Today I decided to go shopping online. When I entered the Zara webpage, I was shocked by the concept of the homepage. Although I would like to say that this designer’s idea has a very large accessibility problem, I still carefully browsed the entire homepage with curiosity.

Zara’s logo uses very strange overlapping fonts, and the words on the home page all use a very deep blue color, which makes the background’s dark red color not comparable to those fonts – I can’t see the word “search” at all. In addition, the login and contact in the upper right corner are completely invisible due to the smaller font size. I really don’t know why the design of the web page will choose this strange font and color. The headline in the middle of the web page called “SS 19 NEW CAMPAIGN, COMING SOON” is completely covered by the red background, when I look at this line, I can feel the sting of my eyes. This will undoubtedly make more people avoid this web page. At the same time, I feel that the accessibility of this webpage is really low and the customer does not know where to find what he wants to search. The idea that the background image covers the navigation bar is completely wrong. This will give people a visual impact. The color discord and the problem of typesetting and conceiving have become a big issue with the low accessibility of this webpage. You will have the same idea as me if you saw the screenshot below and I’m so sure that you’ll think that this is a really badly designed web page.

Last semester, whenever we had a lot of editing tasks, I would choose the premiere on the windows system as the main editing software. However, the rendering of a large number of videos means that the system may crash, and each time the system crashes, there will be different degrees of file corruption. After three devastating system crashes, I finally chose to use Final Cut Pro X for MacOs system. This app not only has clear fonts, clear classifications, but also features automatic storage, which saves all progress after I accidentally exit or after a software crash. Just open the software again and you will return to the previous progress. I highly recommend this software to people who want to learn to edit videos.

Today I want to buy some winter clothes for my girlfriend, so I started searching for websites. Then I found a website called Urban Outfitters that many young people like. I have only been to the offline store, so this is the first time online shopping. Entering the website, it is the homepage of many groups of different advertisements. I did not find the nav bar for the costumes. After carefully browsing, I saw that the nav bar was written in a small font at the top of the web page. I think the design of this kind of webpage is very inaccessible, and the font is very unobtrusive. Because of its very small size, the white background of the web page cannot be contrasted with the black font, making it difficult for people to find the menu bar at a glance. What makes me angry is that when I hover my mouse over the navigation menu, the font should be designed to be bold or darker to allow people to see the content more clearly. But the designers of this site turned black, which was not obvious, into a faint gray. I think the navigation bar of this site really needs to be redesigned.

Normally I would like to use Microsoft’s software called OneNote to take notes. Not only does the software quickly classify notes, but it can also be associated with your tablet or desktop computer. The idea of an account like Microsoft that can link all electronic devices is very accessible. This software also has a very useful function, as long as you choose the sharing option, you can share the notes you want to share directly with others. If your classmate got a cold or has a certain disability, which is not convenient to take notes, then Sharing notes directly with them will be the best option.

As we all know, China’s Internet has many restrictions. If I want to listen to a Chinese song, then in Canada I will definitely not be able to hear the song because of copyright issues. A free app called Transocks solves this problem perfectly. It is a VPN app. As the name implies, VPN is a virtual private network, which sets the server to China to solve the problem of regional restrictions. Nowadays, this app has helped a lot of people. Many trade-oriented young people need to communicate with Chinese companies, or like many young people need to watch videos or listen to some music. This app with high accessibility helps us freely. I am very grateful to the people who designed it.

Today I went to Canada tires to buy glass water. When I was ready to pay, I found that I left my wallet in the car. Then I remembered a portable feature in my Apple Watch – Apple Wallet. I have already linked my credit card in my wallet, just double-click the button on the right side of the watch to pay directly. This function really solves my urgent needs, also I believe that it can help more people with disabilities.

On my bedside table, three of the electronic devices were placed, two of which made my life easier.

Amazon’s Alexa is a smart home management system with a search engine and Amazon shopping features, which designed for different people. The most powerful thing is that it can control the switch and brightness of all the lights in the house, and with the development of technology, more electronic devices are beginning to have voice control (power plug-in, door lock, etc.). The products are extremely convenient for the disabled, and it is an accessible design to control all the appliances in the home with only voice.

Also, next to the Alexa is a wireless charger for the phone, as long as the latest phone is placed on the top, the phone can be automatically charged. No need to worry about the need to plug in the cable, I think this design can really help the elderly and disabled who are inconvenient.

On a beautiful weekend, I decided to go for a walk on the lakeside. When the weather is good, many people choose to hang out on the lakeside. The design of the waterfront has always been my favorite, the park and the pedestrian path allows people to exercise while enjoying the beauty. Just like the document “Waterfront Toronto, sustainable parks and open space design” that Philip sent us, there are a lot of accessible facilities on the lakeside, the placement of the plants, the orientation of the yachts, the number of benches and positions placed indicate the designer’s initial consideration of accessibility.

Today, I found on campus that there are hand-sanitizers on the corners of every floor for students. This design brings great convenience to students, especially for students with limited mobility. For students who need to take a wheelchair, it may be extremely inconvenient to go to the washrooms because there is no one for the disabled on the second floor. But the design of the hand sanitizer simply solves this problem. Each sanitizer box is installed at a moderate height, perfect for different people to use at any time.

Today, I chose to take TTC to the campus. I found that TTC’s bus design is very accessible. When a disabled person or an elderly person in a wheelchair needs to get on the bus, the driver will let others get on the bus first, then lower the chassis of the bus. The height of the chassis will eventually be the same as the sidewalk so that the wheelchair can be pushed directly onto the car. Also, elder people with crutches don’t need to get on the bus like climbing stairs.

If there is no sidewalk, TTC’s bus also has an extended board for wheelchairs. There is also a bicycle rack in front of the bus so that students who ride can take the bus.