Everyday technology difficulty of use chart

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»» Everyday technology difficulty of use chart [January 22nd, 2006]

Device	Your Usage	Use w/o Hearing		Use w/o Vision		Use w/o Ability to Walk		Use w/o Ability to Use Hands
		Use	Modification	Use	Modification	Use	Modification	Use	Modification
cellphone	34	4.5	2*	5	4	1	n/a	5	4.5
laptop	21	2	1.5	5	5	1	n/a	5	4.5
radio	5	5	5	1	1	1	1	2	2
lights	14	1	n/a	5	n/a	3	?	4	4
train	2	2	2	5	5	5	2	4	4
train ticket kiosk	1	1	n/a	5	maybe modified	1	1	5	4, v/o
subway	3	1	n/a	5	4	2	1	2	1
metrocard	7	1	n/a	1	1	2	1	5	4**
taxi	1	5	5	4	4	5	3	3	4***
elliptical machine	3	1	n/a	2	3	5	5	2	?
stereo	1	5	5	4	2	3	2	5	4
soldering iron	3	1	n/a	5	5	2	1	5	5
video projector	3	1	n/a	5	5?	1	n/a	1	n/a
street crossing light	154	1	n/a	5	5	2	1	1	n/a
bus	4	2	2	5	4	3	3	4	5

*purchase pre-existing technology
**RFID?

***use pre-existing technology of automatically opening/closing taxi doors, like those in Tokyo.
Cell phones

I found several pre-existing cellphone options for the hearing impaired, that use the state Relay Service for voice to text and this one offered a full qwerty board for easier typing, only all of these options seem bulky and expensive.

For vision impaired, I found mostly magnifying options and screen readers. I did find an article on a PDA that included Braille keys, SMS options, etc.

Street Crossing Light

For vision impaired, I found this article from the NYC DOT about their newest street crossing technology for the vision impaired, that was recently installed in Staten Island.

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