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Trace R&D Center University of Wisconsin - Madison

Designing a future that is more accessible to all humans and machines: An Overview of Projects at the Trace R & D Center. Trace R&D Center University of Wisconsin - Madison. What is Trace. R& D Center on Technology and Disability Funded by

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Trace R&D Center University of Wisconsin - Madison

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  1. Designing a future that is more accessible to all humans and machines: An Overview of Projects at the Trace R & D Center Trace R&D Center University of Wisconsin - Madison

  2. What is Trace • R& D Center on Technology and Disability • Funded by • National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) • National Science Foundation (NSF) • 2 Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers • on Access to Information Technologies • on Telecommunication Access (joint with Gallaudet Univ.) • Part of the NCSA Alliance, and EOT, of the NSF-PACI

  3. Focus • 30 Years old • Focus has evolved from 70s - Augmentative Communication 80s - Computer Access 90s - Universal Design of Information Tech & Telecom 00s - Virtual services, pluggable interfaces, extended usability of mainstream technologies, machine access and human augmentation.

  4. Trace developments are built into a wide range of commercial products . - Computers - Kiosks - Operating systems - Voice access systems - ATMs - Network technologies - Fare Machines - Web technologies - Point of Sale Machines - New document technologies - PDA’s - Multimedia technologies - Voting - etc.

  5. Computers / OS’s • Windows 95/98/NT/2000XP • 9 Trace Access features

  6. Computers / OS’s • Windows 95/98/NT/2000XP • 9 Trace Access features • StickyKeys • MouseKeys • Etc

  7. Computers / OS’s • Windows 95/98/NT/2000XP • 9 Trace Access features • StickyKeys • MouseKeys • Etc • Now ON by default

  8. Computers / OS’s • Windows 95/98/NT/2000XP • 9 Trace Access features • StickyKeys • MouseKeys • Etc • Now ON by default

  9. Computers / OS’s • Windows 95/98/NT/2000XP • 9 Trace Access features • StickyKeys • MouseKeys • Etc • Now ON by default • Mac OS (since 1980s) • OS 3 up • OS-X

  10. Computers / OS’s • Windows 95/98/NT/2000XP • 9 Trace Access features • StickyKeys • MouseKeys • Etc • Now ON by default • Mac OS (since 1980s) • OS 3 up • OS-X

  11. Computers / OS’s • Windows 95/98/NT/2000XP • 9 Trace Access features • StickyKeys • MouseKeys • Etc • Now ON by default • Mac OS (since 1980s) • OS 3 up • OS-X

  12. Computers / OS’s • Windows 95/98/NT/2000XP • 9 Trace Access features • StickyKeys • MouseKeys • Etc • Now ON by default • Mac OS (since 1980s) • OS 3 up • OS-X

  13. Computers / OS’s • Windows 95/98/NT/2000XP • 9 Trace Access features • StickyKeys • MouseKeys • Etc • Now ON by default • Mac OS (since 1980s) • OS 3 up • OS-X

  14. Computers / OS’s (cont’d) LARS (Linux Accessibility Resource Site) • www.trace.wisc.edu/LARS • In collaboration with JP Schnapper-Casteras • To support the Open Source work in this area • Also providing support for the CSUN collaboration meeting of the group

  15. Low Vision Blindness Hard of Hearing Deaf Physical Cognitive Language Reading Mall of America Airports Knight Ridder News Smithsonian Commercial Touch Screen Kiosks(Cross-Disability Accessible)

  16. “Discoverability” “Obviousness” ATMs Trace Center Prototype

  17. Public Info & Transaction Tech “Natural Accessibility” Viking Building Entry System

  18. Voting Systems New Prototype “Invisible, obvious, natural”

  19. Phones Mass Market Features – that expand usability to those operating under constraints

  20. Webmaster Tools / Toolkit • Supported financially / collaborated withthe efforts of 5 other programs working Web tools • Tools to facilitate the creation of accessible web content. • 3 of the tools have been released (and are available for free download). • A-Prompt (Toronto) • Magpie (WGBH) • Extension of Bobby (CAST) • A fourth is under development at a sister university. • MS Office to accessible Web content Tool (Univ of Ill.) • A 5th is being explored - ( to be announced)

