Lesson 3 - Activity 2 - Exploring digital content differently

Lesson 3 - Activity 2

Title: Exploring digital content differently

Time: 15-20 minutes

Purpose: Have a go at completing one of these simple task and reflect on how difficult or easy it was. Try and navigate a website or complete a form without using your mouse Try turning the brightness down on your device and see how easy/challenging it is to read content, or exploring a website with your non dominant hand in control of the mouse. After that activity, you might be wondering how people with more severe disabilities navigate their way around digital content. There are lots of different tools aimed at different disabilities - we’re going to look at a few now.

Other resources: n/a

Lesson definitions:

Types of disabilities:

  • They can fall into various categories including:
    • Physical
    • Auditory
    • Visual
    • Cognitive
  • They can be minor or short term, or major or long term.