Cloud-based Accessibility: Implications for the Workplace and Employment Interactive Session Clayton Lewis Consultant National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research

Background Core functionality (cf Vanderheiden presentation) – User creates needs and preferences for how technology should work for them – Needs and preferences are stored “in the cloud” and accessed automatically – Any system is automatically tailored to user’s individual needs and preferences Questions about this?

Implications How can this technology can be shaped to best address workplace accommodations and other employment related needs? – Preparing for employment – Changing jobs – … What recommendations can we convey to the people working on this technology?

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