Accessibility is availability. I fully believe it has nothing to do with human realities. Disability literally means apart from ability. Who here has all abilities? The practice of Web #a11y technically helps everyone. We use the word inclusion. Exclusion is the true disability.
Rachele DiTullio @RacheleDiTullio
20 Apr 2022
Replying to @mholzschlag
Accessibility is how well disabled people can use something. It’s a spectrum from more accessible to less accessible, with the goal to be as inclusive as possible.
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Wishing “exclusive” wasn’t already taken.
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How so exactly? Exclusive works. Those people over there considering themselves more exclusive and those of us with serious conditions that make life more difficult for us. Or did you mean something else? Thanks
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I see what you are saying, it still makes logical sense. Although exclusive is often touted as a positive selling point, e.g. exclusive news stories. Some cognitive dissonance, for me at least.
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Replying to @ollicle
That's true. But this is semantics and words have many meanings many roots and sometimes different meanings in different routes from different languages and that's simple linguistics. Try this the golf course is so exclusive that they don't allow women in.

Apr 20, 2022 · 8:17 AM UTC

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Replying to @mholzschlag
You’re selling me on it. A mental double-take could provide some welcome neural glue to help the accessibility message stick. The exclusive webs be-damned.
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Hi Ollie I'm happy I could explain more clearly. It appears the majority of humanity judges others by exclusion not inclusion. I'm working on this topic in my current book on Accessibility. I cover a lot about cognitive bias. It's a real help to talk about this thank you so much!
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