Practical Web Inclusion and Accessibility: A Comprehensive Guide to Access Needs

© Ashley Firth  2019

A. FirthPractical Web Inclusion and Accessibilityhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-5452-3_10

10. New Technologies

Ashley Firth¹ 

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London, UK

 

Technologies with the potential to make the Web a more inclusive place are constantly being created. Many of these developments can be considered “assistive technologies.” These are tools – from machines to pieces of software – that help people with a wide range of impairments (and resulting access needs) overcome barriers in their lives.

Now of course, not all technology has to be designed to solve one specific problem, nor do they have to help everyone in the same way. Think about automatic doors for example: they might help people with motor impairments or those speaking sign language ...