[vicsireland] Re: the way of the future
- From: "Ciaran Ferry" <Ciaran.Ferry@xxxxxx>
- To: <vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 15:43:30 +0100
Exactly Tim, or should I say sergeant Culhane!
As long as it looks cool, and sells well, then these tech companies will
run with it.
There needs to be legislation in place to force them to consider the
accessibility of their products, just look at the web as an example. A
few years back there were very few accessible sites, and now we see most
of the public sector ones (at least here in Ireland anyway) making an
effort.
Convincing commercial organisations is the most difficult part though,
all they care about is their balance sheet.
Ciaran
-----Original Message-----
From: vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tim Culhane
Sent: 22 May 2008 15:28
To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [vicsireland] Re: the way of the future
Hi,
This is Windows 95 all over again.
People are racing ahead developing new technology.
They are only thinking of how easy it will be for the "normal" person
to do things, while at the same time forgetting that a significant
proportion of the population have special needs and can't be crammed
into a one size fits all solution.
I can only hope that with the more active policing of accessibility by
governments and the EU that something will be done before it all gets
out of hand, and we have to wait 10 years to catch up again.
Tim
-----Original Message-----
From: vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ciaran Ferry
Sent: 22 May 2008 15:22
To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [vicsireland] Re: the way of the future
You've hit the nail on the head re touch screens Tony.
All forms of information technology are heading in that direction IMO.
Just look at what Apple are doing to the mobile phone and mp3 player
market with their iPhone and Ipod products. I've just recently read that
Blackbury are planning to introduce a similar device later in the year.
Microsoft have also launched a tabletop computer called surface, which
they see as being the centrepiece of the living rooms of the future.
They see us using touch technology for example to drag photos and music
from our cameras and portable music players to our computers wirelessly.
Frightening stuff really.
Interesting about your observations at the train station Claude. I've
noticed this myself too but was fortunate to have someone with me one of
the days when there was no human being at the desk at all.
Ciaran
-----Original Message-----
From: vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Claude Saulnier
Sent: 22 May 2008 15:15
To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [vicsireland] the way of the future
Hi Tony
It is interesting, I was at one the major Brussels train station
yesterday, waiting to buy a ticket. They have a touch screen where you
choose a destination to print a ticket with a number. They (eventually)
call your number so you can go to the next available counter to talk to
a human being.
And I was wondering how on earth someone who is blind could buy a train
ticket on their own.
You might say they could use the website. Maybe using jaws you might be
lucky, because I could not navigate their website, which is why I went
to train station to purchase my ticket.
Claude Saulnier
www.wandsoft.com
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