Keyboard Access Barriers

Task: Discuss one example of a keyboard access barrier for each of the following types of access disabilities: ( try to be specific-stay away from general statements such as "cannot hit keys", and describe a more specific difficulty like "presses too many keys at once"). Learning or cognitive problem (learning disabilities, mental retardation, etc.), sensory impairment (vision, hearing, or touch problems), and a physical or health impairment.

For people with learning or cognitive problem (learning disabilities, mental retardation, etc.) —> Reading keyboard symbols and words might be difficult.

For people with visual impairments —> Letters on the traditional keyboard might be too small.

For people who type only with one hand —> Pressing multiple keys at the same time (ctrl +alt+delete to use the task manager) might be difficult.

Output Barriers

Task: Discuss one example of an output access barrier (monitor or printer) for each of the following types of access disabilities:

1. Learning or cognitive problem (learning disabilities, mental retardation, etc.),
2. Sensory impairment (vision, hearing, or touch problems), and
3. A physical or health impairment.

For people with learning or cognitive problem (learning disabilities, mental retardation, etc.) —> Understanding the various printer/computer reactions (add paper, replace cartridge, printer is unplugged) to "print" command might be difficult.

For People with Visual Impairments —> It might be difficult to locate the printer, locate the function keys on the printer and feed paper.

For people who type only with one hand —> Replacing the cartridge might be difficult.

Storage Barriers

Task:Discuss one example of a storage access barrier (saving information to disks or hard drive) for each of the following types of access disabilities: Learning or cognitive problem (learning disabilities, mental retardation, etc.), Sensory impairment (vision, hearing, or touch problems), and A physical or health impairment Discuss other classmate's recommendations. Do they seem to be "true" barriers? Have you seen or heard of persons having this type of dilemma?

For people with learning or cognitive problem (learning disabilities, mental retardation, etc.) and people with visual impairments —> Observe the reactions (output) of the computer, reading error messages you get when storing files in a floppy disc such as "disc is full", "insert a new disc", "do you wnat to retry?" etc.

For people who have limited motor skills—> Inserting or removing disks, having to click several times to locate the folder they want to save the file in.