Visit us at IAAPA IAAPA Kiosk Update – 2024 – Pyramid, TPGi, RedyRef & AcquireDigital IAAPA Ticketing Kiosks Booth 5727 — Show floor is Nov 19-22 — Orlando Florida. Here is main IAAPA website. In 2024 for our IAAPA kiosk show we will have four member companies featured. Here is registration link and highly recommended to download the app for your phone.… Read More »
U.S. Access Board October Update 11/8/2024: Here is excerpt from meeting with comments by Sachin. Led with SSTM status which is undergoing review by OMB. Once completed will be issued for comments. Possible date Feb 1st, 2025. All are welcome to attend the next meeting of the U.S. Access Board, which will be open to the public and… Read More »
WCAG2ICT Published as W3C Group Note On October 8th, 2024, the W3C Accessibility Guidelines Working Group (AGWG) published Guidance on Applying WCAG 2 to Non-Web Information and Communications Technologies (WCAG2ICT) as a completed W3C Group Note. WCAG2ICT describes how Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) principles, guidelines, and success criteria can be applied to non-web information and communications technologies (ICT), specifically… Read More »
New SSA Kiosks From kioskindustry. New SSA Check-In Kiosks Deployed SSA check-in kiosks being deployed and they are brand new — From Montgomery Advertiser — down below we include actual tested parameters and the tool SSA uses along with spreadsheet with results. Here are the key points: New Kiosks: Social Security offices have installed new kiosks to improve accessibility and… Read More »
U.S. Access Board Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Rule for Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Stations On September 3, the U.S. Access Board published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend the EV charging regulations and accessibility guidelines for buildings and facilities covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968… Read More »
Accessible Mobile Apps Generally we stay focused on kiosks here at the KMA. Having said that, oftentimes in-house development projects for “unattended customers” which involve kiosks, often involve mobile apps and even websites for that matter. Here is a look from kioskindustry on mobile accessibility Excerpt: Accesssible Apps From LinkedIn Collaboration Your team values speed over accessibility. How… Read More »
Standing Tall – Does ADA Discriminate? Editors Note: Being able to think critically about ADA is good practice. There are many forms of accessibility and many of those are ignored in favor of the more popular. The writer is expressing their own opinion and not Kiosk Industry Group/Self Service Kiosk Machine. Discussion was stimulated (see comments below) and that… Read More »
ADA Kiosk Multi-Point Checklist With the new regulations coming soon this year, KMA has issued a draft revision of its 17 point ADA checklist. Best advice in plain english. Begin your project updates or initial design phase with accessibility in mind – a developer’s proverb says that you can spend time planning at the beginning or fixing at the… Read More »
Kiosk Industry April 2024 Westminster, CO – April 15, 2024 The Kiosk Association’s mission is to inform and educate on self-service. Membership is open to all companies. If you follow accessibility guidelines and encourage ADA contact us at [email protected] Accessibility is in the news and we’re happy to announce new members of the KMA Accessibility Committee as well… Read More »
Storm’s New European Sales Manager Prioritizes EAA Although the deadline for complying with the European Accessibility Act (EAA) is June 2025, suppliers and deployers of self-service technology in the EU seem mostly unaware of its existence. This is a situation that Storm’s newly appointed European Sales Manager, Matthijs Verhagen, is determined to remedy. Having previously worked for a leading provider of… Read More »
