Digital outcasts : moving technology forward without leaving people behind / Kel Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, Kel.

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Assistive computer technology.

Computers and people with disabilities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 268 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)

Edition:

1st edition

Other Title:

Moving technology forward without leaving people behind

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Elsevier, 2013.

Waltham, MA : Morgan Kaufmann, 2013.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The blind person who tries to make an online purchase. The young girl who cannot speak due to a cognitive disability. The man confined to his home due to permanent injury. The single mother with a long-term illness who struggles to feed her family. With one in seven people worldwide currently living with a disability, the term ""outcast"" covers numerous scenarios. Digital outcasts rely on technology for everyday services that many people take for granted. However, poorly designed products risk alienating this important (and growing) population. Through a ""grass roots"" appro

Contents:

Front Cover; Digital Outcasts: Moving Technology Forward without Leaving People Behind; Copyright; Dedication; In praise of Digital Outcasts : Moving Technology Forward without Leaving People Behind; Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Preface; WHAT THIS BOOK IS ABOUT; WHO SHOULD READ THIS BOOK?; HOW TO READ THIS BOOK; Chapter 1 - Who are Digital Outcasts?; INTRODUCTION; WHAT IS THE QUESTION?; A GROWING DEMOGRAPHIC; OUR ATTITUDE TOWARD DISABILITY; DIGITAL NATIVES, DIGITAL IMMIGRANTS, AND DIGITAL OUTCASTS; WALKING ON THE MOON: A LESSON IN SELF-PRESERVATION; Chapter 2 - Interpreting Ability

THE CONTINUUM OF HUMAN COMPETENCEUNDERSTANDING THE SOCIAL IMPACT OF DISABILITY; HOW PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES USE TECHNOLOGY; OF BEES AND CHESS: ADAPTING AND EVOLVING; CASE STUDY: LOST VOICE GUY; Chapter 3 - Why Accessibility Alone Isn't Enough; UNDERSTANDING DESIGN; ACCESSIBILITY VS USABILITY; VALUES-BASED DESIGN; BEYOND ACCESSIBILITY TO INCLUSION; Chapter 4 - Accessibility and the Real World; BUILDING A BUSINESS RATIONALE; WHY LAWSUITS DON'T ALWAYS WORK; DISABILITY AND EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS; BUILDING INNOVATIVE ACCESSIBILITY TEAMS; Chapter 5 - Defining Inclusive Innovation

"WHAT IF?" VS "SO WHAT?"DEFINING INNOVATION; THE "POST-PC" ERA OF ASSISTIVE DEVICES; INNOVATION AND THE DIGITAL OUTCAST; CASE STUDY: A BETTER WAY TO BUY GROCERIES; Chapter 6 - Playing for Health; A "HIGH-TECH, LOW-TOUCH" SOCIETY; THE IMPORTANCE OF REINFORCEMENT; VIDEO GAME ACCESSIBILITY; THE SPACE BETWEEN: PATIENT REHABILITATION AND ACCESSIBLE GAMING; COMPUTERS IN YOUR CLOTHES; MOTION SENSITIVE: USING THE KINECT TO CONNECT; CASE STUDY: THIS IS THE CABINET THAT TURNS YOU INTO PAUL MCCARTNEY; Chapter 7 - Virtual Reality, Universal Life; EXPLORING A PARALLEL WORLD; WHERE MIND AND BODY MEET

CYBERTHERAPY AND THE RUBBER HAND ILLUSIONVIRTUAL COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE; CASE STUDY: SNOWMEN AND SPIDERS; Chapter 8 - Inclusive Design is the New Green; THE NEW GREEN; EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD; PRODUCT DESIGN AS SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; THE THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE; CASE STUDY: IT TAKES A VILLAGE; Chapter 9 - Designing for Tomorrow's Digital Outcasts; EMBODIED INTERACTION THROUGH THE SENSES; TOUCHING AND NOT TOUCHING; COGNITIVE COMPUTING; THE ETHICS OF CYBERHUMANITY; Chapter 10 - The Future Is Already Here; KILLING THE DIGITAL OUTCAST STEREOTYPE; THE FUTURE OF WEB ACCESSIBILITY

WE ARE ALL DIGITAL OUTCASTSWALKING ON THE MOON: AFTERMATH; References; Chapter 1-Who are Digital Outcasts?; Chapter 2-Interpreting Ability; Chapter 3-Why Accessibility Alone isn't Enough; Chapter 4-Accessibility and the Real World; Chapter 5-Defining Inclusive Innovation; Chapter 6-Playing for Health; Chapter 7-Virtual Reality, Universal Life; Chapter 8-Inclusive Design is the New Green; Chapter 9-Designing for Tomorrow's Digital Outcasts; Chapter 10-The Future is Already Here; Index

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ISBN:

9781299386082

1299386083

9780124047136

0124047130

OCLC:

835600879