Why Accessibility Is the Future of Tech

John Brownlee, Modus, September 4, 2019
Designing solutions for people with disabilities offers a peephole into the future
Very few people think that those of us who are blind should be exiled from the web altogether, or that people with hearing loss shouldn’t have iPhones. That’s as it should be. But all too often, the importance of accessibility, the catch-all term for designing technology that people with disabilities can use, is framed in terms of charity alone. And that’s a shame because it makes accessibility seem grudging and boring, when the reality is that it’s the most exciting school of design on the planet. Accessibility is a crystal ball through which we can view the all-encompassing future of tech.