Welcome to August and I’m Scott Savoy at the Sterling Creations business desk wishing you a happy day!
Today, I am pleased to share our president’s latest commentary with you!
It’s all about the continued struggle with apps and Donna J. Jodhan talks about this.
She’d like for you to share your feedback with her by sending along your emails to info@sterlingcreations.ca.
Enjoy your weekend.
In my neck of the woods it’s a holiday weekend!
The Struggle with Apps
by Donna J. Jodhan
With the world depending more and more on the use of apps, there is no choice, and for blind and vision impaired persons, it is even more of a struggle. Not just the blind and vision impaired, but for seniors, the technically shy, and persons with other types of disabilities.
For me, as a vision impaired person, I am always pleased whenever I can easily use an app without having to depend on sighted assistance. However, it becomes a huge challenge whenever I need to depend on sighted assistance! Or, even worse, when the app itself does not accommodate the needs and requirements of those mentioned above.
It is one thing to develop apps that make it easier for persons to conduct their business and do their shopping and ordering, but it is quite another thing when those app developers totally ignore the needs of a growing group of users. Even worse, when too many apps developers appear to deliberately turn a blind eye to our needs. Sadly enough, this is too often the case.
Some may take the time to engage and communicate, while the majority either do not care or do not want to spend time making their apps accessible and navigable. They probably think that it is either not worth their time and effort, or they may even think that it is not beneficial to their scales of revenue. Whatever it is, this is the picture, in my humble opinion.
I can only urge apps developers to start thinking outside the box in order to start accommodating the groups that I have mentioned above. Believe it or not! These are the consumers that will someday soon become your bread and butter markets. Please do not wait until you are either directly or indirectly affected.
Just my two cents for today.
To learn more about me as an award-winning sigh-loss coach and advocate, visit www.donnajodhan.com
