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Clive Loseby had a chat with Sarah Williams from Action Coach
It is always really nice to be asked to give an interview and I recently had a lovely chat with Sarah Williams from Action Coach, over Zoom.I felt sorry for the poor chap who had to edit it afterwards because it was scheduled for 15 minutes or so and ended up going on slightly longer!Anyway, I explain why I am so passionate about what we do and why I would not swap it for... read more »
I am a keynote speaker at the Art of Entrepreneurship! (RESCHEDULED)
It is great to be on the road again - although not quite yet. *** The Art of Entrepreneurship has been postponed due to the Queen's funeral. It has been rescheduled for Monday 21st November. ***I am so pleased to be speaking at what will be my 2nd public speaking gig this year, following on from my TEDxTalk in February and it is being held at the Milton Keynes Bowl on Monday 19th September!It is... read more »
Keyboard shortcuts. Do you use them?
I asked this question nearly a year ago. It was a straightforward poll. I asked people whether they used a mouse or a keyboard for copying and pasting. It had nearly 10,000 impressions, the highest number I have had for any of my posts.The answer was 4 to 1 in favour of using a keyboard rather than a mouse.There is nothing wrong with using either method. They are both different ways of achieving the... read more »
What does website accessibility mean to you?
I asked the question I posted this on LinkedIn the other day because I was genuinely interested into what this meant to other people. Here are some of the responses:My superficial understanding My superficial understanding of website accessibility is that it's a process to ensure that everyone can benefit from the value provided on a website. I'm guessing it's never done but always improvingAccessibility means For me, accessibility means that both the FUNCTIONALITY and the CONTENT of... read more »
The true definition of EDI... ... #Every#Disability#Ignored
Equality. Diversity. Inclusion. Please do not tell me your company cares about Equality if disabled people cannot access your website because it was not built properly.Please do not tell me your company cares about Diversity if disabled people cannot send enquiries from your website because it was not built properlyPlease do not tell me your company cares about Inclusion if your disabled employees cannot use your online training platform or staff portal because it was... read more »
Talking about text, does size really matter?
How do you change the size of text? Every modern browser allows the user to change the text size on most web pages and has done so for a very long time. Websites often do not have any accessibility icons that allow the visitor to change the text size with the click of a mouse or the stroke of a key, relying instead on the expectation that visitors will know this fact for themselves.We have... read more »
Here is how to make your chatbot accessible for everyone!
We love Chatbots Chatbots are great, aren't they? They are those super-helpful bubbles that sit quietly at the bottom corner of a website, that allow you to start a live chat immediately.They normally say "Chat with us now" or something equally friendly and helpful. They can be really useful to businesses that want to be responsive and accessible to their prospects.We use one ourselves, it comes with Zoho, which is what we use as our... read more »
July is Disability Pride Month
Events are important We need events to remember the crucial issues that affect large groups of people. Whether it is a specific awareness day, week, month or a live event such as a rally or a march, it is vital that we have them. There are so many things going on in our lives, all of them competing and demanding our immediate attention, they will drop off our radar otherwise.I understand that. Everyone who works... read more »
Should we rid the world of overlays?
What is an overlay? In this article, I will discuss overlays, what they are and why they can be a very BAD idea!An overlay is code that creates a graphic element that allows for some kind of interaction with a website. It will often bring in code from another website and allows websites to have extra functionality without the entire website having to be re-coded.A good example of this might be an online chat facility... read more »
What is a website accessibility statement and do you need one? (Part 2 of 2)
Your perfect opportunity! Do you want to be inclusive? Do you want to tell the world about it? Here is your perfect opportunity, through your website accessibility statement!There is SO much misinformation about accessibility statements, I am not at all surprised that there are so many misunderstandings about them. Publicly funded organisations need to have them, to satisfy Government Guidelines. It does not help that these Government Guidelines are in themselves well-meaning but misguided.The idea... read more »