Universal Design, Accessibility, and the Typing Experience
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WHAT IS Universal Design
description
The term "universal design" describe the concept of designing products to be aesthetic and usable to the greatest extent possible by everyone, regardless of their age, ability, or status in life. The typing experience, particularly on mobile and tablet devices, is a poor experience, but it's even worse for users with only one hand! If we were going to re-design cross-device typing systems, how would we go about it? Through the lens of typists who only have the use of one hand or arm, this presentation outlines the difference between universal design and accessible design, and how universal design could be a step in the right direction toward creating a better typing experience for not only disabled typists, but for us all!
Transcript of Universal Design, Accessibility, and the Typing Experience
WHAT IS
Universal Design
Rachel Barton
January 16, 1995
111 Meters
“All along, I knew that in the end I would still be able to perform… So that was what I was holding on to. I still am.”
Rachel Barton
BUT what if…
THE SOUND of one hand
TYPING
What is universal design and what is accessibility?
Why does one-handed typing matter?
How might Chinese web design and natural user interfaces change the way we think about typing?
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WHAT IS Universal Design
“The power of the Web is in its universality. Access by everyone regardless of disability is an essential aspect .”
Tim Berners-Lee the creator of the World Wide Web
leveling the playing field
INACCESSIBLE
it’s not the wheelchair
IT’S THE STAIRS.
that makes a building
INACCESSIBLE
it’s not the user
IT’S THE DESIGNER.
that makes the web
examples of UNIVERSAL DESIGN
examples of UNIVERSAL DESIGN
examples of UNIVERSAL DESIGN
ONE eyeball finger
examples of UNIVERSAL DESIGN
IS A PLAN UNIVERSAL DESIGN
IS ACCESSIBILITY the way we measure that plan
it is not necessarily universal if a design is accessible
it is necessarily accessible if a design is universal
sight touch sound cognition
it began with a tentacle
“Prosthetic Tentacle” by Kaylene Kau
HOW would YOU USE…
IF YOU only had
ONE HAND…
and Alex Tasha
what are people with ONE HAND
actually USING
the QWERTY keyboard
was created for EFFICIENCY
WHY DOES one-handed typing
MATTER
THE APPLE TYPING EXPERIENCE
THE ANDROID TYPING EXPERIENCE
in solving the
the typing experience
FOR EVERYONE!
WE WILL IMPROVE
one handed / armed
typing issue
so how do
this problem WE SOLVE
portable inexpensive
easy to use ambidextrous design
aesthetic
quickly learned
available
ergonomic
we need something that is… cross-device cross-platform
multilingual
beyond word processing
VOICE recognition
SWYPE
THE CHINESE MODEL
THE CHINESE MODEL
Hanwang handwriting recognition mouse
Chinese YAHOO
American YAHOO
BAIDU. Chinese Google Equivalent
BAIDU. Search for the elderly
TAOBAO.COM. Above the fold
EBAY.COM. Above the fold
TAOBAO.COM. Below the fold
EBAY.COM. Below the fold
so what’s THE FUTURE
OUR NUI best friend
CLI codified
strict
GUI metaphor
exploratory
NUI direct
intuitive
ONE eyeball finger nipple???
“The only “intuitive” interface is a nipple. After that, it’s all learned.”
Bruce Ediger
WHAT IS NUI?
“As far as the customer is, the interface is the product.”
Jeff Raskin
BACK TO OUR
original list
• portable
• inexpensive
• easy to use
• ambidextrous design
• cross-device
• cross-platform
• multilingual
• aesthetic
• fast learning curve
• available
• ergonomic
• beyond word processing
TAKEAWAY
LUCK
THANK YOU!
