E accessibility fernandez

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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Thank you!RUI FERNANDES

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