Inclusive Design

Inclusive design, to my understanding, is being considerate when designing and creating content so that everyone could get access to it. Bias comes from our limited understanding and perspectives of the world could easily blind us from seeing what others may need, and being inclusive in design means that we see from other people’s view and try to understand their needs. Inclusive design provides us with the opportunity to reflect on what we may neglect or ignore. By trying to be inclusive, we also learn to value others’ perspective and voices even when they are small.

Text to Speech Tools and Thoughts

I like using Text to Speech tools because they are so convenient and helpful to my reading. As I read through the text while listening to it, I understand the content both visually and vocally. I could also free my eyes by listening to the contents for fun when I do chores or simply lying down. I have always thought of it as a useful function, but I only realized that it is necessary for some people’s life today.

The different voices can make a huge different in my understanding of the contents. Some can be very natural and fluent while others robotic and rough. The natural ones could help me focus on the contexts and I tend to understand a lot better.

Technology has improved the quality of Text to Speech tools and I think it is very important to inclusive design because for some people, listening could be the only way for them to receive information from contents in the form of texts. Whether it’s easy to comprehend determines their learning and access to the contents.