Accessibility and Aging in Tech
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Claims concrete fixes: code semantic headings and keyboard support, caption videos manually, and avoid screen-only or voice-only UIs. Surprising numbers: 1 billion people with disabilities (≈15% of world) and IT age split ≈26% (25–34), 29% (35–44), 23% (45–54), 12% (55–64). Examples and failures: hospital iPad check‑in replacing humans, YouTube auto‑captions ~15% accurate, and companies locking display settings. Tools mentioned: Google Slides, external adaptive keyboards and abletinc.com devices.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Start
- 3:26Accessibility
- 6:11Blindness Deafness Limited Motor Skills
- 26:41Skills Gap
- 32:08Why Retain / Higher Older Workers
- 33:51Cultural Barriers and Physical Barriers Cultural
- 35:49Seating and Keying
- 40:12Learn to Network
- 49:50Opportunities for Entrepreneurship
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