Universal Access Tomorrow’s Dream vs. Today’s Reality
Reasonable To Assume Consensus?
Many topics?
In the next couple of days…
This morning ….
Can we…
If we could, we would…
Usability Curve
Making products that work across the population…
PPT Slide
Natural Accessibility
Usability by people with disabilities
Is it possible today to create standard products that include people with a wide range of abilities?
E-Books
Commercial Touch Screen Kiosks (Cross-Disability Accessible)
Reference Designs
If this is so doable
In the beginning –
…and tomorrow we will have even more possibilities.
Braille Lite PIX
Wearable Electronics ICD+ Jacket (Philips)
Digital Jewelry (IBM
Sensatex Smart Shirt System
Remembered Spectacles MIT Media Lab
Bluetooth Enabled Headsets
Language translation – projection on scene
Smart Dust Components
Smart Dust
Home Automation (Echelon LonWorks)
Mini Web Server
Sensory Inc
All of these provide new opportunities
DISABILITY AS A FUNCTION OF AGE
In closing…
These are hard things…
508 Isn’t perfect – but it can be a very potent engine for change – that works with natural market forces
So what am I saying?
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