Accessibility/usability conflicts

Design Issues:

  • Inappropriate or unhelpful alternative text for graphics, images etc – is ‘photo’ enough? Is a literal description of every image always helpful?
  • Inappropriate or unhelpful text for hypertext links – to ‘click here’ or not to ‘click here’
  • Language – accessibility and understanding: are they really the same thing?
  • Interactive elements e.g. e-learning packages, quizzes – people behave in different ways.

Slide Comments:

Text-Only Version Text-Mostly Version Graphic Version