Spell Check - An Accessibility Story
“One piece of wisdom a writer quickly learns ~ typos keep you humble.” ― E.A. Bucchianeri “Mr. Tulliver did not willingly write a letter, and found the relation between spoken and written language, briefly known as spelling, one of the most puzzling things in this puzzling world. Nevertheless, like all fervid writing, the task was done in less time than usual, and if the spelling differed from Mrs. Glegg's,- why, she belonged, like himself, to a generation with whom spelling was a matter of private judgment.” ― George Eliot I'm sure the Spell Check tool was planned to be more of a convenience rather than an accessibility tool, but for me, it was a life saver, a teacher, and the best reference tool ever created, besides Google. I've always been a pretty rotten speller. I don't remember a time I've ever passed a spelling test with an A or didn't manage to flip letters around as I write. Typewriters were a little easier and a comput...
