Accessibility awareness
Regine Gilbert: Firstly, people are becoming more aware of it. Secondly, there are organizations, like Teach Access here in the U.S., that are promoting incorporating accessibility into the classroom.
I'm biased because I just got a grant from Teach Access to incorporate accessibility into my curriculum. I've been doing that on my own, of course, but it's great to have the extra help.
I think accessibility is an education issue because I've taught computer science students and engineering students who had no knowledge of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. I asked, "You want to work in the web and mobile, but you don't know that there are these Web Content Accessibility Guidelines?"
Even designers have no idea that they exist. It's important to increase awareness. Obviously, there are exceptions to every rule, but these international standards have been put in place for the good of everyone. Everyone should be able...