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 Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2018 1:10 pm Post subject: Blog on Toy Trap |
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New Blog Post about "Toy Trap"
In a discussion about the relative merits of David Keel in a thread about "Tunnel of Fear," I mentioned that I had issues with Keel's character based on how he is presented on the page, even in the absence of Hendry's performances. My previous blog addressed some of those issues, but I've found that there's a lot more to unpack in the episode "Toy Trap." Hence a new post, hot off the press: https://therealavengers.wordpress.com/2018/06/21/its-for-your-own-good-you-know-exploitation-oppression-and-patriarchal-norms-in-toy-trap/
Content notice for discussion of sex trafficking and abuse in this one.
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New Comments Policy
For various reasons, I think it wise that I institute a comments policy on my Avengers blog. Follow the link for details.
https://therealavengers.wordpress.com/2018/10/13/comments-policy/
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New Blog Post: Nurturing Steed
Wherein I explore ways in which Steed nurtures other people, with a focus on his relationship with Cathy Gale in Seasons 2 and 3. Also I natter a little bit more about Steed's feminism and say grumpy things about James Bond.
https://therealavengers.wordpress.com/2018/10/21/nurturing-steed/
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New Blog Post: Nurturing Steed, Part the Second
Herewith another blog, this one about how Steed nurtures other men, and about how that nurturing aspect of his character was there from the very first season. Steed is not "James Bond Lite," y'all....
https://therealavengers.wordpress.com/2018/10/28/nurturing-steed-part-the-second/
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Administrativa: Accessibility
I’m working on ways to make my WordPress blog more accessible to those with disabilities. I’ve started making audio recordings of my blogs and fic, which I will be uploading to SoundCloud. I’ll also be attaching links to the SoundCloud files at the top of every blog post and piece of fic. It may take some time to get files done for everything I’ve written so far, but I’m working on it, and all new stuff going forward will have an audio file connected with it.
If you are disabled and read my stuff on WordPress and have any suggestions for improving accessibility, please let me know, either in a reply or PM, or you can leave a comment on the blog itself, or you can send an ask (anonymously, even) to my tumblr (http://sparklywaistcoat.tumblr.com/). If it’s something I can fix, I’ll do my best to accommodate you.
Thanks!
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Good on you, I'm a huge champion for accessibility.
You need not necessarily make audio recordings, a user's screen-reader will make any content audible and, more importantly, already be configured how the person can most easily understand it (variable speed, localised accent).
Avoid repeating linking text, and makes the links contextual and semantic; don't use media or content requiring plug-ins where text will do the same job, the CSS style sheets separate the presentation layer from the content, meaning you can be both stylish and accessible at the same time.
(For instance, you might have a link that is the text "A comparative study of Steed and Mrs Peel's motivations in 'The Master Minds'" rather than "read more" or "click here")
Also, annotate tables and images with alt or caption tags. For instance, this is on my page for "From Venus with Love":
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alt="Upper class chimney sweep Bert Smith smiles inanely at Mrs Peel, whose back is to us. His face, top hat and morning suit are covered in soot and grime"
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| dissolute wrote: | | You need not necessarily make audio recordings, a user's screen-reader will make any content audible |
Yes, I understand that about screen readers, but I've also seen posts on tumblr from people saying that they really like to have audio files of fic, for example, so I'm going to create those as well. I figure it also gives people with or without disabilities another way to access my blog, since they can download the audio files to their phones or whatever to listen to while driving or doing other activities when they're not able to read. And there are some people with text disabilities who don't use screen readers, so the audio files might help them, too.
Also thanks for the tip about alt text: I've been putting in captions but haven't done the alt text thing yet.
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