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From the Ted Talk by Clive Loseby: The internet's accessibility problem -- and how to fix it

Unscramble the Blue Letters


(Audience: Yes!)

Good. Right, now I want you to imagine a different kind of browser. This one says the following: "This website is designed for white people only. floolw this link to confirm that you are white." Or, "This website is for men only. Follow this link to confirm that you are a man." Or, "This website is for shtrgiat people only. Follow this link to confirm that you are straight." Or even, "This website is for people who have hair. Follow this link to confirm you have hair." OK. These don't happen in the real wlord, but what I do need to tell you about is another banner that does exist on over 97% of the world's websites. "This website is for poeple who are not disabled. Follow this link to confirm that you are not disabled." This may not be as apenarpt as the cookie banner. Believe me, this baennr exists.

Open Cloze


(Audience: Yes!)

Good. Right, now I want you to imagine a different kind of browser. This one says the following: "This website is designed for white people only. ______ this link to confirm that you are white." Or, "This website is for men only. Follow this link to confirm that you are a man." Or, "This website is for ________ people only. Follow this link to confirm that you are straight." Or even, "This website is for people who have hair. Follow this link to confirm you have hair." OK. These don't happen in the real _____, but what I do need to tell you about is another banner that does exist on over 97% of the world's websites. "This website is for ______ who are not disabled. Follow this link to confirm that you are not disabled." This may not be as ________ as the cookie banner. Believe me, this ______ exists.

Solution


  1. follow
  2. people
  3. banner
  4. apparent
  5. world
  6. straight

Original Text


(Audience: Yes!)

Good. Right, now I want you to imagine a different kind of browser. This one says the following: "This website is designed for white people only. Follow this link to confirm that you are white." Or, "This website is for men only. Follow this link to confirm that you are a man." Or, "This website is for straight people only. Follow this link to confirm that you are straight." Or even, "This website is for people who have hair. Follow this link to confirm you have hair." OK. These don't happen in the real world, but what I do need to tell you about is another banner that does exist on over 97% of the world's websites. "This website is for people who are not disabled. Follow this link to confirm that you are not disabled." This may not be as apparent as the cookie banner. Believe me, this banner exists.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


ngrams of length 2

collocation frequency
accessibility statement 6
disabled people 5
upstairs seating 4
screen reader 3
basic level 3
cookie banner 2
detectable accessibility 2
accessibility failures 2
blind people 2
physical buildings 2
accessible web 2
web design 2
left hand 2
catering company 2
page navigation 2
tab key 2

ngrams of length 3

collocation frequency
detectable accessibility failures 2
accessible web design 2

Important Words


  1. apparent
  2. banner
  3. browser
  4. confirm
  5. cookie
  6. designed
  7. disabled
  8. exist
  9. exists
  10. follow
  11. good
  12. hair
  13. happen
  14. imagine
  15. kind
  16. link
  17. man
  18. men
  19. people
  20. real
  21. straight
  22. website
  23. websites
  24. white
  25. world