On 20/10/10 21:13, Nick Stone wrote: > Does anyone have suggestions on how to obtain website usability feedback > from various members of the disabled community?
Kevin Ireson replied with some helpful comments, but I think Nick's main point was that there is no substitute for testing by real people with real disabilities and that can be very hard to achieve. I can try to make my sites accessible to someone using a screen reader, for example, but as I don't use one myself I'm only guessing at how a real user would approach the site. Accessibility testing software is helpful, but doesn't test for all types of disability.
For example, there are a wide range of conditions that result in impaired movement, including things as common as arthritis. These can make using mouse and keyboard both quite difficult. With this in mind, might I suggest you visit http://amnestyshop.org.uk/christmas-2010.html and see if you find any potential problems. Would your normal accessibility testing have thrown up these issues, or not? (I apologise for picking on Amnesty; it has the most extreme version I know of a common problem.)
I do know of one organisation that arranges site testing by disabled people, but their charges are beyond the budget of any of my clients. Any ideas, anyone?
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