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State of the Science Conference
September 15-16, 2005
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Universal Design in Telecommunications:
Putting Practice into Policy
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- Accessibility Guidelines
- Accessibility Guidelines
- Policy Implementation Issues
- Policy Implementation Issues
- Policy Implementation Issues
- Universal Design Approach
- Universal Design Approach
- Design Guidelines
- Cost-Benefit Analysis
- Cost-Benefit Analysis
Accessibility Guidelines
- Output-related functions:
- availability of visual information
- availability of visual information for low vision users
- access to moving text
- availability of auditory information
- availability of auditory information for people who are hard of hearing
Accessibility Guidelines
Output-related functions:
prevention of visually induced seizures
availability of auditory cutoff
noninterference with hearing technologies
hearing aid coupling
Policy Implementation Issues
Compatibility with peripheral devices is not required as a minimum
level of access
Who was this policy written for?
Policy Implementation Issues
Equipment and services should be accessible and usable if readily achievable
Or equipment and services should be compatible with peripheral devices
if “readily achievable”
Policy Implementation Issues
Provides discretionary access
Creates opportunity costs in marketability
Promotes short-sided view of profitability
Provides no incentives to exploit new technologies
Universal Design Approach
A process that provides access to products and services for as broad a range
of people as possible without the need for assistive devices or where this is
not possible the product or service is at least compatible with the use of assistive
devices
Universal Design Approach
User interface design process considers:
Usability goals
User characteristics
Environment
Tasks
Workflow
Design Guidelines
Useful and marketable
Accommodates preferences and abilities
Easy to understand
Effectively communicates information
Minimizes hazards
Minimizes fatigue
Size and space are appropriate
Cost-Benefit Analysis
- Identify usability requirements early
- Accessibility features benefit everyone
- Accessible products are easier to find
- New technologies reduce costs
- Aging population will expand market
Access Feature Solutions: Vision Impairment
Any-button answer
Controls grouped by function
Keys identifiable by touch
Nib on ‘5’ key
Speech recognition controls
Speech synthesis announcement of functions, status
Tones indicating functions, status
Variable or composable signal tones
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