What sort of new content does the Internet need? That's a great question, but a lot harder to answer. Initially, I thought that the Internet had already covered everything. A suggestion in class today was interesting; it suggested a web area for Alzheimer's. That is a great idea, but I found this. I scour the Internet daily, spending more time on the Internet than I do anything else in my life.
So, for more ideas I turned to my fellow students in the newsroom. Katie Lohrenz and I were tossing out ideas when it dawned on me. Disabled individuals who want to look at news organization's websites might have quite a few problems even reading the first page. A lot of computers have accessibility options to enlarge type and even have an electronic voice read off stories. Katie and I noted that most website's formats don't allow for such large type, and listening to a computer voice read off stories is impersonal.
After searching the Internet, I discovered this website. What I found most amusing about this site was how small the type was, and how it looked completely inaccessible for anyone with any sort of vision disability. My idea for a new website is a news organization that covers national and world news, as well as specific news regarding disabled person's rights, new technology and any information that could be specifically geared toward a disabled person. All of this information in a readable format! Reporters could record their voices reading their stories, which also gives a more personal edge, rather than a computerized voice.
Staffing such a website would require experts on disabled persons, as well as reporters who can cover national and world news as well as news that can be specifically geared toward disabled people.
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