Openness
Openness refers to the transparency of knowledge, connection, and communication without boundaries for users. This essentially creates a wide space for people to access information and community.
Why?
It is useful to make material on the web open for other users. For example, Ted talks share lots of information in each video, and it’s completely open to all users on the web. This also creates a connection with the information being shared and can open the doors for community and networking as well.
How?
Users can exercise openness on the web by helping others build skills, influencing, sharing opinions and thoughts, and much more. By posting and sharing, users can expand their knowledge and experiences, which can be extremely helpful when navigating life.
Accessibility
The creation of guides, tools, and infrastructure in order to connect with every kind of person, whether they have a disability or not.
Why?
To reach people, you need to think at their level. “What can I do to fulfill this person’s needs?” Some people need to read content if they are deaf, or to hear content if they are blind. Others might have a hard time focusing and need to speed up videos/audios. There is a spectrum of possibilities and details to consider why we need to make our creations accessible.
How?
Some tools that creators can use to make their creations accessible include transcripts, captions, and audio.
Read more on why accessibility is important: The Importance of Accessibility: A Comprehensive Exploration
