Difference between revisions of "Assistive Technology that Benefits Everyone"

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-Curb cuts – those slopes down at the corner that let you roll your suitcase on and off the street cleanly – weren’t invented for your suitcase. They were invented for people in wheelchairs.
+This information has been moved to [https://accessibility.perpendicularangel.com/what-is-accessibility/ What is Accessibility?] on [[Perpendicular Angel]]
-They’re an example of technology that was built for people with disabilities, but benefit everyone.
-Here are some more:
-* [https://blogs.microsoft.com/ai/microsoft-365-ai-tools/ AI tools by Microsoft to enhance writing] for people with [[Dyslexia]]
-* [https://www.3playmedia.com/2020/01/17/who-uses-closed-captions-not-just-the-deaf-or-hard-of-hearing/ Who Uses Closed Captions? Not Just the Deaf or Hard of Hearing] by [[Samantha Sauld]] on [[3Play Media]]
-* [https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/outlook-blog/play-my-emails-in-outlook-and-get-time-back-in-your-day/ba-p/930243 Cortana reads your email to you] for people with [[:Category:Vision issues |visual disabilities]]
-* Telephone
-* Typewriter
-* Visual and auditory announcements on a train system -- required for people with [[:Category:Vision Disabilities | visual disabilities]] or [[Hearing Disabilities and D/deafness | auditory disabilities]] but useful for almost everyone.
-* Video and audio transcripts - required for people who are [[Deafblindness | Deafblind]] but useful for everyone
 [[Category:Accessibility]]