The Museum of Possibilities

I visited the Museum of Possibilities in Chennai. Among other things, it displays working tech that bridges accessibility gaps for people. There was this really cool e-pen that reads out loud text you slide through. It can even save the text as a file.

There were accessible games too, including such versions many of the popular ones. Everyone should be able to have fun, and it would be great for this addition to become a standard rather than something you buy separately.

The thing is all such features can be just as useful to people without certain disabilities too. It reminded me of a great blog post by the developers of the elementary computer operating system: Accessibility Features Are Just Features

Much like curb cuts—the slopes on sidewalks designed to make traversal with a wheelchair possible—many “accessibility” features can be used to improve the experiences of everyone, regardless of any specific ability or impairment.