Accessible Technology Quotes

The Web is trivially simple - massively successful and its like Karaoke - anybody can do it.

There are thousands and thousands of free programs available for people of any income level.

Computer programming has been traditionally seen as something that is beyond most people - it's only for a special group with technical expertise and experience. We have developed 'Scratch' as a new type of programming language, which is much more accessible.

Dell's a company that has changed the IT landscape in making PCs and servers more affordable. There's enormous opportunities to make IT more accessible to tens of millions of companies, kind of democratizing the ability for companies to gain access to IT.

The Macintosh was supposed to be the computer for people that just wanted to use a computer without having to learn how to use one.

I started accessible GPS research in 1994 and the first version became available on a laptop in 2000.

If we want technology to serve society rather than enslave it, we have to build systems accessible to all people - be they male or female, young, old, disabled, computer wizards or technophobes.

Film will only became an art when its materials are as inexpensive as pencil and paper.

What is so brilliant about the gadgets is their simplicity.

I certainly am interested in accessibility, clarity, and immediacy.

New information and communications technologies can improve the quality of life for people with disabilities, but only if such technologies are designed from the beginning so that everyone can use them. Given the explosive growth in the use of the World Wide Web for publishing, electronic commerce, lifelong learning and the delivery of government services, it is vital that the Web be accessible to everyone.

You no more have to come to the city and access a laboratory to make a film. If you have a DSLR and a reasonably powerful laptop, you could be making films anywhere.

Apple products aren't simple technologies by any stretch, but there is a beautiful simplicity to them.

If we stay focused on data and the real issues, we can tailor our inventions to enhance public health and safety while decreasing the likelihood of racial discrimination.

I'm definitely more interested in technologies that are more accessible, that are as accessible as possible.

As a filmmaker whose first film was made with the DIY tools of digital cinema, I love how the democratization of the filmmaking process and platforms like YouTube enables people to tell stories that in previous generations simply could not be told.

This is what people need: an easy-to-deploy, easy-to-use tool.