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Rotterdam - 18-20 November 2019

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Home Sessions  Trolleys, veils and prisoners: The case for accessibility from philosophical ethics

Trolleys, veils and prisoners: The case for accessibility from philosophical ethics

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One good reason to make websites accessible is that it’s doing the right thing to do. Doing the right thing has been a concern in the field of philosophical ethics for centuries. This talk applies infamous philosophical thought experiments to the world of web accessibility in order to help attendees make a better case for more accessible sites.

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Presentation 'Trolleys, veils and prisoners: The case for accessibility from philosophical ethics'

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Hidde de Vries

Web Accessibility Specialist - The Netherlands

Accessibility Specialist @ W3C/WAI

 

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