accessibility

How might we design an accessible election experience for everyone?

We are calling on everyone, including voters, non-voters, election
officials, people with disabilities, designers, engineers, and students, to

Accessibility Standards for non browser based interfaces

Hi All,

I am working on a new system specification and at the moment we dont know if it will be browser based or not - it may be desktop / client software.
That being the case, I am less familiar with standards for non browser based interfaces. We are currently looking at some ISO's. While they cover common HCI concepts, I think they are a little thin on interface accessibility - particularly around the additional provision for partialy sighted users etc.
Could someone recommend alternative standards or reference material?

"Inclusive" Series of Books

Anyone familiar with this series of books?  They seem intriguing but are really expensive, and I haven't found any reviews.  Some titles include:

- Designing a More Inclusive World

- Designing Inclusive Interactions: Inclusive Interactions Between People and Products in Their Contexts of Use

- Designing Inclusive Futures

- Designing Accessible Technology

New soft drink user experience

I just came back from lunch at a fast food restaurant where they were heavily promoting how you can over 100 flavors of soft drinks now.  They had 2 brand new Freestyle dispenser machines.  The part I found fascinating: despite a large, interactive touch screen display and a *fairly* siimple task, the restaurant had not one, but two, assistants helping each and every person get a drink.