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Disability in Marvel and DC, Part 1: Disabled Characters Are Interesting.

This is the first in a five part exploration of what cripping-up looks like to audiences and fans of the DC and Marvel universes, and how a…

5d ago

Hawkeye says to Deadpool, “I can’t read lips through a mask.” Deadpool raises his mask so his mouth is visible and replies, “I’ll take that as a YES.”

5d ago

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The Readability Group

A guide to understanding what makes a typeface accessible

And how to make more informed design decisions.

Aug 14, 2020

BBC Reith Basic Character Set

Aug 14, 2020

Best Practice Guidance for Disability Portrayal and Creative Casting in TV Dramas and Movies

The principal purpose of storytelling and characterisation in drama or film is to help us learn about each other and broaden our…

Jan 26

Ruben Reuter, Jack Carroll and Zak Ford-Williams in character as Dan, Mike and Sonny on the Mobility bus

Jan 26

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UX Collective

Accessibility data is not the enemy

The following blog post has recently done the rounds and it is yet another article about accessibility that doesn’t quite add-up, and is…

Jan 14, 2022

The graphic trace of a heartbeat with a heart shape in it and the word ‘A11y’ inside the heart

Jan 14, 2022

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UX Collective

The DoctorA guide to the visual language of closed captions and subtitles

If you have ever watched a film or TV programme, or gone to an opera or theatre production with either captions (subtitles in the UK) for…

1d ago

The Doctor asks her phone, Tell me about the Visual Language of Closed Captions and Subtitles

1d ago

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UX Collective

A 10-step approach to inclusive branding, using the BBC as an example

A few days ago the BBC announced and presented it’s new branding system, and with tired predictability there was a backlash from anyone…

Oct 24, 2021

BBC Accessible Branding

Oct 24, 2021

Digital Accessibility at the BBC, How it all Began

Back in the spring of 2005 I was not an Accessibility Specialist, I was managing a team that produced TV trails. I then had a chance…

Oct 6, 2021

BBC iPlayer homepage in 2007

Oct 6, 2021

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Level Up Coding

Why Accessibility Policies Are Important, And What Can Be Learned From The BBC.

This article is not just an explanation of the BBC’s policies and wider regulatory framework for accessibility, but it is also intended to…

Sep 19, 2021

Why Accessibility Policies Are Important, And What Can Be Learned From The BBC.

Sep 19, 2021

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UX Collective

Why can inequalities appear in digital accessibility?

The world is full of questionable design outcomes due to unconscious biases, political agendas or a lack of empathy, and working as a…

Sep 18, 2021

A montage of images from YouView, Red Button and World Service with the hashtag #£a11y

Sep 18, 2021

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Level Up Coding

How To Start An Accessibility Champions Network, The BBC’s Story.

This is both the history and an outline of the approach of the BBC’s Accessibility Champions Network.

Sep 5, 2021

How To Start An Accessibility Champions Network, The BBC’s Story.

Sep 5, 2021

Gareth Ford Williams

Gareth Ford Williams

Director at Ab11y.com and The Readability Group. I am an Ex-Head of UX Design and Accessibility at the BBC and I have ADHD and I’m Dyslexic.

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