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In human–computer interaction, computer accessibility (also known as accessible computing) refers to the accessibility of a computer system to all people, regardless of disability type or severity of impairment. The term "accessibility" is most often used in reference to specialized hardware or software, or a combination of both, designed to enable use of a computer by a person with a disability or impairment. Specific technologies may be referred to as assistive technology.
There are many disabilities or impairments that can be a barrier to effective computer use. These impairments, which can be acquired from disease, trauma, or may be congenital, include but are not limited to:
A computer is a general purpose device that can be programmed to carry out a set of arithmetic or logical operations automatically. Since a sequence of operations can be readily changed, the computer can solve more than one kind of problem.
Conventionally, a computer consists of at least one processing element, typically a central processing unit (CPU), and some form of memory. The processing element carries out arithmetic and logic operations, and a sequencing and control unit can change the order of operations in response to stored information. Peripheral devices allow information to be retrieved from an external source, and the result of operations saved and retrieved.
Mechanical analog computers started appearing in the first century and were later used in the medieval era for astronomical calculations. In World War II, mechanical analog computers were used for specialized military applications such as calculating torpedo aiming. During this time the first electronic digital computers were developed. Originally they were the size of a large room, consuming as much power as several hundred modern personal computers (PCs).
SUBSCRIBE: http://goo.gl/YJUxOx HOW BLIND PEOPLE DO STUFF - PLAYLIST: https://goo.gl/8hh3dF Tommy Edison, who has been blind since birth, shows how he uses the computer to send an email. The MacBookPro has an Accessibility preference called Voice Over which reads the screen to him. Directed & Edited by Ben Churchill http://youtube.com/RadioTripPictures ------ Related Videos: How Blind People Use Facebook on the iPhone 4S http://youtu.be/MtE2NfFZK2g How Blind People Use Twitter & You Tube on the iPhone 4S http://youtu.be/c0nvdiRdehw How Blind People Use Instagram http://youtu.be/P1e7ZCKQfMA ------- Follow Tommy Blind Film Critic: http://youtube.com/blindfilmcritic Facebook: http://facebook.com/tommyedison Twitter: http://twitter.com/blindfilmcritic Instagram: http://instagram.com/...
Computer accessibility In human–computer interaction, computer accessibility (also known as accessible computing) refers to the accessibility of a computer system to all people, regardless of disability or severity of impairment.The term "accessibility" is most often used in reference to software; when specialized hardware, or a combination of specialized hardware and software, is used to enable use of a computer by a person with a disability or impairment, it is often referred to as assistive technology. =======Image-Copyright-Info======== License: Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 (CC BY 2.0) LicenseLink: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 Author-Info: Paul Trafford Image Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:BBC_News_web_accessibility_demo.jpg =======Image-Copyright...
Learn about accessibility features that are already built in to your computer and how to help support students with technology.
This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. How do blind people use the iPhone? That’s a question computer programmer Austin Seraphin – blind since birth – wanted to know. In this surprisingly funny and personal talk, Austin shares how technology changed his universe and what it means to make apps, gadgets and even street art accessible to all, sighted or not. Austin Seraphin became blind at birth, and he started programming at age 7 on an Apple II/e. Now, he blends his passion for technology with a first-hand insight into how tech affects the lives of the blind. In 2010, he got an iPhone, which changed his universe forever. It has inspired him to work with developers to make their apps accessible to all. About TEDx, x = independently organiz...
First look at the accessibility features found on Windows 10, the newest operating system by Microsoft! This is The Blind Life! (formerly The Blind Spot) It's where we discuss the good, the bad, and the often annoying aspects of living with low vision. Here you can find videos about assistive technology, helpful tips and tricks and the dos and don'ts of low vision etiquette. All shared with a positive attitude and lots of laughs. If you enjoyed this video you may also enjoy: Tech Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLThdr7uPwVs2XmYmzVeaoQOwOhRU56f17 Tips and Tricks Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLThdr7uPwVs22r3B8Kl4S7F7uWUPW3mXb Sucks to be Blind Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLThdr7uPwVs1Oo1rmyJatb0iWgnSBMJtS Subscribe to The Blind Li...