  21. W3C Web Content Guidelines • WCAG 1.0 grew out of Trace Center’sUnified Guidelines on Web Accessibility • Trace Center Contributions • Co-Chair of working group • 2 of the editors • Used as basis for 508

  22. Web Content Accessibility • “Same requirements as Mobile Computing” (1999) • “Best guidelines for making content work with web enabled phones” (2000) • WCAG 2.0 • Perceivable • Operable • Navigable • Understandable • Robust

  23. Web Content Accessibility • “Same requirements as Mobile Computing” (1999) • “Best guidelines for making content work with web enabled phones” (2000) • WCAG 2.0 • Perceivable • Operable • Navigable • Understandable • Robust ….. By those with who cannot see, hear, move or think as well as a fully able bodied human

  24. Web Content Accessibility • “Same requirements as Mobile Computing” (1999) • “Best guidelines for making content work with web enabled phones” (2000) • WCAG 2.0 • Perceivable • Operable • Navigable • Understandable • Robust ….. By those with who cannot see, hear, move or think as well as a fully able bodied human • “Same requirements as we need for machine / agent access” (2005???)

  25. Current Trace Programs

  26. Current Trace Programs • About 20 - 30 interface, information and interoperability projects in Telecom and IT • Industry and government forums and policy work • National and International • Industry standards work • Information outreach and Training programs • Graduate and post-graduate • Industry BUT NOT GOING TO TALK ABOUT ALL THESE

  27. Like to focus on a couple that might be of most interest to AG participants… • Extended usability interfaces • Use mainstream products under constrained conditions • Universal interfaces • Carry your favorites or familiar one(s) around with you…. • Virtual interfaces • …or just call them from the “ether” when you need them… • User Interface sockets • … and have them work with whatever technology or device you encounter. • Networked services on demand • Access any information – convert any information - or get help with anything anywhere.. • Machine operable world • Let an agent do the work for you… Just tell it what you want.

  28. Explore these by looking at some pieces – then putting them together

  29. Personal Services on Demand

  30. “Companion” • Trace and Aging RERC ?

  31. Ability for Users to have Personal Interfaces to Standard Products or Services

  32. #1 - Person cannot use interface on product – Interface Hardware Function Software Interface Software

  33. Interface Hardware Function Software Interface Software #1 - Person cannot use interface on product – But has alternate keyboard they can use

  34. #1 - Person cannot use interface on product – But has alternate keyboard they can use Interface Hardware Function Software Interface Software

  35. #2 - Person cannot use interface on product – Interface Hardware Function Software Interface Software

  36. #2 - Person cannot use interface on product – but has alternate interface device(like a Braille Lite, Braille Note, or Aug Com Device etc.) Interface Hardware Function Software Interface Software

  37. #2 - Person cannot use interface on product – but has alternate interface device(like a Braille Lite, Braille Note, or Aug Com Device etc.) Interface Hardware Function Software Interface Software

  38. Braille Note

  39. #3 - Person cannot use interface on product – Interface Hardware Function Software Interface Software

  40. #3 - Person cannot use interface on product – but has a card or device that describes their abilities OR their preferences. Interface Hardware Function Software Interface Software

  41. #3 - Person cannot use interface on product – but has a card or device that describes their abilities OR their preferences. Interface Hardware Function Software Interface Software

  42. #4 - Person cannot use interface on product –. Interface Hardware Function Software Interface Software

  43. #4 - Person cannot use interface on product –but they could if new interface software could be located or created for them and loaded into the product. Interface Hardware Function Software Interface Software

  44. #4 - Person cannot use interface on product –but they could if new interface software could be located or created for them and loaded into the product. Interface Hardware Function Software Interface Software

  45. Universal Remote Console Project • Goal: Develop a standard mechanism for controlling mainstream products/services from remote consoles • Remote consoles could be mainstream or AT • Mainstream benefit is key • Difficulty: cross-disability accessible

  46. Universal Remote Console What if anyone • could control any device

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