Redefining Disability

By Shilpi Kapoor

Evangelist and Director

BarrierBreak Technologies

AccessibilityBeyond Ramps

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Is Barrier Free only about Infrastructure?

Photo By juicyrai from Flickr.com

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Question?

• Can you ignore technology today?

• Is Technology in most aspect of your life?

• Can persons with disabilities use the same technology as you and me?

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Lets Analyze!

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Lets Analyze!

Check-in Displays ATMFlight

InformationSelf Check-

in Kiosk

Announcement System

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Key to Accessibility

• Understanding the needs of Persons with Disabilities including:– Visually Impaired– Hearing Impaired– Mobility Impaired– Learning ImpairedAnd yes Elderly!

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Lets Think Beyond Ramps!

• Website• Software• Mobiles• Kiosk• Electronics• Games• And many more…..

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Equal Access for Disabled People

• Accommodation– Telephone– Alarm clock– Cordless

phones– Captioning in

movies– Mobile phone

with SMS

• Adaption– Talking calculator – Screen Reader

software for the Visually Impaired

– Reading Writing Tools for the Learning Disabled

– Refreshable Braille Displayers

– Switches for mobility impaired

– Adaptive Keyboards

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Do We Need to make the Web Accessible?

• Web Content Accessibility Guideline 2.0 by World Wide Web Consortium (http://w3c.org)

• Guidelines for Indian Government Websites (http://web.guidelines.gov.in)

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A Brief start to WCAG 2.0

Follows the principle of:• Perceivable• Operable• Understandable• Robust

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I can’t do it all? Do I have to?

• Level A – Must be done• Level AA – Should be done• Level AAA – Can be done

Where do you want to be?

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Simple Ways to Understand Accessibility!

• If I can’t see, can I hear or feel• If I can’t hear, can I see • If I can’t feel it, can I see it or

hear it• If I can’t talk, can I see it or feel

it• If I can’t do a combination, can I

yet access it through some way!

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Let Technology be Inclusive!• Assistive

Technology Products

– Visual Impairment

– Hearing Impairment

– Mobility Impairment

– Learning Impairment

– Elderly

• Accessibility Services– Accessible

Web Development

– POUR Accessibility Testing

• Design Review• Template Review• Component Test• Product Accessibility

Testing• Task Oriented Testing

– Accessible Conversion• Digital Talking Book• PDF Conversion

• Events and Initiatives

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Where to Contact Me?

email: shilpi@barrierbreak.commobile: +91-98199 85266office: +91-22-2686 0485/6

Connect with me at: Shilpi_Kapoor