Access on Main Street

Although we usually don’t cover mainstream articles with an accessibility focus, we’ll make an exception for this excellent New York Times piece on T.V. Ramen, one of the greatest thinkers on blind access issues. We were particularly intrigued to read about Ramen’s innovative concept for touch screen accessibility in mobile devices–anywhere you initially put your finger is the “5″ key, and you move your finger accordingly to reach the other keys.

New York Times: For the Blind, Technology Does What a Guide Dog Can’t