Articles: accessibility

Creating accessible websites isn't rocket science

As RNIB begin a court case against bmibaby for failing to adequately address the needs of all users of its website, interaction designer Pete Fairhurst takes a look at where they went wrong, and how others can avoid the same mistakes.

Posted on 13th February 2012, by Pete, under Design, Technology

Why websites shouldn't accommodate disabled users

Consider any of the medieval castles dotted around Britain. None of them were designed with disabled access in mind - mainly because most of them were meant to be impenetrable fortresses, and also because back then disability awareness was, well, somewhat limited.

Posted on 3rd March 2010, by Pete Love, under Design, Technology