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 »
Disabilities and Driving Nice article from law firm on driving with disabilities Thanks to the Americans with Disabilities Act, departments of motor vehicles cannot deny a person a driver’s license simply because of a disability. What are some disabilities that people drive with? Many people with a disability can drive safely. The type and severity of a disability… Read More »
ADA Accessibility Update – U.S. Access Board Timelines It pays to underestimate the completion of a government regulatory process and once again that is true. Both upcoming timelines for official guidance from the U.S. Access Board have been pushed back to January and June. We want to thank Steve Taylor with TaylorPOS for pointing it out to us. Thanks Steve!… Read More »
Dot Inc. Joins Kiosk Manufacturer Association(KMA)’s Accessibility Committee, Pioneering Inclusive Tech Solutions 장애인을 위한 보조기기(점자스마트워치, 촉각 디스플레이)를 처음으로 선보였고, 국내 최초로 배리어프리 … Dec, 13, 2023 The Kiosk Manufacturer Association (KMA) is pleased to announce the addition of a new participant, Dot Inc., to its Accessibility Committee. Dot Inc., a renowned industry leader in relevant industry, has joined forces… Read More »
Accessibility Kiosks Legal News From KI — October 26th, 10am – The courts find for ACB in suit against Quest. The case involved injunctive relief. So, that means an order telling quest to fix it and attorney fees for the plaintiff. We are checking with ACB to make sure we are identifying the correct unit (aka unit violating… Read More »
ADA Assistive Braille Testimonial From Texas Instruments In recognition of #WorldSightDay, we want to highlight Dot pad, the world’s first tactile graphics display for individuals with visual impairments. This remarkable innovation, powered by our cutting-edge motor control semiconductors, will evolutionize accessibility on a global scale. We invite you to join us in this journey towards greater inclusivity. @dotinc Summary… Read More »
Braille & Tactile Display Kiosk Industry is happy to note that one of our sponsors recently won two awards at the CES 2023 show. The Dot Pad is the world’s first tactile display for braille and assistive technology Link to award — https://www.ces.tech/innovation-awards/honorees/2023/best-of/d/dot-pad.aspx Best of Innovation Accessibility Honoree Click for full size. Tactile Braille Mobile Devices & Accessories, Virtual… Read More »
Healthcare Kiosk Demo Published on Healthcareittoday.com – Author John Lynn In Brief Nicky Shaw US Operations Manager at Storm Interface does the demo demonstration of accessibility device as part of check-in kiosk Inability to use the touchscreen is the benefit Kiosk has an Storm Audiopad installed on kiosk by Kiosk Innovations with screenreader software by Vispero (JAWS Kiosk) Audio and Tactility are the key features… Read More »
Accessible design for self-service interactive devices including automated banking machines CSA of Canada released their updated B651 standards in December for Canada. It applies to self-service interactive devices including ABMs and ATMs. It is aimed at banks and is a close representation of what the modern ABMs in Canada incorporate (compared to 2009). Updating the standards to reflect… Read More »
WCAG 2.2 Guidelines 2.2 has been released as draft for review. Interesting too that Personas listing different fictional people is provided as usability baseline. This is much like what the University of Cambridge did with their Personas. One change is reduction of level for Focus Visible. Several of the WCAG elements have been used in the ADA Guidelines… Read More »
