Comments on: Useful Links: iPad accessibility, Gmail, browser share, textbooks http://www.webteacher.ws/2010/02/03/useful-links-ipad-accessibility/ Tips, web design book reviews, resources and observations for teaching and learning web development. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:58:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Simon English http://www.webteacher.ws/2010/02/03/useful-links-ipad-accessibility/comment-page-1/#comment-7781 Simon English Sat, 20 Feb 2010 20:07:18 +0000 http://www.webteacher.ws/?p=3894#comment-7781 What does interest me is that the device does one thing particularly well; it succeeds in developing accessibility and usability beyond that of many other such devices we’ve seen. As observed by many parents, the fact that a child can pick up the iPad or similar touch screen devices and interact with the graphical user interface instinctively instinct or based on intuition is a very valuable asset and should be central to the debate surrounding the worth of the iPad to the consumer market. The beauty of touch screen devices is that they rely on and promote our most basic human instincts. As children develop they rely on the tangible and on experimentation with objects to determine what they are and how they can be used, if at all. Perhaps consider disabled users, the ability to simply lightly touch the screen to interact with the device, as opposed to requiring the dextrous use of the mouse or keyboard could revolutionise some people’s ability to access information, products or services online. And after all, many would argue that access to the internet and information on a broader scale should be considered a basic human right. What does interest me is that the device does one thing particularly well; it succeeds in developing accessibility and usability beyond that of many other such devices we’ve seen. As observed by many parents, the fact that a child can pick up the iPad or similar touch screen devices and interact with the graphical user interface instinctively instinct or based on intuition is a very valuable asset and should be central to the debate surrounding the worth of the iPad to the consumer market.
The beauty of touch screen devices is that they rely on and promote our most basic human instincts. As children develop they rely on the tangible and on experimentation with objects to determine what they are and how they can be used, if at all. Perhaps consider disabled users, the ability to simply lightly touch the screen to interact with the device, as opposed to requiring the dextrous use of the mouse or keyboard could revolutionise some people’s ability to access information, products or services online. And after all, many would argue that access to the internet and information on a broader scale should be considered a basic human right.

]]> By: Lars Gunther http://www.webteacher.ws/2010/02/03/useful-links-ipad-accessibility/comment-page-1/#comment-7481 Lars Gunther Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:55:42 +0000 http://www.webteacher.ws/?p=3894#comment-7481 The question is: If you've bought a book for the iPad, will you in the future be able to transfer it to another device or will you be locked in by stupid DRM? .-= Lars Gunther´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.keryx.se/blogg-59" rel="nofollow">Högre kvalitet på webb-utbildningen på gymnasiet</a> =-. The question is: If you’ve bought a book for the iPad, will you in the future be able to transfer it to another device or will you be locked in by stupid DRM?
.-= Lars Gunther´s last blog ..Högre kvalitet på webb-utbildningen på gymnasiet =-.

]]> By: Ricky Buchanan http://www.webteacher.ws/2010/02/03/useful-links-ipad-accessibility/comment-page-1/#comment-7399 Ricky Buchanan Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:29:10 +0000 http://www.webteacher.ws/?p=3894#comment-7399 Thanks for the links - I'm glad you found the articles helpful! I'll certainly be writing more about the iPad as time goes on. Ricky .-= Ricky Buchanan´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/italkmag/~3/bJuB7HUywgU/whats-a-web-app" rel="nofollow">What’s Different About A Web App?</a> =-. Thanks for the links – I’m glad you found the articles helpful! I’ll certainly be writing more about the iPad as time goes on.

Ricky
.-= Ricky Buchanan´s last blog ..What’s Different About A Web App? =-.

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