Comments on: Needs of the disabled spark inventions - why not in web design? http://www.wait-till-i.com/2006/11/08/needs-of-the-disabled-spark-inventions-why-not-in-web-design/ Chris Heilmann - Accessibilty, Web Development and Pragmatism - can talk, will travel Sun, 06 Jul 2008 20:00:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Stephane Deschamps http://www.wait-till-i.com/2006/11/08/needs-of-the-disabled-spark-inventions-why-not-in-web-design/#comment-3367 Stephane Deschamps Sat, 11 Nov 2006 17:57:59 +0000 #comment-3367 Two examples come to my mind: - The TV remote was invented for motor disabilities, and now every TV has one. - In some cities, tramway platforms have been moved up so that they are level with tramway cars, so that wheelchairs could come on board more easily. They found out that prams could get on easier as well, people fell less than when you've got two-step stairs, and getting on and off the tram was faster. In the end it benefited security as well as more regular time tables. Two examples come to my mind:

- The TV remote was invented for motor disabilities, and now every TV has one.

- In some cities, tramway platforms have been moved up so that they are level with tramway cars, so that wheelchairs could come on board more easily. They found out that prams could get on easier as well, people fell less than when you’ve got two-step stairs, and getting on and off the tram was faster. In the end it benefited security as well as more regular time tables.

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