In human-computer interaction, computer accessibility (also known as Accessible computing) refers to the accessibility of a computer system to all people, regardless of disability or severity of impairment. It is largely a software concern; when software, hardware, or a combination of hardware and software, is used to enable use of a computer by a person with a disability or impairment, this is known as Assistive Technology. There are numerous types of impairment that affect computer use. These include: These impairments can present themselves with variable severity; they may be acquired from disease, trauma or may be congenital or degeneration in nature. Accessibility is often abbreviated a11y, where the number 11 refers to the number of letters omitted. This parallels the abbrev...
In fulfillment of my CS 196 course in UP Diliman, we were tasked to talk about five different topics: Net Neutrality, Software Piracy, Artificial Intelligence, Accessibility, and Internet Privacy. Hope you enjoy it! This is Part IV: Accessibility Music: Funny Song by BENSOUND http://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-... Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/9mHpr8lhjZE
Hello, Friends Get Knowledge Of this video Windows Accessibility Keyboard Shortcuts, & What is keyboard shortcuts, Dialog box keyboard shortcut | Shortcut keys of computer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YB9eKwWW7-I Computer shortcut key | shortcut key of computer | keyboard shortcuts key https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7t1DaXwJPw Windows keyboard shortcuts overview | Natural keyboard shortcuts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeO-jDk-fns Right SHIFT for eight seconds Switch FilterKeys on and off. Left ALT +left SHIFT +PRINT SCREEN Switch High Contrast on and off. Left ALT +left SHIFT +NUM LOCK Switch MouseKeys on and off SHIFT five times Switch StickyKeys on and off. NUM LOCK for five seconds Switch ToggleKeys on and off window +U Open Utility Manager. Digital Marketing Consult...
How do people who can't see a computer screen navigate a website? Colleen explains the basics of how she uses a screenreader and how to design for visually impaired users. Listen to the podcast episode that explains how to easily design website that is more accessible: http://www.blindinspirationcast.com/episode-19-computer-programming-and-technology-tips-part-2/ Write in to blindinspirationcast@gmail.com
Continuing our series on Accessibility (a11y) today we're talking about screen readers! Screen readers take the semantic information from your elements and produce an alternative, spoken UI, for user with visual impairments. But when we're designing Web Components, we're creating tags that have never existed before in the browser, meaning they don't have built-in semantics. So what's a screen reader supposed to do? Today on Polycasts we'll look at how we can leverage ARIA to add semantics to our elements to make sure they're properly announced and all of our users can interact with them. Screen Readers: VoiceOver http://www.apple.com/accessibility/osx/voiceover/ NVDA http://www.nvaccess.org/ JAWS http://www.freedomscientific.com/Products/Blindness/JAWS ChromeVox http://www.chromevox.c...
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How the accessibilitty options provided with an Apple iPad open up the world of technology to blind and visually impaired people. Video includes reviews of inverted colours, zoom, voice over and the app De Telegraaf. An accessible newspaper available in the Netherlands. We manage our own website and upload video's about 2 Learn Dutch - Jessy Shoots - Codee Covers - Nedervlogs and Reviews. Feel free to interact by leaving comments, if there's something you want to now just ask us. Follow Us Web: www.justconnect.eu Twitter: www.twitter.com/JustConnectteam Facebook: www.facebook.com/justconnectteam Instagram : http://instagram.com/justconnectteam Learn Dutch with us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/2learndutch Jessy Facebook: www.facebook.com/jessicahobo Codee Youtube: www.youtube.com/AC...
Hello Frends, ies main Taher g ney Blind Accessibility Keyboard co setup kar Ke sabhi satings ke bare main bataya hain. Podcast Language : Hindi. This Podcast Edited by Tejas Bendre. to aap ye Podcast suniye. enjoy kigiye. or aap ke feed back dena math bhuliye. Description About App The "Blind Accesibility Keyboard" is an advanced keyboard developed for blind or visually impaired people. The app contains layouts for these countries/languages: - Arabic - Bulgaria - Cech - Croatia - Denmark - France - Germany - Greece - India - Israel - Italia - Korea - Norway (will be included in the next update) - Persic - Poland - Portugal - Romania - Russia - Spain - Sweden - Switzerland (deutsch, francais and italiano) - USA - UK - Turkey (f and querty) Layouts Types - Layou...
