They’re just good friends?
Well thought out article:
What is the relationship between usability and accessibility, and what should it be?
WYGIWYS
or What You Get Is What You See, a new interface paradigm that will be part of the next generation of Microsoft Office:
Aging by design
A report from the Aging by Design conference, Oct. 17/18, 2005:
Electronic compass belt for blind orientation
This item carries the required “student project warning” — not a product, but a cool idea you can build yourself. It takes an electronic compass and attaches a wearable belt of small vibrating elements. Hint: the one facing north is the one that’s buzzing.
Cellphones for the rest of us
Vodafone’s new cellphone designed for and marketed to older users, with some interesting information on other, similar initiatives.
I like “Simplicity” as a marketing angle. “Comfort” should be in there too.
Deaf Thumb Syndrome?
From CNN, proof that for every accessibility advance there is a potential new disability. People who use those wireless text terminals are complaining about repetitive stress injuries.
Swiss town first to vote by SMS
The Swiss town of Bulach is voting on speed limits via their mobile phones. Each citizen is assigned an ID, which they must enter in order to send the wireless vote-message. If we had fully accessible mobile phones, maybe we could have fully accessible voting!