive Epilepsy] - WebMD. | * [https://www.webmd.com/epilepsy/guide/photosensitive-epilepsy-symptoms-causes-treatment#1 Photosensitive Epilepsy] - WebMD. | ||
* [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-concussion_syndrome Post-concussion syndrome] - Wikipedia. | * [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-concussion_syndrome Post-concussion syndrome] - Wikipedia. | ||
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* [https://ldaamerica.org/transitioning-from-college-to-work/ Transitioning from College to Work] - Learning Disabilities Association of America. | * [https://ldaamerica.org/transitioning-from-college-to-work/ Transitioning from College to Work] - Learning Disabilities Association of America. | ||
* [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_accessibility Web Accessibility] - Wikipedia. | * [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_accessibility Web Accessibility] - Wikipedia. | ||
* [https://www.creativebloq.com/web-design/why-mobile-design-means-accessible-design-111413509 Why mobile design means accessible design] - Creative Bloq. Robin Christopherson, 18 December 2014. | * [https://www.quora.com/Why-are-disabled-people-valuable-for-society Why are disabled people valuable for society?] on Quora. (Warning: *massive* levels of ableist bullshit included on page.) | ||
* [https://www.creativebloq.com/web-design/why-mobile-design-means-accessible-design-111413509 Why mobile design means accessible design] - Creative Bloq. Robin Christopherson, 18 December 2014. | |||
==Examples (good and bad)== | ==Examples (good and bad)== | ||
Latest revision as of 15:40, 4 August 2019
“What letter are you? An Alphabet of Accessibility” is based on an article that I wrote for The Pastry Box called An Alphabet of Accessibility. It also integrates parts of another article I wrote for A List Apart, Reframing Accessibility for the Web.
Special Thanks To:
- Robin Christopherson, AbilityNet.
- Austin Seraphin
- Derek Featherstone, Simply Accessible
- Dylan Wilbanks
Resources
The bulk of the photos, when not provided directly by a volunteer, came from my collection on Unsplash.
The card deck:
Works Cited / Works Consulted
- Nearly 1 in 5 People Have a Disability in the U.S., Census Bureau Reports - Report Released to Coincide with 22nd Anniversary of the ADA
- 10 Signs You May Be Sleep Deprived - How Stuff Works. Tom Scheve.
- A Primer to Vestibular Disorders - The A11Y Project. 15 May 2013.
- Ableism - Wikipedia.
- Accessibility - World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).
- Amblyopia - Wikipedia.
- Astigmatism - Wikipedia.
- Broken Finger - NHS Choices. Last reviewed 3 July 2016.
- Cancer Stat Facts: Cancer of Any Site - National Cancer Institute.
- Cancer Treatment & Survivorship Facts & Figures 2016-2017 (PDF) - American Cancer Society.
- Chemo Brain - American Cancer Society.
- Color Blindness - Wikipedia.
- Cystic Fibrosis - Wikipedia.
- De Quervain syndrome - Wikipedia. (Synonym: Gamer’s Thumb.)
- Directional Dyslexia - The Reading Well.
- Disabled Enough Uncanny Magazine kickstarter. Elsa Sjunneson-Henry, 22 August 2017.
- Disability in the media - Wikipedia.
- Dyslexia - Wikipedia.
- Effects of MS - Healthline.
- Eye Health Statistics - The American Academy of Ophthalmology.
- Eye Problems in Premature Babies - WebMD.
- HCB University: Accessibility 101: The Straw Test
- How does Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Affect Vision? VisionAware. Lylas G. Mogk, MD.
- I Belong Where the People Are: Disability and The Shape of Water Tor. Elsa Sjunneson-Henry, 16 January 2018.
- If you can’t tell your left from your right, you’re not stupid - Houston Chronicle, Belle Elving. 27 July 2008.
- Introduction to Web Accessibility - Web Accessibility Initiative. Last updated 7 February 2018.
- Invisible Disabilities and the Basic Income Basic Income Earth Network. Karen Christine Patrick, 6 September, 2015.
- Is being Deaf a disability? American Sign Language University.
- Lightships Did Cause Hearing Loss! - US Coast Guard Lightship Sailors Association International, Inc. Rick Bennett.
- Linda Muppet Wiki.
- Macular Degeneration - Wikipedia.
- Media Room - The Vision Council.
- Multiple Sclerosis - Cleveland Clinic. Carrie M. Hersh, DO and Robert J. Fox, MD. June 2014.
- My First Week with the iPhone - Austin Seraphin’s blog. 12 June 2010.
- Tipsy vs. Tired - Mythbusters (2010 season): Arrow Machine Gun, Wikipedia.
- Nearly 1 in 5 People Have a Disability in the US, Census Bureau Reports - United States Census Bureau. 25 July 2012.
- People accept that I’m gay, but not that I’m disabled - The Guardian. As told to Joan McFadden.
- “People with Disabilities are the Largest Minority Group in the US”, Invisible Disabilities Association. 27 August, 2011. Philly.com
- Photosensitive Epilepsy - WebMD.
- Post-concussion syndrome - Wikipedia.
- Radioactive Iodine - Thyroid Cancer Survivor’s Association, Inc.
- Raynaud’s disease Mayo Clinic.
- Respect Your Audience with Readable Content - meet content. Gregory Cohen, 16 September 2013.
- Too Young to Have a Stroke? Think Again New York Times. Jane E Brody.
- Transitioning from College to Work - Learning Disabilities Association of America.
- Web Accessibility - Wikipedia.
- Why are disabled people valuable for society? on Quora. (Warning: *massive* levels of ableist bullshit included on page.)
- Why mobile design means accessible design - Creative Bloq. Robin Christopherson, 18 December 2014.