This project finished on Wednesday the 17th of May, 2017
£745 was raised by 25 supporters — that's teamwork!
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Around 80 million people in Europe live with a disability and may have difficulties using websites.
To improve our user experience (UX), UX experts set up testing in which users are prompted to go through a website to perform tasks and answer questions. The problem is that UX experts don’t include enough users with disabilities. Consequently, many websites in the market are inaccessible to a lot of people with disabilities. This creates barriers to the social and digital inclusion of people with disabilities, novice internet users and senior citizens.
I am Juliette, the director of Inclusight. My mother is living with Multiple Sclerosis. She has always had lack of memory and bad dexterity in her hands. This means she cannot access websites or services like facebook, or skype, as we do every day. She lives in France and I travel a lot so you can imagine how hard it is for us to communicate. Then, because she is struggling with computers, she is digital excluded and social loneliness is a daily routine.
My mom struggling with her computer.
Can you imagine yourself as a colorblind, reading a black and white tube map? A real challenge, isn't it? Making websites accessible is not necessarily complicated, but if you do not receive feedback from a diverse pool of users, you may miss very important points.
At Inclusight, we would like to provide an online platform where people with disabilities can give feedback. No experience is required. All testers need to have is a computer so that they can go to the website and tell what is complicated or not to do. ALL our testers are rewarded and their privacy is protected.
Poolin is blind. He is struggling with computers. He wishes he could use online services more often.
The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is the first Human Rights treaty that recognises access to the Internet as a fundamental right (article 9).
If you struggle with inaccessible websites or, if as myself, you are caring for someone who has access needs, it is time to raise your voice. Your contribution can help us make our digital world accessible for all.
pledged of £5,000 goal (GBP)
backers
This project ended on 17 May 2017
This is a take what you raise project. At the end of the funding period the project owner receives all of the pledged funds.
4 people want this
We will add the names of everyone who makes a donation of £5 or above to a special 'thank you' page on our website. You will receive a thank you email, as well as exclusive project updates each month.
1 person wants this
We will send you the Inclusight official postcard with a personal thank you note.
4 people want this
This will allow us invite 1 person with disabilities to get rewarded for testing a website or a mobile app.
6 people want this
Your generous gift will help us publish ads in local newspapers. This will help us reach out to the offline community like senior citizens or people who do not have a broadband connection a home.
Your gift will help us host a focus group for people with disabilities in a rural part of England so we can understand their challenges in terms of web accessibility and offer them the opportunity to register for upcoming paid testing opportunities.
Your gift will help us host a focus group for people with disabilities in a European city so we can understand their challenges in terms of web accessibility and offer them the opportunity to register for upcoming paid testing opportunities.
Your logo will be added as a supporter on the Inclusight platform during 3 months!
