[access-uk] Re: FW: Accessible Devices Press Release: Technology Bill Of Rights Introduced For Blind U.S. Citizens
- From: "Barry Toner" <barry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 14:17:08 -0000
It would be allot sooner if the UK Gov made it law on the basis of
"HumanRights than "Disability" that is such an easy term for companys to
pretend to ignore Mo. Grins
Barry.
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Maureen Dyer
Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 1:34 PM
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: FW: Accessible Devices Press Release: Technology
Bill Of Rights Introduced For Blind U.S. Citizens
Wouldn't life be so much easier if equipment talked straight out of the
box? I expect it'll be many many years before it happens though.
All the best
Mo
martin wilsher wrote:
> Barry, you know this, and so do I, but try telling manufacturers that
> smaller people than themselves have made mobile phones talk, and are still
> keeping up with faster developments in consumer tec than the odd washing
> machine, microwave etc. They will talk of target audiences, IE the blind,
> being too small to warrant such, but they are forgetting the following
> target audiences.
>
> Elderly people. Digital technology is often a source of fear to elderly
> persons, they one, might not understand such, and two, feel intimidated by
> the technology. A talking solution, straight out the box, would help
them,
> if only to be a friendly voice to guide their new digi life.
> 2. people who have trouble reading, dyslexia is coming more and more to
the
> foreground, as those who, when young, and are now hitting fifty ish, and
> were labelled as thick at school, are now being diagnosed with this
> condition. A talking solution would help them also, as they could access
it
> straight out of the box.
> 3. technophobes in general. Talking solutions often help those who are
> just plain scared of technology.
>
> And that's just a list off the top of my head.
>
> Hope to hear from you soon.
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> >From Martin.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of
> Barry Toner
> Sent: 04 February 2010 11:35
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: FW: Accessible Devices Press Release: Technology
> Bill Of Rights Introduced For Blind U.S. Citizens
>
> Hi martin
>
> I'd like to see Blunkett come out and be more proactive against these
> technology discriminations.
>
> As we all know it's much harder to implament accessibility after the
> products out there than to just stick it in as part of design.
>
> Barry.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of
> martin wilsher
> Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 11:25 AM
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: FW: Accessible Devices Press Release: Technology
> Bill Of Rights Introduced For Blind U.S. Citizens
>
> Barry:
>
> There was a post about an EU proposed bill of rights for disabled people
on
> the lines of the American one. Apparently, the Uk govt have tried to
water
> down proposals for mandatory accessible adaptations to devices, to a
> voluntary code, so our microwaves and washing machines will not talk in
the
> OOF experience so to speak.
>
> Disabled equality? Hardly.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of
> Barry Toner
> Sent: 04 February 2010 10:02
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] FW: Accessible Devices Press Release: Technology Bill
> Of Rights Introduced For Blind U.S. Citizens
>
> Now this is what we need in the UK!
>
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> Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 5:09 PM
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> Subject: Accessible Devices Press Release: Technology Bill Of Rights
> Introduced For Blind U.S. Citizens
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> U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky Introduces Technology Bill of
> Rights for the Blind WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ National
> Federation of the Blind Applauds Measure to Ensure Blind People Equal
Access
> to Technology Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today introduced the
> Technology Bill of Rights for the Blind (H.R. 4533), which will mandate
that
> all consumer electronics, home appliances, kiosks, and electronic office
> technology provide user interfaces that are accessible to the blind.
> Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the National Federation of the Blind, said:
> "The National
> Federation of the Blind appreciates the wise and decisive action taken
today
> by Representative Schakowsky. In recent years, advances in microchip and
> digital technology have led to the proliferation of everyday products such
> as dishwashers or copy machines that have visual displays and other user
> interfaces that are inaccessible to individuals who are blind or have low
> vision. Inaccessibility of these devices is a major barrier to a blind
> person's independence and productivity. The Technology Bill of Rights will
> ensure that manufacturers make their products accessible to all consumers,
> and that blind people will not be left behind as technology continues to
> advance."
> "The importance of access to technology in today's society cannot be
> overstated.
> In many cases, a person's livelihood depends upon the ability to use
> technology,"
> said Representative Schakowsky. "This bill will allow people who are blind
> or have low vision to compete on a level playing field with their sighted
> peers and remain productive members of society."
> About the National Federation of the Blind With more than 50,000 members,
> the National Federation of the Blind is the largest and most influential
> membership organization of blind people in the United States.
> The NFB improves blind people's lives through advocacy, education,
research,
> technology, and programs encouraging independence and self-confidence. It
is
> the leading force in the blindness field today and the voice of the
nation's
> blind. In January
> 2004
> the NFB opened the National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute,
the
> first research and training center in the United States for the blind led
by
> the blind.
> SOURCE National Federation of the Blind
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