A high level overview of accessibility in HCI. This is a lecture for a class I teach at the University of Maryland, and you can see the related details at https://www.cs.umd.edu/~golbeck/INST631/accessibility.shtml
Accessibility & Usability: Equality of Experience Accessibility is more than a checkbox for development. It’s the foundation of usability. In this talk, we will cover how the myths of accessibility have impacted us here at Cerner. Through these myths, we will demonstrate how UX and development have worked together to achieve an accessible product and the importance of crafting equally awesome experiences for all of our users. About the Speakers Dr Becca Green is a Sr. Creative Lead of Human Factors Research, where she has been promoting usability and user-centered design for desktop and mobile applications for the past 4 years. Dr. Green’s work on providing great clinical health experiences has been recognized by User Experience Awards and Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Product De...
Presented by Stephanie Slattery, Clique Studios. Roughly 1 in 5 people in America live with a disability and legal actions against inaccessible sites are becoming more and more common. It would be irresponsible to ignore the needs of all our users when developing for the web, so why don't we design accessible sites to begin with? In this talk, I'll explain the basics of web accessibility, including the guidelines you should be following, the adaptive technologies commonly in use, and help you better advocate for users with disabilities in your work. About GitHub Universe: GitHub Universe is a two-day conference dedicated to the creativity and curiosity of the largest software community in the world. Sessions cover topics from team culture to open source software across industries and tec...
Find out what is possible with wearable computers and accessibility. This presentation will introduce wearable computers and devices and their use as assistive technology. Learn how wearable computers are providing hands free controls and augmenting visual and audio experience. Ted Drake is an experienced front-end engineer, developer evangelist, and accessibility expert. Ted leads the accessibility efforts for Intuit's desktop, web, and mobile products. Previously, Ted worked on some of the most viewed web sites on the Yahoo! network and participated in the development of many products, platforms, and applications. He worked with products to improve mobile accessibility, both HTML5 and iOS, within Yahoo's Accessibility Lab. http://www.inclusivedesign24.org/
http://front-trends.com/ Understanding accessibility mechanics is the key to good interface design. Using ARIA to manipulate the browser’s accessibility tree means you can create interfaces in HTML, SVG and even Web Components that are accessible to assistive technologies, without compromising on functionality or design. Slides: http://www.slideshare.net/LeonieWatson/aria-accessibility-apis-coding-like-you-give-a-damn-2015
White House Champion of Change, Forbes 30 under 30 leader, and BBC Women of Africa Hero, Haben Girma is an acclaimed accessibility and inclusion advocate. The first deaf blind person to graduate from Harvard Law School, Haben champions equal access to information for people with disabilities, earning her recognition from both President Obama and President Clinton. Through this presentation, Haben will share how designing with accessibility in mind benefits not just users with disabilities, but developers, too. Throughout history, disability has sparked innovation, leading to breakthroughs in wide-ranging inventions from keyboards to telephones. Hear Haben's remarkable story and learn how incorporating universal access principles into product development can increase access for people with ...
Over one billion people--15% of the world's population--have a form of disability. This makes it imperative that we make our Web and mobile applications accessible for people with disabilities. It also presents interesting computer science challenges in perception of both the digital and physical worlds. In this webinar, we'll discuss cutting edge research and development related to the field of accessibility, including areas ripe for additional research efforts. We'll also talk about things to keep in mind when designing, building, and testing your Web or mobile application, so that you can ensure you're serving as many people as possible. Presenter: Eve Andersson, Google; ACM Professional Development Committee Eve Andersson leads Accessibility Engineering at Google. Prior to joining Go...
