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Accessible Technology Meets the Mainstream

Source: Accessibility in the News

Oct 07, 2009

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I've been communicating with an accessibility advocate who lives in Seattle. He's one of those rare people who pays attention to the issue because he cares about people with disabilities and how access to technology can make a big difference in the quality of their lives. Mike is a former corpsman (medic) in a VA hospital and comes by his concerns from the eyes of a veteran who's seen a great deal. He and some friends publish a Blog to promote accessibility. Mike points out that many technologies we take for granted today in mainstream life were originally design to accommodate people with disabilities. For example, just consider "closed captioning" that entertains us as we stand in line at the bank or glance at during Happy Hour at the local watering hole. This innovation was created specifically to provide equal access to those who are deaf and hard of hearing. How about the ramps at street corners designed to make locomotion safer for those who are blind or with a disability? This simple design scheme is greatly appreciated by young mothers pushing baby ...Read the full article

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