digital accessibility

What is digital accessibility?

To me, accessibility is always the first thing to consider when browsing resources. Contents mean nothing if there is no accessibility to those resources. But honestly, I did not really care about accessibility as I was not really a content creator on the internet. I did not even write posts on Facebook. However, by the time when I needed to create a presentation at a university course, I started to realize the importance of accessibility of my content, I needed to import more pictures to support my presentation in case, my classmates, from the back of the class could not see the wording on my PowerPoint clearly, and also I have to deliver my presentation with my loud and clear voice. It was at that moment, I understand the importance of accessibility. Nowadays, digital media have become more and more common in our everyday life, it is almost impossible to avoid them if we want to be in touch with this society. Having easy accessibility helps many people with different disabilities to have access to many resources available online. It helps not only the content creators to share their content easier with their audience, but it also helps their audiences to have a better experience and also learning outcomes from browsing their content. In order to achieve such an accessible environment, we need to follow the basic principles of digital accessibility:

The POUR principles are basically the checklist for content creators to check if their works are available for readers with different disabilities. It is a concept I did not really consider deeply before, because as I mentioned at the top of this post. I do not create interesting content on the internet. Now, I understand that even though the content I created is not interesting, I still need to make them accessible to my readers. I know it is weird that I do not apply all of those principles when writing this blog, but…the only matter is that I now understand the importance of accessibility and I think, I will apply these principles I learned to improve my content. Therefore, this week’s content is really helpful for my future creation, I believe.