Chris Heilmann, Developer Evangelist at Microsoft discusses the issues we need to tackle to keep the web from becoming the slow lane of information transport. http://www.awwwards.com/accessibility-and-web-optimization-with-chris-heilmann-awwwards-conference.html See talks from Chris and meet the top names in digital design, get tickets to our Berlin Conference https://conference.awwwards.com For the latest web design trends - follow us! Subscribe to be the first to see new talks: https://www.awwwards.com/subscribe/ Blog: http://awwwards.com/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/awwwards Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/awwwards/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/awwwards/
Date: 22.06.2017 Speaker: Burkhard Rost Course page with slides: https://www.rostlab.org/teaching/ss17/pp1cs
Brian Charlson, Technology Director at the Carroll Center for the Blind in Newton, MA. demonstrates a variety of devices that provide the capability of accessing books via speech , large print, or braille. Among the devices that Brian demonstrates are: the Victor Reader Stream, the Booksense, The Bookport Plus, the Kindle, the iPad and the iPhone. Chapters: 1 — Accessible Technology Options for the Blind and Visually Impaired Reader; 2 — Braille; 3 — Large print; 4 — Accessing books through speech; 5 — The Victor Reader Stream; 6 — The BookSense; 7 — The Bookport Plus; 8 — The Kindle; 9 — The iPad; 10 — The iPhone; 11 — Optical Character Recognition; 12 — Conclusion. PLEASE NOTE: Due to the ever changing upgrades to technology there are some points made in this webcast that are no longe...
From the Roguelike Celebration: https://roguelike.club This talk examines how features of the roguelike genre relate to accessibility for visually impaired players, using Nethack as a case study. Several changes were made to Nethack to make it more accessible, and the feedback from this case study provides several lessons as to how roguelike games in general can be made more accessible, as well as what aspects of them pose the biggest challenges to accessibility. Alexei Pepers is a graduate of the University of Calgary, who is now working as a programmer in the games industry at Beamdog. She has loved Nethack since childhood and always wanted to know how it ticked, so in the final year of her degree conducted a research project on introducing accessibility for visually impaired players to ...
Panel session from the 2017 Boston Accessibility Conference that includes: IBM, MIT, Open Access Technologies, Rendever, Aira and the Massachusetts Association of the Blind. Discussion focused on the potential of AI technologies to enhance and extend the independence, quality of life, and experiences of people with physical or cognitive impairments. Learn more at www.ibm.com/able
Mouse-only usage is very important for gamers that use Speech-recognition software. In this video, we add the last missing piece to our games: a visible menu-button. The computer goes slow during some re-builds but Sean gives some info on accessibility during the whole video. -- Watch live at http://www.twitch.tv/bluelinegames
Lou Fioritto, Co-owner Braille Works Int'l Inc. demonstrates what it is like to use a screen reader with an un-tagged pdf, a poorly tagged and a properly tagged pdf with Shannon Kelly, Global Accessibility Solutions, Actuate.
A presentation by Charles Chen and Casey Burkhardt, Google Accessibility Team Engineers, 2nd Visually Impaired Person Technology Users Conference , Startup Lab at Google Ventures, Mountain View, CA, 5/18/2013
Could you imagine using the internet without eyesight? What's easy to point at and click for you can be a pain to navigate for blind computer users. Accessibility is all about allowing people with disabilities to use technologies just like everyone else. The web and, more specifically, HTML have lots of built-in features to make this possible, but they need to be understood and used well to have an effect. In this session, we'll understand why accessibility is so important, and then take a look at what we can do to improve the situation. You will learn neat tricks to get ahead with quick accessibility wins, powerful techniques that will help you make dynamic interfaces accessible, and the three things that you should avoid at all costs.
This was recorded at the jQuery Austin conference in September 2013. Slides and videos: http://jzaefferer.github.io/talk-to-me/ Source and further resources: https://github.com/jzaefferer/talk-to-me Abstract: A computer that can talk to us has been part of science fiction for a long time. For a number of people it has been a reality for quite a while: Those with limited or no sight at all, usually referred to as blind computer users. Making web sites and applications work for people that rely on a screenreader poses many interesting challenges. Usually there is no budget for accessiblity, as the number of users affected is small - exceptions apply wherever websites have to conform to regulations like Section 508 (aka Section 508 Amendment to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973). Even when t...