Accessibility of Mobile Phones

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Accessibility of Mobile Phones

• Here are some of the ideas from the groups at the
  week 1 lecture that you thought would be good.
• The groups were
• Blind
• Partially Sighted
• Arthritic
• Didnt understand English
• Deaf

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Blind

• Conformity of position of keys (standard position
  and layout)
• Use of bumps on number 5 key to help
  orientation
• Voice dial
• Braille text message

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Partially Sighted

• Highlighting of screen text/icons
• Colour of keypad and colour contrast
• Able to change text size
• Make keys more raised and distinguished
• Markers on the number 5 key to help orientation
• Backlighting

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Arthritic

• Light phone
• Hands free
• Easy to charge (no fiddly connections, easy to
  know right way up for connection if necessary)
• Larger buttons
• Use of Shortcut keys
• Touch Screen
• Mouse
• Voice Activation

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Does not understand English

• Use of symbols on keypad
• Make it easy to change language at start
• Use of icons in menus (although often only on top
  level on many phones)

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Deaf

• Text message
• Vibrating alert
• Flashing lights
• Camera
• Use a speech to text converter rather than a
  speaker

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Other things to think about

• Consistency of design.
• Familiarity of design.
• Use of colour, position, graphics.
• Shortcuts.
• Frequently used menu items.
• User customisation (of colours, size, etc.).
• Icon meanings (international?).
• Conveying information in more than one way
  (combinations of text, images, sound etc.).

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• Many of these features are common across the
  groups.
• Many of these features are also beneficial and
  useful to all of you!