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e-Accessibility WHY IS E-ACCESSIBILITY IMPORTANT? 1 ANKARA, November 2014
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e-AccessibilityWHY IS E-ACCESSIBILITY IMPORTANT?
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ANKARA, November 2014
NOT LONG AGO
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UBIQUITY
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UBIQUITOUS
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PERVASIVEMOBILE
Number of mobile users worldwide (2010-2020 in millions)Statista site
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Ubiquity
A digital world of information (Hilbert and López, 2011)
Dematerialization of services
Flipped classrooms
Virtual classrooms
Social media
Internet of Things (Vision and Challenges for Realising the Internet of
Things, EU 2010)
Cloud computing (Horizon Report, 2014)
Tablet computing (Horizon Report, 2014)
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“”
To me (a quadriplegic) the
Internet occupies the most
important part in my life.
It is my feet; it is my hands - it
gives my life meaning.
DR. ZHANGXU
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DIVERSITY
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Diversity
Contexts
Users
Users of assistive devices represent a continuum of abilities (Cook et al.
2008)
Tasks
Devices (and software)
BYOD (Horizon Report, 2014)
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Situations in which American users typically download appsStatista site
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Diversity
Contexts
Users
Users of assistive devices represent a continuum of abilities (Cook et al.
2008)
Tasks
Devices (and software)
BYOD (Horizon Report, 2014)
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Devices
Desktop computers
Portable computers, netbooks, hybrid computers
Mobile phones
Tablets
E-book readers
TV sets
Consoles
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AT Devices
Screen reader
Magnifiers
Braille displays
Audio captions and transcripts
Head-sticks
Special joysticks, trackballs, special and virtual keyboards
Scanning software
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Number of apps in leading stores – July 2014Statista site
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eACCESSIBILITY
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http://www.gari.info/
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http://www.amovil.es/
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eAccessibility
Users?
Digital outcasts? (Kel Smith, Digital Outcasts: Moving Technology
Forward without Leaving People Behind, 2013)
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“”
When I use the pen, my
thought is on controlling the
pen. When I use my
adapted computer, my
mind flies and I can then
write poetry.JORGE, PERSON WITH CEREBRAL PALSY
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e-Accessibility economics must be understood by recognizing that it benefits not only disabled persons, but society as a whole.
G3ICT - BENEFITS AND COSTS OF E-ACCESSIBILITY
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“”
The most important blind
visitor to your website is
Google!
JIM BYRNE
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“”
A person can never be
broken. Our built
environment, our
technologies, are broken
and disabled.HUGH HERR
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