An architect designing a new building would have to take into account disabled access

An architect designing a new building would have to take into account disabled access An architect designing a new building would have to consider disabled access. Smith told me that this can only be achieved if access is part of the thinking from the beginning. Increasingly though, it's in the online, rather than the the physical world, where deaf and disabled people are battling a lack of access. An architect designing a whole new building today would be expected to take into account wheelchair access and the needs of people with a wide variety of disabilities in their plans. She says web designers need to "work with consultants and individuals, engage with disabled and deaf people, budget for 5% of their budget for digital access and plan it from the start. The content is right in front of you - you just cannot access it. It's as though there's a digital glass wall. Pay disabled and deaf people to be in your user experience testing - they are your experts. " Time for some change. An architect designing a new building would have to take into account disabled access Trade News selected by Local Linkup on 13/06/2012