Do you care about accessibility on websites?

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 17 Jul 2015 11:11:42 -0400

I use Tenon.io and accessibility plug-ins on my website to help me learn more about making my blog more accessible to those with disabilities. Webmasters, do you know about this? Others, have you thought about how much this can affect you and your loved ones?

Response by SGT Ben Keen made Jul 17 at 2015 11:19 AM

SGT Ben Keen — Fri, 17 Jul 2015 11:19:20 -0400

Personally with all the built in accessibility features built into both Windows and Mac OSs the need to code these features into websites seems to be a mute point at this time. Right now, I'm more invested in developing great, usable mobile versions of the websites I admin.

Response by LTC John Shaw made Jul 17 at 2015 11:29 AM

LTC John Shaw — Fri, 17 Jul 2015 11:29:44 -0400

Sorry I had to hit the seaweed option... I actually have not looked at this plugin, you gave me some work to do!

Response by PO3 Steven Sherrill made Jul 17 at 2015 11:36 AM

PO3 Steven Sherrill — Fri, 17 Jul 2015 11:36:25 -0400

SGT Private RallyPoint Member Google is cutting back on their support for plugins. This means that anyone using google chrome browser may have to jump through some hoops to get the plug in to work (unless of course it is one of the remaining supported plug-ins).

Response by SGT Jeremiah B. made Jul 17 at 2015 12:03 PM

SGT Jeremiah B. — Fri, 17 Jul 2015 12:03:57 -0400

I chose seaweed. We DO care about accessibility, but we have fairly finite resources. For the most part, that means we try to code everything so reading tools can navigate more easily and the site doesn't break when the text is enlarged. We haven't had any complaints or requests, and as a Children's Hospital, we have some pretty awesome people who are paid to help people find great information for free.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 6 at 2015 7:49 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 06 Dec 2015 19:49:23 -0500

Seaweed that tastes like bacon. . . . mmmm