New and emerging technologies are providing greater opportunities for social inclusion for people with disabilities than even before, and as a market, this proportion of the market is growing.
Talking menus in a TV Chipset being used in othe rmanufacturers Developed at vast expense Looking to put it in other devices (consumer goods etc) Linking up the gaps in access – AD service, voice EPG but not TV itself
Customised/personalised information Mainstream access Users will work out how they will use it Voice/touch/smell? search is useful Social media is you – what is accessible? Customised information YouTube Twitter Timeshift Share with friends User-generated content Mash up
Everything is connected You can find what you want the world is pinpoint not linear That includes search engines Location specific – it knows where you are
Content is king Most user content is crap Good content always finds a way Delivery and distribution will change completely in the next 10 years, but good content never changes
See Mobile TV with Foxtel released last week but no captions – Deafies big users of mobile technology – missing markets here
Outline of what we have now Digital
Special glasses, wearable Rear window old news now 3D captions and description – caption art vs practical access Brazilian cinema that lets the audience program – maybe you could program CC or AD with that
iPhone is the most accessible technology In the region of 2,000 apps a day being developed Also moving to Blackberry and Google Android versions Play music Knows where you are Simplify getting information Shazam and other recognition
Needs to be accessible – caption tube for video Description services in dance Alternative ways of experiencing – tactile, Theme parks Even shop products – notes on specific exhibit
Automatic Sure not perfect, but what a lot of content Last week Universal Subtitles released
How Google used telephone searches to create a voice search engine that works And what impications does that have? Google Goggles, Translate Virtual siberian railway
Location specific is important – iPhone app for accessible cinema Websites are no longer linear – search engines incl in title – Google analytics is scary but useful People expect customised information – smart guides in DC Individuals not mass market - Social media and word of mouth become important – twitter, link Don’t do what National Museum did with Giant Braille on outside and inside no blind access Apps needed
The market is a gradual scale, not a black/white yes/no pattern Means deaf consumers want same things and should have them in basic set up New business/comms challenge is customising the main product using existing features for it to work for individuals Specialist things are dead-end, although useful for showing the mainstream that it’s not that hard!
Location specific is important – iPhone app for accessible cinema Websites are no longer linear – search engines incl in title – Google analytics is scary but useful People expect customised information – smart guides in DC Individuals not mass market - Social media and word of mouth become important – twitter, link Don’t do what National Museum did with Giant Braille on outtide and inside no blind access Apps needed