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ACCESSIBLE DESIGN

by Songul Aslanturk

Object: Cell Phone

Accessible by hearing impairment, visual impairment, and people who have limited upper or lower body mobility.

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Revised Functions

• More space between buttons - easy to dial
• Clear navigation
• Clear plastic outer coverage
• User friendly design - finger shaped structure over the phone to make it easier to hold the phone and dial numbers, access to the menu and accept and reject calls.
• Extendable head-set by button and sound
• Clip behind phone - makes easier to carry and removes need for phone case
• Smart phone - responds to sound to dial, reply, hang up, activate the extendable head set and access to the menu
• Color change, temperature change, stronger vibration to indicate that there is an incoming call, voice or text message

Functions

Color Change	Temperature Change	Strong Vibration

Scenario

Deaf	Blind	Limited Upper Body Mobility