The Digital Divide: Web Accessibility for People with Visual Impairments in the UK and China

December 29, 2009 admin 10 comments

A short film made by postgraduate students with the Department of Information Studies at Sheffield University exploring issues relating to web acessibility for people with visual impairments. Includes interviews with visually impaired students and the General manager of Sheffield Royal Society for the Blind. The film briefly explores why the internet is important to visually impaired people, and identifies commen issues with websites that limit accessibility.

Duration : 0:3:29

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Written by nasrshbb about 8 months ago.

Greet video.. has …
Greet video.. has rich information… thanks you all…
Written by usatoday100 about 8 months ago.

I think it is a …
I think it is a good issue to bring up and i am very happy that someone brought up this great issue keep up the good work – nabil h
Written by dragonhead59 about 8 months ago.

Great video, well …
Great video, well made, and very thought provoking. I hadn’t thought about the implications of anti-spam dialogue boxes and the problems they presented to text readers
Written by Pharaonick about 8 months ago.

Interesting video – …
Interesting video – there is so much we take for granted about surfing the Internet.

I think the key point, which the video made, is that digital media has the potential to be much more accessible to visually impaired people than traditional print. However, there is still a long way to go to make this ease of access a reality.

Good stuff!
Written by ajujayapal about 8 months ago.

Very informative. I …
Very informative. I am guilty of not focusing much on following accessibility standards when developing websites. I now understand how important it is to many people. Thank you.
Written by rohit8819 about 8 months ago.

It’s really …
It’s really informative though……
Written by rohit8819 about 8 months ago.

That robotic voice …
That robotic voice freaks me out a bit…it’s too fast paced imao…!!
Written by crackmyback about 8 months ago.

Throws light on …
Throws light on what many take for granted. Good stuff!
Written by debstorr about 8 months ago.

Great film!
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Great film!
Hadn’t really thought about all the crap on a web page – there’s no way i would be able to tab through all the options on a web page let alone do it without being able to see them.
It takes all the fun out of browsing the internet and letting links lead you to random places.
Cute dog!
Written by malandmarina about 8 months ago.

Interesting stuff. …
Interesting stuff. Must be a nightmare trying to access the net when there’s so much info even on just one page to sift through. I guess general browsing for fun is probably out, and that search must become an even more important tool for the visually impaired than for other users? Anyone know if there’s an online community for this user group / specific sites they find useful? Mobile internet must be a non-starter too? Don’t know anyone who optimises text-to-speech for handsets yet. Hmmm.

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