Future Trends in Accessibility: The C ase for Inclusive Innovation

1. Future Trends in Accessibility: The Case for Inclusive Innovation Daniel Hubbell Technical Evangelist - Accessibility Microsoft Trustworthy Computing

2. Accessibility: Can it be used? Usability: How well can it be used?

8. What is Universal Design?

9. Universal design refers to any broad solution that produces products that are usableand effectivefor everyone.

10. Accessibility is about enabling individuals to adjust their user experience in order to usetechnology, regardless of their age or ability.

11. Universal DesignDoesn’t Just Happen.

12. What Problems Do We Face? If it’s the right thing, why isn’t Universal Design the norm?

13. Knowing the Customer: Most technologies are designed for a subset of the true customer base

14. Digital Divide: Balance between technical progress and the ability to absorb & adapt to change.

15. Convergence of devices: Is adding complexity.

16. Inclusive Innovation UniversalDesign People Technology Process

17. An Accessibility Aware Culture People

18. A Spectrum of Abilities Customer Preference Temporary Condition Traditional Disability

19. VERY likely to benefit 17% Likely to benefit 40% Not likelyto benefit U.S. 18-64 year old computer users Study commissioned by Microsoft, Conducted by Forrester Research 2004

20. Who are your champions?

21. Embed Theory in Process Process

22. How do we consistently and efficiently present information in a usable manner to every user?

23. repeatable processes enforceable policies harmonized standards control environment

24. Security is about the protectionof information: who has access, it’s sensitivity, and who can manipulate it.

25. Privacy is about the appropriate collection, use and storage of personal information based on the user’s preference or circumstances.

26. Accessibility is about enabling individuals to adjust their user experience in order to accessinformation, regardless of their age or ability.

27. Accessibility Development Lifecycle

28. Accessibility Development Lifecycle Assess Integrate Conform

29. Enable Choice Through Technology Technology

31. AAA

33. Integration

34. The Cloud AAA

35. In some scenarios, the cloud can enable the ability to share and process information across products and places easily.

36. AAA

37. Conclusion…

38. Being accessible should be more than just thinking about universal design.

39. Inclusive innovation is a challenge to learn from other disciplines as a way to apply Universal Design in a more consistent and efficient way.

40. http://www.microsoft.com/enable

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