The Internet’s Accessibility Problem — and How To Fix It | Clive Loseby | TED

The internet provides access to knowledge for billions across the world, but how accessible is it really? Website accessibility advocate Clive Loseby sheds light on why many parts of the web are closed off to those with disabilities — and lays out some steps to make being online better for everyone. If you love watching…

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January 17, 2023

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Barros Cunha

January 17, 2023 at 12:11 pm

The wisest thing that should be on everyone’s mind currently should be to invest in different streams of income that doesn’t depend on the govt. Especially with the current economic crisis around the world. This is still a good time to invest in Gold, Silver and digital currencies ((BTC,ETH…))

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- راشدب العامرية جث
  
  January 17, 2023 at 12:28 pm
  
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- Abeer Alhajry
  
  January 17, 2023 at 12:30 pm
  
  This is the kind of information that we don’t get from most Youtubers I will get in touch with her right now…
  
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- Ooredoo Ooredoo
  
  January 17, 2023 at 12:30 pm
  
  Count me in because I’m placing my trades with Expert Mrs Linda Marie Boney ASAP.
  
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- Ashton 3000
  
  January 17, 2023 at 1:20 pm
  
  Bots everywhere
  
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- RLC
  
  January 17, 2023 at 1:55 pm
  
  Bot – ????
  
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Thato Mofolo

January 17, 2023 at 12:29 pm

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sexyboi69

January 17, 2023 at 12:57 pm

The waffle house has found its new host.

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Headerflame On IG

January 17, 2023 at 1:26 pm

I’m fairly sure that thats C-3PO’s brother or cousin going on the sound of his voice and cadence.????

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Startup Gurukul

January 17, 2023 at 1:32 pm

We learn better English from this channel. Love most the videos.

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Andr D

January 17, 2023 at 1:44 pm

TED talks used to be about people going over life changing experiences or complex studies

Now it’s all “this is a problem. we should fix it”

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غوناي آغا

January 17, 2023 at 2:40 pm

I have a Vision impairment and I’m glad that there are people know what we are going through these days
Thank you Ted you are a good Channel ,
thank you mr. Clive for t these information “websites are my window to the world”

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RhizometricReality

January 17, 2023 at 2:41 pm

I only have one working eye. Our world is actively hostile to the visually impaired.

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Twuan Dixon

January 17, 2023 at 2:43 pm

Stop turning a blind eye while the major money in the world keeps deleting it.

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Darrell

January 17, 2023 at 2:46 pm

Free idea: QR codes. Cameras can see many things we can not. What if every web page had a QR code that took you to an audio file that spoke to you? Even people like me that can see, but like to listen more than scan the pages of text would get some use from this. QR codes and a smart camera, spy phones (they are not smart but they can spy!) I even used my phone to scan text and it spoke it all to me. So scanners on phones that can use a camera are already in use. People need to hear this.

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Henric Wallmark

January 17, 2023 at 2:59 pm

Live closeby

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Keiran

January 17, 2023 at 3:12 pm

… people with disabilities still can’t ride the train in australia … especially not easily the government has had 20 years to fix it ..very little has been done …

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Monang

January 17, 2023 at 3:17 pm

Internet websites or any social media platforms are not government or world leaders itself, they should be stand non-discriminatory ,if website permission decided on the based of skin colour? or disability ,? Or base on gender ?what is the logic behind it ?sad and discriminated act ,.. agreed , It is better to follow a rule in real life than to make it only on piece of paper.

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Erin Silver

January 17, 2023 at 5:44 pm

I would actually put out that a combination of the doors would be best. When his put up the two pictures. I would have said the white doors, as my issue is with sight. I didn’t even realize that the black doors were sliders, due to low contrast.

So I would suggest the functionality of the black doors, and the white color of the other doors.

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- Mike Callaway
  
  January 17, 2023 at 11:27 pm
  
  Agreed I would have the same problem identifying which one was automatic. I don’t always need a cane, but the daily roulette of guessing sliders versus manual doors struggle is real.
  
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M. Gail Per

January 17, 2023 at 6:06 pm

Many websites also are fail badly on a computer set in dark mode or extra large default font. It is not hard to have themes to quickly check these

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T Jones

January 17, 2023 at 6:22 pm

I’ve requested my local council provide Subtitles and transcripts on their live meetings but they never do.

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Mike Callaway

January 17, 2023 at 11:11 pm

Some of us blinds can use a mouse with the pointer maxed out in combination with zoom.

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Marguerite Auger

January 18, 2023 at 5:04 pm

Sooooooo boring why are you cutting in to Bill’s channel

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