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Making a World Of Difference Through Assistive Information Technologies

Making a World Of Difference Through Assistive Information Technologies. Stephen Hawking says everything via the media link. Presenter. Dr Howard Leicester Blind visionary. Deaf listener. Patient champion. Health Informatics & Data Accessibility.

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Making a World Of Difference Through Assistive Information Technologies

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  1. Making aWorld Of DifferenceThroughAssistive Information Technologies Stephen Hawking says everything via the media link.

  2. Presenter Dr Howard Leicester Blind visionary. Deaf listener. Patient champion. Health Informatics & Data Accessibility. http://home.btconnect.com/howardleicester “Patients at the centre of informatics for patient centred care”.

  3. IT’s Mainstream! Older and disabled people (big overlaps with Long Term Conditions) – major healthcare users by far! Speech, gesture & OCR – already in healthcare. Mobiles raise same challenges and opportunities for all. Big numbers, generally, lacking basic literacy.

  4. Illustrating the point. • Please: • Take out your mobiles and tablets. • Explore settings for Accessibility features. • Look at Apps already on board.

  5. IT’s document conversion. Welcome to RoboBraille. Multiple inputs, Multiple conversions. Familiar faces holding braille “safe record keeping” booklet on launch day. Various audio and eBook formats also available. Lars Christensen Danish Inventor

  6. Illustrating the point. • With mobile/tablet, explore the Safe Record Keeping Booklet in alternative formats. Visit: http://bit.ly/10H4NpT Choose the format best for you and your device.

  7. It’s Understanding.Ahead of Word-Bank... Please visit: http://www.word-bank.com

  8. Word-Bank by Enabled City Ltd • Automated jargon buster tool • BBC Innovation Lab awarded software for: Adding depth to content for those who would otherwise fall through gaps A technological approach that's easy to integrate • Standards compliant, developed with the RNIB • Developed with industry leaders such as the RNIB, London Met Uni, BBC and NHS London • Proven to aid website comprehension by 100% (Disability Rights Commission)

  9. Word-Bank • Licenced by the NHS Commissioning Group for 70 CCG's and Trust websites across London • Available from April 2013 www.enabledcity.com/contact-us/#subscribe See: http://www.word-bank.com

  10. IT’s Getting around.Ahead of PhotoRoute... Please visit: http://www.photoroute.com

  11. PhotoRoute: apps The Guardian Technology Apps Blog“This is a really good idea: an app from Enabled City for accessible, editable route maps, aimed at people with physical and learning disabilities, as well as people speaking English as a second language. That means step-free routes for people using wheelchairs, and photos taken along each route to aid navigation.”

  12. PhotoRoute: create, edit and share - Developed from travel training concepts commonly used by people with learning disabilities - Website, Print, Embeddable formats & iphone and android apps - Visit London gold awarded See: http://photoroute.com

  13. IT’s APPSalute. DisabledGo.com accessible London locations App on ITunes: http://bit.ly/XlSLC1 The Human Cloud via SignHealth.org.uk remote sign language translation service (eg. media clip above). RNID’s Hearing Check on Itunes: http://bit.ly/10K7iFp

  14. IT’s Doable. • British Web Accessibility Code Of Practice (BS8878). • Process summarised in 88 second audio clip by lead author Jonathan Hassell. • Know needs and preferences. • Justify and record decisions. • Involve users throughout. Mandated by: • GP system procurement mechanism. • Pan Government eAccess Forum.

  15. The standards themselves. • De facto standards from w3C/Web Accessibility Initiative: • Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAT). • Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines (ATAG). • User Agent Accessibility Guidelines. • Accessible Rich Internet Applications (ARIA – recent addition). The Interplay: Authoring guided by ATAG. Results conform to WCAG. Consumed by compliant browsers and Assistive Technologies (UAAG).

  16. Intentions, challenges and solutions. Intention Ease of navigation, understanding, interaction, use – for All Vodafone’s World Of Difference charitable project working with: Abilitynet.org.uk At the centre of OneVoice coalition for change. • Howard working with OneVoice: • Health sector pledge to get involved. • BS8878, in GP system procurements, likely to spread across all of health and social care. • ‘Personalisation’ data standard on way. • Challenges • Range of ‘special needs’. • Choice/interpretation/maturity of standards. • Competition/non-interoperability between Assistive Technology suppliers. • Society’s lack of awareness.

  17. Howard’s Special Requests. • Develop the missing standard. • Learn more about Accessibility. • Join together at special events. • Make OneVoice the guiding source. • Please: • Contact Howard • howard_leicester@btconnect.com • Follow progress • http://home.btconnect.com/howardleicester

  18. And so... • Howard’s contribution to Gesture Computing, summarising: • IT’s Mainstream. • IT’s Conversion. • IT’s Understanding. • IT’s Getting around. • IT’s APPSalute. • IT’s Doable. Last word to Stephen Hawking, via media clip from 2012 Olympics. “Boundless opportunities...Keep talking!”

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