| Technology has far and away meaningfully impacted | | | | good as the means in which they are communicated. |
| the world in which we live. Need proof? Look no | | | | For example, consider that about 20% of the |
| farther than the businessman in the Holiday Inn | | | | American people are affected by an impairment that |
| Express hotel room, video chatting with his wife and | | | | hinders technology use (i). However, there are |
| son through his new iPhone 4 digital camera with built | | | | measures that Web developers can take to increase |
| in FaceTime. | | | | the online accessibility of their Web pages. |
| While the new gadgets are great, one must pause and | | | | Netmechanic, Inc., asserts that one such measure |
| reflect on the true benefits technology conveys to the | | | | includes using link text in addition to, or in lieu of, image |
| masses. When examined in terms of large scale | | | | links (ii). This supports intuitive navigation. For example, |
| benefits, technology seems to cater towards the tech | | | | compare the use of a shopping cart image to the |
| savvy early gadget adopters. | | | | actual link text View Items and Checkout! The icon |
| One area that technology has yet to reach its full | | | | relies on the user's ability to correctly identify the image |
| potential in is disability employment. | | | | as a shopping cart, and to tie that identification with the |
| Diversity training professionals have much to explore in | | | | assumption that the link will lead to a place where he |
| terms of effectively implementing technology to | | | | or she will pay for each of their items. Using link text, |
| increase the diversity of their organization. One area | | | | on the other hand, reduces the possibility for confusion. |
| worthy of exploration is online job application. | | | | In short, disability employers have much to consider |
| Companies are increasingly using the Internet to | | | | when extending themselves online. Hiring for diversity |
| showcase job opportunities and encourage job | | | | online is futile if accessibility is ignored. |
| application. However, these opportunities are only as | | | | |