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Accessible Technology and our Changing Workforce
ADA Trainer Network
Module 7a
Trainer’s NameTrainer’s Title
Phone Number Email/Website Here
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Disclaimer
Information, materials, and/or technical assistance are intended solely as informal guidance, and are neither a determination of your legal rights or responsibilities under the ADA, nor binding on any agency with enforcement responsibility under the ADA.
The Northeast ADA Center is authorized by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) to provide information, materials, and technical assistance to individuals and entities that are covered by the ADA. The contents of this document were developed under a grant from the Department of Education, NIDRR grant number H133 A110020. However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.2Slide3
Aging and Disability
Our population is aging, baby boomers make up about 24% of the population.By 2020, older workers age 55+ will account for 25% of the U.S. labor force, up from just 13% in 2000.
Many people develop disabilities as they age…whether or not they call it a disability.
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Prevalence of Selected Impairments
by Age Groups
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LaPlante,1988Slide5
Our Aging Population
In 2010, the majority of the US population will be 45 years and older
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Brian Basset, Cartoonist and creator of syndicated cartoon
Adam@Home
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A Changing Workforce
Current 40+ yr. olds Depend on technology use in the workplace
Will expect accommodations to allow them to continue using technology as they ageSmall percentage of professions do not require use of technology / computers
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Why make technology accessible?
Technology offers unprecedented
opportunities
and independence for people with disabilities and offers increased market share for online business and services.
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Technology in the Workplace
Accessible Technology can play a critical role in providing reasonable accommodations
Accessible Computing Technology includes:
Assistive TechnologyAccessible Electronic and Information TechnologyUniversally Designed Technology Environments8Slide9
Universal Design
– Ron Mace, Center for Universal Design, 2008
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Universal design is the design of products and environments to be usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaptation or specialized design.Slide10Slide11
What is Accessible Electronic & Information Technology
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Accessible technology is technology that has been designed in a way so that it can be accessed by all users. This includes electronic documents, websites, software, hardware, video, audio, and other technologies. People who interact with technology are extremely diverse. They have a wide variety of characteristics, and we cannot assume that they’re all using a traditional monitor for output, or keyboard and mouse for input
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What is Assistive Technology?
Assistive technology (often abbreviated as AT) is any item, piece of equipment, software or product system that is used to increase, maintain, or improve the functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities.
Different disabilities require different assistive technologies.
Assistive technology includes products and services to help people who have difficulty speaking, typing, writing, remembering, pointing, seeing, hearing, learning, walking, etc.-Assistive Technology Industry Association12Slide13
Technology as a Reasonable Accommodation
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AT = Independence
Technology is available along a
continuum from low tech to high tech
Americans with disabilities rely on assistive technology, and 35% say they would lose their independence without this technology 14
2004 N.O.D./Harris Survey Slide15
Computer-related Assistive Technology
Adaptive keyboard
Screen-reader softwareScreen magnification softwarePointing device
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Northeast ADA Center
Employment and Disability Institute
Cornell University
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The contents of this presentation were developed under a grant from the Department of Education, NIDRR grant number H133 A110020. However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.
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