Difference between revisions of "Assistive Technology that Benefits Everyone"
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Revision as of 11:56, 21 July 2020
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.
They’re an example of technology that was built for people with disabilities, but benefit everyone.
Here are some more:
- AI tools by Microsoft to enhance writing for people with Dyslexia
- Who Uses Closed Captions? Not Just the Deaf or Hard of Hearing by Samantha Sauld on 3Play Media
- Cortana reads your email to you for people with visual disabilities
- Telephone
- Typewriter
- Visual and auditory announcements on a train system -- required for people with visual disabilities or auditory disabilities but useful for almost everyone.
- Video and audio transcripts - required for people who are Deafblind but useful for everyone