Session 3: Accessibility Experts Lead the Way to Profits by Design

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40 minutes.
From 11/5/2005.
Stephen Blosser and Michael J. Hudson
Stephen is an Assistive Technology Specialist at the MSU Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities (RCPD) and Client Advocacy Office. Michael is the Director of RCPD.

Many products being produced today are not accessible to people with disabilities. Machines, appliances and tools that require human interaction are being redesigned and mass produced at an ever increasing rate. The way we live our lives (cook, wash our cloths, drive our car, communicate, run the farm, continue our employment, etc.) is changing on a daily basis. ?Persons with disabilities are being left out of the design loop. While some guidelines are available to help, such as ADA and Web consortiums, these do not always answer questions about how persons with disabilities will utilize new innovative features and control techniques. This presentation will describe the "Talking Washer/Dryer" that is designed to be accessible to persons with visual impairments and be cost effective. A new usability service (Accessibility Experts) available in Michigan will also be presented that provides a solution to the need for persons with disabilities to be involved in the design and usability testing of products.


More about this event is at
http://usability.msu.edu/conf3.asp

Presented by
MSU Usability & Accessibility Center

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This event is part of
Michigan World Usability Day 2005
The MSU Usability & Accessibility Center and the Michigan Usability Professionals' Association join over 100 locations in more than 35 countries to promote World Usability Day. This is also MSU's Third Annual Usability & Accessibility Event.


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