Features that were first designed for accessibility, but ended to be used massively by everyone, with or without disability
- Video caption
invented for deaf people. Used massively on social network to share video content that can be watched by anyone when you cannot turn on the sound of your device.
- First mechanic writing device that has been commercialize.
invented by Rasmus Malling-Hansen, a Danish teacher of the deaf, who wanted to provide a mechanical means of communication for the deaf and mute
- Text to speech :
https://incl.ca/the-evolution-of-assistive-technology-into-everyday-products/#_Toc270431676
- iOS Assistive touch button :
Many people who use this feature because of its convenience. It also helps if your home button is broken. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202658
- Audiobooks
They were originally produced by organizations like the library of congress and RSIB for WWI veterans who’d lost their sight but were unable to learn braille, were almost exclusively produced for those communities until the rise of LPs and cassette tapes, when they became popular with commuters.
- OXO Good Grips Handles
designed by Sam Farber founded OXO when he saw his wife Betsey having trouble holding her peeler due to arthritis (https://www.oxo.com/blog/behind-the-scenes/behind-design-oxos-iconic-good-grips-handles/)
- Curb cut :
Kalamazoo, Michigan installed curb cuts in the 1940s as a pilot project to aid employment of veterans with disabilities. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curb_cut)
https://incl.ca/the-evolution-of-assistive-technology-into-everyday-products
- Yuka : French mobile app to scan product bar code to know if there are healthy or not.
Used by blind people to know what product they are handling.
- Taxi/cab hailing apps (like Uber)
They modernized the black cab industry. The deaf/BSL users weren't able to communicate to the driver where they want to go.
Slack a11y : https://web-a11y.slack.com