Great oaks from little acorns grow

Currently, the topic of digital accessibility awareness is rarely taught or referred to in schools or colleges, yet our everyday lives are heavily influenced and often underpinned by digital content.

Young people are not just consumers of digital information, they often create content just as regularly too. It makes sense to make them aware of digital accessibility and how to put some basic principles in place to make their content more accessible. 

Setting the seeds of underpinning awareness into the mindset of every young person as part of their school education or childhood knowledge (the acorn) could lay the roots and foundations for a more digitally accessible future society. 

It is during this ideal time that young people are beginning to learn and establish their lifelong skills and habits.

The basic principles of digital accessibility are simple to learn, and if everyone knew from a young age how to put these basics into everyday practice as the 'norm', or at least be aware, we could start to grow a mighty next generation of advocates for a digitally inclusive future (the oak tree).