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Redefining Disability
By Shilpi Kapoor
Evangelist and Director
BarrierBreak Technologies
AccessibilityBeyond Ramps
Redefining Disability
Is Barrier Free only about Infrastructure?
Photo By juicyrai from Flickr.com
Redefining Disability
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?
Redefining Disability
Lets Analyze!
Redefining Disability
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
Redefining Disability
Where to Contact Me?
email: shilpi@barrierbreak.commobile: +91-98199 85266office: +91-22-2686 0485/6
Connect with me at: Shilpi_Kapoor
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