I recently read an article about visually impaired people being able to blog. The article stated that the essential functions needs to include the ability of an individual to relate their own user account ; edit their user profile; compose , read, and lend style to their own blog entries; link the content of their blogs to relevant online material; and review the comments of their readers.
As is the case with most new technological advances, education regarding accessibility for computer users with visual disabilities is essential if improvements are to be made by designers and developer of blogs and related applications. Currently, a number of barriers exists that prevent blind individuals from benefiting fully from a mainstream blogging experience. One of these barriers exists in a fundamental component of the process, the creation of one's user account.
The inaccessibility of the current blogging experience represents more than just a lack of access to relevant information for blind computer users. Blogs are a rapidly growing avenue to self expression, a means of exchanging information with communities of like minded peers, and even a potential source of employment.
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Sounds like a very interesting article. Where was it published?
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