Hi Les,
Back to my sighted, hearing partner again. This is how she multi-tasks her home
entertainment. She's listening to a speech-enabled Kindle book whilst keeping
an eye on the subtiltes of the TV programme running concurrently with the book!
So you could say she is blind to the book and deaf to the TV programme but
enjoys both.
Best,
Clive
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Sent: 30 April 2015 14:02
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Subject: [access-uk] Re: Accessibility on Sky
Re: The tactile cone on pelican crossings. They are a secret. I never knew
they existed until my mobility instructor told me about them. They're also a
complete surprise to any sighted person I explain them to.
I suppose another example is TV sub-titles, used by far more than the deaf and
hard of hearing.
Shaun O'Connor writes: >
regarding the question of whether accessibility helps everyone, there
are numerous scenario's I can think of where the case can bemade. lets > take traffic lights as a prime example. > It is a bright sunny
that the pedestrian has right of way, the cone will rotate, thus giving >tactile confirmation that the lights have indeed changed and the > pedestrian
Another example, TV. a fully sighted person might have a set top box, >
normally they would use the menu system that appears on the TV screen, >
however, audio prompts, if properly programmed, can make selecting a >
station or function more efficient.
Braille labelling. imagine the sheer horror of a power cut in the night.
a sighted person may be looking for a particular madication that is >
essential to their survival or wellbeing, they don't have a torch handy, >
they are fortunate in that they have a rudimentary knowledge or Braille >
and the medicine bottles or cartons are labelled in both print and >
Braille. consequently the correct medication can be identified.( pen >
friend is just as useful here too if Braille is not viable ).
OH and screen readers, also helpful to a fully sighted person as a >
proofing aid when preparing documents. ( the software needs to be of > very
good quality in terms of textual interpretation and speech rendering ).
With some creative thinking on the part of product and service >
providers, I believe assistive technology could become the rule rather >
than the exception as there are numerous elements of accessability >
whether it be technological or ergonomic, that can benefit everyone in >
society instead of accessibility being used as a kind of divisive tool > to
put disabled people into a neat little box away from the rest of so >
called "normal" society.
ATB
Shaun
On 30/04/2015 12:31, lsmithso@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
martin wilsher writes:TPP BYPASSES JUDICIAL AND GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT - RESIST IT
, as accessibility helps> everyone, not just blind people.
Hi: I'm relatively new to this world, could you please expand on why > >
accessibility helps everyone? Is it an argument that could be used > >
elsewhere?
Thanks.
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