Re: Universal design

2009-08-14 Thread Daniel Crone
. >>>> >>>> The best way to accomplish what is desired is to reward apple for >>>> their innovation with both financial and public support. >>>> >>>> As a trainer there is nothing cooler than showing a parent a >>>> talking ip

Re: Universal design

2009-08-14 Thread John Panarese
enjoys being hit >>>> by one no matter how worthy or just the cause (grin). >>>> >>>> The best way to accomplish what is desired is to reward apple for >>>> their innovation with both financial and public support. >>>> >>>> As a trainer the

Re: Universal design

2009-08-14 Thread hank smith
h what is desired is to reward apple for >>> their innovation with both financial and public support. >>> >>> As a trainer there is nothing cooler than showing a parent a >>> talking ipod, having them purchase one for their child, having the >>> child

Re: Universal design

2009-08-14 Thread Daniel Crone
child take it to school and the child being queen or king for the >> day and possibly longer (grin). >> >> That is priceless and customer loyalty will be established forever >> (grin). >> >> And just think, people thought it just played music (grin). >

RE: Universal design

2009-08-14 Thread Donna Goodin
Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 6:56 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Universal design Hi, I couldn't agree with you more as regards Apple and its efforts toward universal access.   I understand the feeling you must have when the kid went off to school with a new talki

Re: Universal design

2009-08-14 Thread Chris Hofstader
> > Chris Hofstader wrote: >> >> One "reward" Apple can measure for taking on universal design >> principles will be reflected in the portion of the population of >> Macintosh users who had, not too long ago, been shut out from the >> Apple

Re: Universal design

2009-08-14 Thread Chris Hofstader
d just think, people thought it just played music (grin). > On Aug 13, 2009, at 10:01 AM, Chris Blouch wrote: > >> It would also be nice, albeit unmeasurable, that Apple would be >> rewarded for implementing universal design. I could then point to >> it as an example of

Re: Universal design

2009-08-13 Thread Chris Blouch
e pressure point. CB Chris Hofstader wrote: > One "reward" Apple can measure for taking on universal design > principles will be reflected in the portion of the population of > Macintosh users who had, not too long ago, been shut out from the > Apple product line. > > In

Re: Universal design

2009-08-13 Thread patrickneazer
customer loyalty will be established forever (grin). And just think, people thought it just played music (grin). On Aug 13, 2009, at 10:01 AM, Chris Blouch wrote: > It would also be nice, albeit unmeasurable, that Apple would be > rewarded for implementing universal design. I could then po

Re: Universal design

2009-08-13 Thread Chris Hofstader
One "reward" Apple can measure for taking on universal design principles will be reflected in the portion of the population of Macintosh users who had, not too long ago, been shut out from the Apple product line. In an annual report that I read in detail every February when it c

Re: Universal design

2009-08-13 Thread Chris Blouch
It would also be nice, albeit unmeasurable, that Apple would be rewarded for implementing universal design. I could then point to it as an example of what happens when a company does things right. I have lots of examples of when companies do things wrong (Target, PriceLine, Ramada and recently

Re: Universal design

2009-08-13 Thread Chris Hofstader
Hello Chris the Other, I agree with your thoughts on universal design. Six or seven years ago we found that a lot of rehab counselors were downloading daily content from audible.com and listening on a PAC Mate as they went from client to client in their cars. this, I suppose, was a bit of

Re: Universal design

2009-08-12 Thread Chris G
or all folks, not just blind, deaf, low > > cognition, ambulatory or whatever will bring the greatest long term > > success. > > > > Of course everybody's favorite example of universal design is curb > > cuts which not only make places wheelchair accessible but ar

Re: Universal design

2009-08-12 Thread patrickneazer
gt; cognition, ambulatory or whatever will bring the greatest long term > success. > > Of course everybody's favorite example of universal design is curb > cuts which not only make places wheelchair accessible but are also > great for baby strollers and shopping carts. I ev

Universal design

2009-08-12 Thread Chris Blouch
technology. Creating helper devices (tools) that work for all folks, not just blind, deaf, low cognition, ambulatory or whatever will bring the greatest long term success. Of course everybody's favorite example of universal design is curb cuts which not only make places wheelchair accessible bu