AI USED: Grammarly for spell check.
I’m showing what I did this summer, with location tags attached. I tend to try to travel as much as I can and see the world; however, this summer I stayed in the US the whole time. It is not the content that is necessarily important to me; it is more how it is being portrayed. Is it accessible? Is it easy to navigate? Does it make sense? These are all questions that are important. I do not plan to use a story map in my final project, so these photos do not have any sort of correlation to it. However, I am hoping that some of the feedback will be transferable to my website on Voices, which I will use for my final. I want the readers to focus on these questions I ask and raise any concerns they may find as well. It would be helpful to also know the strong points so I can use those to help emphasize my work. Something I tend to worry about is my typing, as I am dyslexic, so I am never fully sure if my grammar or spelling is correct. I want to make sure my work is readable for all.
https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/4f3aec19bdb6433f8cabba87af2022cf
I kept thinking back to our readings about accessibility, specifically the one for reading disabilities. Something that stood out in the reading was that it talked about how using all caps for a lot of text is not accessible because people with dyslexia struggle to read it. Your brain looks for certain shapes, and most of the time text isn’t all capitalized. So in my project, I tried to limit capitals. I also have friends who are color blind, so I am usually quite aware of it and the palettes I try to use. Since I do a lot of graphic design work, I use several links sometimes to check if I am not sure. For this, I did not reference those sites, but they can still be useful from time to time.
In reflection, I found that this site was easier to use than I thought. However, I don’t think I will use it for my project. I think I will stick to my website, as I can do what I need there. The only function I would maybe use this for is the map function; however, I do not need one for my final. It took me a minute to figure things out, and I had my reservations, but I was surprised by the ease I could navigate and create. I like that it automatically gives you the ability to add accessible functions like alt text to make it easier and more of an incentive for people to do.