Designing Universal/Accessible Kiosks

KioskBook-TC96

This is an on-line version of the KioskBook-TC96, a work in progress at the Trace Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. It represents a summary of our work and thoughts on designing accessible kiosks. This document is divided into the following sections:

  1. Universal design... What It Is and What It Isn't
  2. Performance Goals
  3. Performance Specifications
  4. An Example of a Design Which Meets Performance Specifications
  5. Design Alternatives for Meeting Performance Specifications
  6. Simple Tests for Achieving Performance Specifications

Resource Information and Details on Techniques for Creating Accessible Kiosks

  1. The Talking Fingertip Techniques (including Speedlists and Touch and Hear)
  2. Physical Kiosk Designs
  3. Universal Disability Infrared Link
  4. Software Voice Synthesizers
  5. Accessible Touchscreen Technologies
  6. Vandal-Resistant Telephone Handsets
  7. Turning Features On and Off
  8. Use of audio-haptic interface techniques to allow nonvisual access to touchscreen appliances
  9. Source Material on Talking Signs (William Crandall, Smith-Kettlewell)
  10. Talking Signs (Acrontech, Toronto)
  11. Talking Signs (San Francisco, California)

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