Here is an intriguing possibility for people with cognitive disabilities to access the Web using a simplified computer interface and a significantly simple computer. The litl’s interface does not use menus, folders, icons or overlapping windows. Navigating the interface is performed with just a couple of buttons. The first third of this video demonstrates the interface.
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This video from CrunchGear: Exclusive video of the Litl Webbook
The computer itself is simplified. It automatically handles all updates, patches, plug-ins and fixes. Supposedly, users do not have to worry about viruses either. The litl is billed as “maintenance free”. I imagine this too could be a boon for people with cognitive disabilities, indeed for all people, because the complexity of maintaining a computer would be vastly reduced.
The litl Webbook is manufactured and sold by litl, LLC of Boston, MA. (No endorsement is intended or implied.)
Tags: Assistive Technology
2009/11/10 at 8:08 PM |
The litl is very impressive with the number of features it delivers while at the same time being so simple in design–right from the packaging, directions, and principals of operation. I would think that using web sites designed with considerations for people with intellectual disabilities (such as the one you plan to build) and this device, one could take a major step at bringing the internet to many people who would otherwise not be able to enjoy it.