Think Visibility 2009 - Accessibility and Disability - A History of Innovation, Artur Ortega, Yahoo! Think Visibility 2009 http://www.thinkvisibility.com/ There is a lot of talking about making our content visible and to increase our audience. But we usually forget that SEO is only a way to make our content accessible to a search engine who is blind and deaf. Search engines can't see our images only their associated descriptions, they don't understand audio and they can't watch videos. They need caption and description of audio and video. In my talk I took a step back and looked how accessibility and disability contributed to innovation and how a change of thinking made products accessible and of general use for everyone - especially in our offices.

1. Accessibility and Disability A History of Innovation Artur Ortega September 2009 Think Visibility

2. The Office of Today

3. Keyboard

6. Printer

8. Scanner

10. Telephone

14. Radio

17. CPU

21. Microphone

24. Headphones

28. Applications

32. The Office of the Future Accessibility and Disability The Future of Innovation

33. “ The origins of such technological staples as public address systems, text messaging and even the Internet itself can be traced to innovative accommodations to people with disabilities. This phenomenon is the basis for a growing awareness among engineers, architects and product developers of the significance of universal design in our physical and electronic environments.” - Deborah Kendrick, Cincinnati Inquirer