[IxDA Discuss] Apparently, IxD is not obscure enough

[bjminihan at nc.rr.com]

I hear you, and understand your point.  I have a similar background (from tech support, to network engineering, to web development, database design, web architecture then home (where I belong) to interface design).  I guess I always assume I'm behind the curve (due to the above) and went down the path of "if I'm not driving accessibility into everything, I'm not being an "interaction designer".  Like you, I learn more every day, so it helps to hear other viewpoints this space provides.

I completely agree that technical, business and creative pressures will/can impact every design decision, and accessibility seems to be design-related, for many folks.

 - Bryan
http://www.bryanminihan.com

---- "Johan Sjöstrand" <johan.sjostrand at hyperisland.se> wrote: 
> As a web guy, I'm coming from a frontend background slowly moving  
> into the IxD field and my view is this,
> 
> - Accessibility should always be as good as it possibly can. (Why not?)
> - Sometimes you have to deal with reality/nature of a project.  
> (resources, competence, etc)
> 
> - When is the argument for it stronger?
> -- Government sector - stronger (everyone must be able to use it,  
> democracy and all that)
> -- Service/business sector - weaker (yes, it would be lovely if our  
> site could work for 100% of all visitors, but we want to focus on to  
> give 90% of all visitors an exceptional experience simply because  
> we'll make more money that way and if accessibility suffers, so be it.)
> - There's always an excuse with cutting down on accessibility ;)
> 
> //Johan