Re: a word for 'accessible', that people get.

so what we are actually doing is reducing technology's disabilities.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mischa Weiss-Lijn" <Mischa.Weiss-Lijn@oyster.com>
To: "'Lauke PH'" <P.H.Lauke@salford.ac.uk>; <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
Sent: Friday, July 25, 2003 5:29 AM
Subject: RE: a word for 'accessible', that people get.



The products are mainly telecoms related appliances, such as big button
telephones and large high contrast displays for telephones (to show who is
calling).

mischa

-----Original Message-----
From: Lauke PH [mailto:P.H.Lauke@salford.ac.uk]
Sent: 25 July 2003 10:25
To: Mischa Weiss-Lijn; w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
Subject: RE: a word for 'accessible', that people get.

Probably depends on the kind of product...
'universal' perhaps ?

Patrick
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mischa Weiss-Lijn [mailto:Mischa.Weiss-Lijn@oyster.com]
> Sent: 25 July 2003 10:13
> To: 'w3c-wai-ig@w3.org'
> Subject: a word for 'accessible', that people get.
>
>
>
> Hi,
>
> I am doing some work for a large UK company that sells a range of
> 'accessible' products alongside its standard product range.  They are
> currently under the category of 'accessible products' - BUT
> in user testing
> when looking for accessible products NOBODY look in this category!
> 'Accessible' is a great word for people in the industry, but
> currently it
> doesn't mean a great deal to anyone else.
>
> Can anyone suggest another term?  We tried 'special needs'
> but the client
> isn't happy with that because the phrase has negative
> connotations in the
> UK.
>
>       Many thanks,
>
>               Dr. Mischa Weiss-Lijn
>
>
>
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