Comments on: What the accessibility world needs is Stephen Fry to get a poke in the eye

By: ufo

ufo — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:48:11 +0000

but that is much

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By: Tara

Tara — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:23:02 +0000

I saw this article on the New Scientist website on enabling Braille through touchscreens. http://sn.im/exeua

By: Ian

Ian — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:21:50 +0000

Good find, Matt! How timely. Consider it Twittered

By: Matt Robin

Matt Robin — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:07:10 +0000

Ah, a follow-up comment from me (it doesn’t always happen!)…just spotted this a moment ago: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/7859227.stm

How about having Stevie Wonder as the famous voice for accessible users? (Or is that too obvious?)

Ian: Hey, Southampton – now you’re talking…I lived there for a year (about 3 years ago), one of my best friends still lives there, so I know it quite well actually!

By: Ian

Ian — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 23:14:57 +0000

p.s. Who wants to be World-famous in Swindon anyway? Hehe!

In my defence … I moved there for a job. I’m a Southampton boy, born and bred, Swindon’s just where I ended up

By: Steven Clark

Steven Clark — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 22:16:10 +0000

Interesting idea, but it could probably be said that anyone really really famous could do the same thing. Of course, stephen fry is a lot more articulate than the average Britney Spears lol…

If you could get him to care, that would be a great bonus. But he’s obviously having his own career and we would need to earn that blip on his radar. We all live in cloistered bubbles, even Stephen.

But you do make some good points… true.

By: Phil (Instine)

Phil (Instine) — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:04:00 +0000

I think this is a great idea and if he’s willing could be a wonderful boost to awareness in parts other initiates can’t reach. Good luck with this one Ian and Henny (and anyone else involved…)

By: Matt Robin

Matt Robin — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:53:22 +0000

Excellent point Ian! I suspect Stephen Fry probably has some awareness of Web Accessibility issues (someone as smart as him, online as much as he is – has to be right?!) but he hasn’t voiced this publicly.

You’re right, of course, most of the gadgets that he promotes would quickly fail under accessibility scrutiny, so maybe we do need to give him a quick poke or two…in the eyes….maybe (without poking him in the eyes).

I wonder if anyone will forward this post to the man himself and ask for his worldly-wise, reasoned reaction?

p.s. Who wants to be World-famous in Swindon anyway? Hehe!

By: Tim West

Tim West — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:04:51 +0000

@trcwest Interesting post and beutifully written. I think he is great for taking up Twitter.