Yahoo! Accessibility

Leticia from the blog Tech Savvy Mama visited the Yahoo Accessibility Lab recently during the Yahoo Mother Board Summit.

After spending a day at Yahoo attending the Yahoo Mother Board Summit and learning about the different aspects of the brand (more on that later!), one of the most captivating conversations I had was with the Yahoo Accessibility Lab. Through the Accessibility Lab, Yahoo ensures that every product they make is accessible to every user.

Outside our meeting rooms, Lab members Nate and Victor set up a large monitor, keyboard, and filled the rest of the table with devices I hadn’t ever seen before. A large round red button sat next to a smaller blue one, a headset from which a pointer protruded about a foot from the end sat by the man’s elbow, and there was a modified keyboard with 1 inch square buttons that was vertical rather than horizontal.

Nate and Victor shared how they work to ensure that all Yahoo users can have the same experience. They described how the design of the any website should be accessible to everyone because the internet provides us with independence.

To read more about Leticia’s experiences in the lab and see some more pictures head over to her article Yahoo Accessibility Lab Works Towards Computer Access for All