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Barrier-free digital signage systems
Barrier-free digital signage systems have to meet various criteria: eKiosk supports the development of these special terminals.
When talking about low-barrier displays and terminals, the accessibility for wheelchair users is often the only consideration. However, low-barrier systems go far beyond this: cognitive disabilities as well as impaired vision and hearing are, for example, equally important criteria by which low-barrier terminals must be evaluated.
Such kiosk systems are far from being the standard on the market. eKiosk therefore promotes the development of low-barrier terminals.
We want to help make it easy for everyone to participate in social life. Digitally supported and intuitively operated by intelligent software, we hope to make our contribution.
When talking about low-barrier displays and terminals, the accessibility for wheelchair users is often the only consideration. However, low-barrier systems go far beyond this: cognitive disabilities as well as impaired vision and hearing are, for example, equally important criteria by which low-barrier terminals must be evaluated.
Such kiosk systems are far from being the standard on the market. eKiosk therefore promotes the development of low-barrier terminals.
We want to help make it easy for everyone to participate in social life. Digitally supported and intuitively operated by intelligent software, we hope to make our contribution.
This makes our kiosk systems barrier-free
Electronic Height Adjustment
Clearly Recognizable Operating Elements
Large Touchscreens at Eye Level
Lateral Operation of the Terminals Possible
Strong Contrast for Improved Visibility
Visual and Audio Output
Electronic Height Adjustment
Clearly Recognizable Operating Elements
Large Touchscreens at Eye Level
Lateral Operation of the Terminals Possible
Strong Contrast for Improved Visibility
Visual and Audio Output
WHAT DOES BARRIER-FREE MEAN? A DEFINITION OF TERMS
Accessibility is defined by the Federal Act on Equal Opportunities for the Disabled (BGG). According to this, digital signage systems are barrier-free “if they can be found, accessed and used by people with disabilities in the generally customary manner, without particular difficulty and basically without outside help.”
Barrier poverty represents a part of accessibility and means that the implementation of accessibility as a maximum goal is not (yet) fully established. Instead, the greatest possible and economically justifiable removal of barriers takes place in this process.
lEGAL baSIS
The guideline for the requirements for Accessible Interactive Multimedia Kiosks provides guidance and recommendations with regard to the accessibility requirements for kiosk systems. It lists a large number of DIN standards.
In these DIN standards, for example, the following points are defined:
- Public buildings must be barrier-free accessible for people with reduced mobility.
- In public transport and open spaces, “Basic requirements for information and orientation,
like the two-senses-principle” must be given. - Information elements must be marked with Braille or raised profile writing for fluent recognition
and interpretation.