What We Can Learn From Digital Outcasts @kelsmith @Future_Insights #FILIVE #a11y
What We Can Learn From Digital Outcasts
May 08, 2015
Kel Smith's talk from Future Insights Live 2014 in Las Vegas: "One in seven people worldwide currently live with a disability, relying on technology for everyday services that many people take for granted. These “digital outcasts” then take it upon themselves to develop technology tools to ensure their future success."
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What We Can Learn From Digital Outcasts @kelsmith @Future_Insights #FILIVE #a11y
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“Historically, accessibility has been perceived as an aFerthought – the final bullet point. Nice to have if we had the budget.”
~ Robin Christopherson Guardian UK
“Accessibility is ugly” “Accessibility is ugly”
“Accessibility is expensive” “Accessibility is expensive”
“Accessibility isn‘t marketable” “Accessibility isn‘t marketable”
“Accessibility isn’t innovaNve” “Accessibility isn’t innovaNve”
“Accessibility isn’t innova(ve”
“Designing for extreme environments leads to consumer innova(on.”
~ Rich Donovan Return on Disability and M-‐Enabling Summit
ADMIT IT – WE’VE ALL USED CAPTIONING AT SOME POINT.
~ Lisa Domican Creator of Grace App for Au?sm
“My daughter is capable of a that leaves your ears ringing.”
three hour tantrum
#capNonTHIS
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“Most frustra(ng is wai(ng for something that that may change our child's life.”
“Most frustra(ng is wai(ng for something that that may change our child's life.”
we know we won't ever have access to
~ ElectrocorNcographic (ECoG) Brain Implants Wadsworth Center Lab Albany, NY
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~ ElectrocorNcographic (ECoG) Brain Implants Wadsworth Center Lab Albany, NY
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“Accessibility is about providing fundamental human services to benefit more people in more situa(ons.”
“Accessibility is about providing fundamental human services to benefit more people in more situa(ons.”
Understand the social model of exclusion
Focus on evolu(on, not constraints
Recognize competence as a con(nuum
Embrace the dialogue of affordance
Strive to achieve simplicity in design
Seek out “curb cuts” for inspira(on
Allow for a"ributes that cannot change
1 in 7 people worldwide have a disability
~ William Gibson Science Fic?on Author
“The future has already arrived. It’s just not evenly distributed yet.”
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