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[ ] 6 Near vision impairment 9. I have completed the following: [ ] 1 Secondary education to Year 10 [ ] 2 Secondary education to Year 12 [ ] 3 TAFE diploma or advanced diploma [ ] 4 University undergraduate course [ ] 5 University postgraduate course [ ] 6 Other: Please specify ___________________ Please choose one option from the following questions: 10. I am currently completing the following: [ ] 1 Secondary education [ ] 2 TAFE diploma or advanced diploma [ ] 3 University undergraduate course [ ] 4 University postgraduate course [ ] 5 Other: Please specify ___________________ [ ] 6 I am not studying at this time Section B: Computing and Assistive Technology knowledge Please mark all that apply 11. I am familiar with the following personal computing products: [ ] 1 Microsoft Windows [ ] 2 Macintosh Operating System (Mac OS) [ ] 3 UNIX-based operating systems [ ] 4 Hardware devices such as keyboard and mouse 12. I am familiar with the following assistive technology products: 269
[ ] 1 Screen magnification software such as ZoomText [ ] 2 Text-to-speech software such as JAWS [ ] 3 Portable devices such as the BrailleNote and PACMate Using the scale: 1–none, 2–poor, 3–fair, 4–good, 5–expert Please provide a response to the following statements: 13. My overall knowledge of personal computing can be best described as: ______ 14. My overall knowledge of assistive technology products can be best described as: ______ 15. My ability to use a personal computer can be best described as: ______ 16. My ability to use assistive technology products can be best described as: ______ Please select the statement which best describes your computing 17. My attitude towards embracing computing technologies can be best described as: [ ] 1 I am constantly using the latest computing technologies [ ] 2 I generally seek advice or see how the market responds before embracing new computing technology [ ] 3 I only embrace new computing technology when it is absolutely necessary [ ] 4 I do not use computing technology at all Using the scale: 1–not applicable, 2–strongly disagree, 3–disagree, 4–agree, 270
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Faculty of Media, Society and Cultu
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ABSTRACT People with disabilities,
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3.0 ELEMENTS OF THE DISABILITY DIVI
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APPENDIX A: PERSONAL INTERVIEWS....
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The following orga
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INTRODUCTION Purpose of the study A
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! Are computing and Internet-relate
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disabilities in the workforce. As a
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entertainment package and, at worst
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Chapter 6, The provision of operati
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Australia, approximately four milli
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which people with disabilities perc
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dependence (J. Wilson & Wilson, 200
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economic model complements the righ
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ole of people with disabilities, go
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time. Policy and resulting legislat
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improved, funds were now available
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United Nations (UN) during the Inte
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actions and participation is connec
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occasional struggle for people with
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lindness within society also create
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communication. This chapter contrib
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seen as applicable to the developme
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Although clear-path and object-anal
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easily interpret text, making the A
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interface in their next OS release.
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networks so that there is exchange
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of information largely inaccessible
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again become sufficiently accessibl
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Figure 3.1 Household Computer or In
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of tertiary education compound the
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desire to repair the inferior body
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computing firms seemed to take issu
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an operating environment which was
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accessible and compatible with AT p
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cater for the needs of this group.
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4.2 Methodology for personal interv
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! Steger, John. Senior Consultant,
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All of these points were used with
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ates improved significantly due to
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(f) to assist in achieving positive
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disability-related discrimination i
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was that Section 508 only applied t
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in order to combat the disability d
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Such views again highlight the inco
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vision disabilities must rely on US
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5.0 THE PROVISION OF ONLINE INFORMA
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exist but not how to resolve the pr
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ace information for the Sydney 2000
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Essentially, the SOCOG case present
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In terms of finding out what people
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devices. The study concluded that t
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6.0 THE PROVISION OF OPERATING SYST
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networking infrastructure market, w
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Internet were accessible, it could
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developer conferences as a good way
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6.3 Disability-specific product ven
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company which tries to do everythin
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user through to large networks and
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with low vision was the addition of
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The UNIX platform has faced a diffi
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of writing, Microsoft is being sued
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character containing two dots. Brai
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Figure 6.7 Vario 80 Refreshable Bra
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Figure 6.10 Omni Phantom (SensAble
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addition there are other input-base
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HP, Cisco and IBM have all contribu
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‘upper-echelons’ of users would
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such as Vision Australia located at
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internal policies reflect the need
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arely given the chance to voice the
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1. to demonstrate the ways in which
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Section B focused on the use of com
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question was to determine the exten
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defined opinions in this study. The
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the type and significance of an ind
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The print and Braille formats were
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with 23 telephone interviews and 3
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Frequency 100 80 60 40 20 0 Valid 1
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Valid Male Female Total Gender Freq
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Frequency 200 150 100 50 0 Valid Fu
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Valid Degenerative Stable Total Vis
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Frequency 100 80 60 40 20 0 Valid M
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7.4.2 Computing and assistive techn
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Frequency 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 Kno
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Frequency 100 80 60 40 20 0 Ability
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Frequency 150 120 90 60 30 0 Valid
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Frequency 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0
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N Valid Missing Familiarity of Inte
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Frequency 125 100 75 50 25 0 Valid
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Frequency 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 Val
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Frequency 100 80 60 40 20 0 Valid D
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Internet session will contain a var
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Frequency 250 200 150 100 50 0 Vali
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Frequency 250 200 150 100 50 0 Vali
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Frequency 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 Dis
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Frequency 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 Gov
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Frequency 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0
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Frequency 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 Des
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Frequency 100 80 60 40 20 0 Valid I
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7.4.5 Open-ended comments The Comme
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There were also a number of comment
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8.0 ANALYSIS OF FINDINGS 8.1 Introd
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levels of the working population. A
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the colour scheme question received
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Respondents were fairly evenly spre
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esult indicated that it is likely t
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able to interact with computing and
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Count Ability to Understand and Use
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Page 259 and 260: 13. In the United States, the Rehab
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