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accessiBe was founded in 2018 by Dekel Skoop, Gal Vizel and Shir Ekerling. [7] [8] The founders worked on developing proprietary software in order to make websites accessible for people with disabilities.
TecAccess is an American firm located in Rockville, Virginia, that designs online learning tools and websites for people with disabilities.The company offers consulting services, software development, testing and assessment, training, auditing, certification, and policy review.
Examples of accessible technology date back to the 17th century, French priest and mathematician Jean Leurechon first mentioned the instrument in his 1634 Recreations mathématiques. [10] In 1808 Pellegrino Turri built one of the first typewriters to help a blind friend write. [11] In 1829, Braille was invented by Louis Braille. [12]
The Center for Accessible Technology, formerly the Disabled Children's Computer Group (DCCG), was started in 1983 [1] in El Cerrito, California, by several parents, educators, and assistive technology developers who felt that the new computer technology could assist children and adults with disabilities to speak, write, read, learn, and participate in a larger world.
GreatCall was founded in 2005 by Arlene Harris to provide aging adults with accessible technology and services. [3] In the same year, the company launched the original Jitterbug phone. [4] In 2009, the company launched Live Nurse (now Urgent Care). In partnership with FONEMED, it provides customers with access to registered nurses 24 hours a ...
The concept of accessible design and practice of accessible developments ensures both "direct access" (i.e. unassisted) and "indirect access" meaning compatibility with a person's assistive technology (for example, computer screen readers). [2] Accessibility can be viewed as the "ability to access" and benefit from some system or entity.
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Robotron Pty. Ltd. is an Australian research & development and manufacturing company of various specialty high-technology equipment. The company was founded in 1983 by Czech-born engineer Milan Hudecek. Its products include assistive technology equipment for the blind, such as reading machines, navigational and word-processing tools.