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Assistive technology that helps people with disabilities fill out forms even though you don't view it as assistive technology:
- copy/paste
- autofill
- autocorrect
- predictive text
- spell check
- error messages (some ppl submit empty form; figure what to fill based on errors)
- copy/paste
- autofill
- autocorrect
- predictive text
- spell check
- error messages (some ppl submit empty form; figure what to fill based on errors)
Yes! You're right... you likely use all of these too, and they're important to you.
But they are likely MORE useful to people with disabilities. See also: https://twitter.com/zeldman/status/1287908932397268994
But they are likely MORE useful to people with disabilities. See also: https://twitter.com/zeldman/status/1287908932397268994
I've mentioned this before and will likely do so again.
Disability is often a usability amplifier. (I am fairly certain I orginally heard @shawn_slh talk about this phenomenon)
It can work in both a positive and negative way.
Disability is often a usability amplifier. (I am fairly certain I orginally heard @shawn_slh talk about this phenomenon)
It can work in both a positive and negative way.
How do some of these fit the bill as assistive technology?
Some examples:
1. autocorrect: set up a short code that turns into the long thing you want it to be - saves LOTS of typing.
2. autofill: saves LOTS of typing (when it's right)
3. copy/paste: saves LOTS of typing
Some examples:
1. autocorrect: set up a short code that turns into the long thing you want it to be - saves LOTS of typing.
2. autofill: saves LOTS of typing (when it's right)
3. copy/paste: saves LOTS of typing
4. predictive text: saves LOTS of typing
5. spell check: helps for people with literacy related needs
6. error messages: when unsure, some people will submit the empty form to learn which fields throw errors; then only fill in minimum; saves LOTS of typing.
5. spell check: helps for people with literacy related needs
6. error messages: when unsure, some people will submit the empty form to learn which fields throw errors; then only fill in minimum; saves LOTS of typing.
You may have sensed a pattern there.
Saving lots of typing is useful for:
someone that types with a stylus; someone that types with their eyes; someone that types with their hands but experiences pain when doing so; someone that types with their mouth.
Saving lots of typing is useful for:
someone that types with a stylus; someone that types with their eyes; someone that types with their hands but experiences pain when doing so; someone that types with their mouth.
also:
someone that types in any way other than how you might think of someone typing... because there are more ways of typing than any one of us can even imagine.
someone that types in any way other than how you might think of someone typing... because there are more ways of typing than any one of us can even imagine.
Also in-browser find: Ctrl+F or Cmd+F https://twitter.com/DaleCruse/status/1287934480628346881
HOW might someone use in-browser find as assistive technology?
If an error on the screen reads: "Username has already been taken"
Now they can use find to more easily move to that field, rather than tabbing through all fields, or moving through a list of all fields, etc.
If an error on the screen reads: "Username has already been taken"
Now they can use find to more easily move to that field, rather than tabbing through all fields, or moving through a list of all fields, etc.
