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Dos and don'ts on designing for accessibility

Karwai Pun, GOV.UK:

The dos and don’ts of designing for accessibility are general guidelines, best design practices for making services accessible in government. Currently, there are six different posters in the series that cater to users from these areas: low vision, D/deaf and hard of hearing, dyslexia, motor disabilities, users on the autistic spectrum and users of screen readers.

[…] Another aim of the posters is that they’re meant to be general guidance as opposed to being overly prescriptive. Using bright contrast was advised for some (such as those with low vision) although some users on the autistic spectrum would prefer differently. Where advice seems contradictory, it’s always worth testing your designs with users to find the right balance, making compromises that best suit the users’ needs.

I have the green light from my director to start a monthly book group for 20something/30somethings off library property (pubs/cafes). I have so many questions for those of you who have done this. 1) What should I call it? It’s difficult to come up with something that doesn’t sound terrible, yet describes the essence of the group. I’m vetoing the word “millennial” and the phrase “new adult” as the first is obnoxious and the second is misleading. 2) Do you stay at one location or do you move each month? 3) Do you require participants to check out library copies? This was one of my director’s stipulations but I’m not sure it’s realistic. 4) Does your library fund any of the food or do you leave the members to fend for themselves entirely? 5) Do you stick to “book club books” or do you have a genre: sci fi, romance, etc? 6) How do you advertise? Facebook? Instagram? Meetup? Local paper? Fliers at the train station? Something else? 6) Is there anything you feel I should know? Warnings? Tips? Helpful experiences? Thank you for any and all input!

2. We meet at the same location every month, but we have different leaders.

3. No--but we definitely try to help them find our copies :)

4. Members fend for themselves, but if you have the budget I don’t see why you couldn’t get some apps

5. The leaders choose one book and that’s what’s discussed. We have other book clubs around genres--just not at the bar ;)

6. In our library brochure, social media, and mostly meet up