Accessibility in interaction design

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• Subject: Science and Technology
• Institution Name: The Open University
• Collection: Open University OpenLearn
• Grade Level: Post-secondary

• Abstract: Technology is opening doors for those with disabilities. Being blind or deaf is now far less of a barrier than it was fifty years ago. This unit assesses various disabilities and describes how they might affect a person's use of interactive devices. You will then look at some of the most common assistive technologies and discuss the requirements that each disability group might have for computers, and for other interactive products

• Course Type: Full Course
• Languages: English
• Material Types: Activities and Labs, Readings, Syllabi
• Media Formats: Text/HTML

• Conditions of Use: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.0