Web 2.0 and ADA compliance
24/June/2007 13:52 Filed in: Technology
Since my computer went kaboom (in a manner of
speaking), I haven't been able to do some things that
require multimedia.
One of these things is watching youTube...or rather fully enjoying the various antics people post on youTube because in order to fully appreciate the video you are watching, you need to hear what is being said, or have some sort of closed captions be part of the video (at least if you have a hearing impairment). This lead made the little gray cells think about other web 2.0 destinations and how accommodating they are for users who have some sort of auditory or visual disability - or rather the complete lack of it.
I am sure that I am not the only one who has thought of this, so I am wondering why more work isn't done to provide some accommodations.
One of these things is watching youTube...or rather fully enjoying the various antics people post on youTube because in order to fully appreciate the video you are watching, you need to hear what is being said, or have some sort of closed captions be part of the video (at least if you have a hearing impairment). This lead made the little gray cells think about other web 2.0 destinations and how accommodating they are for users who have some sort of auditory or visual disability - or rather the complete lack of it.
I am sure that I am not the only one who has thought of this, so I am wondering why more work isn't done to provide some accommodations.
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