Tuesday, February 26, 2008

#7. Thoughts about technology

The variety of options under the Library 2.0 umbrella is vast. Some applications seem to show promise; others might well be discarded. For all of our speculations, it might come down to what approaches withstand the test of time, as well as worth our investment of time.

Most of 2.0 raises issues regarding access for blind and visually impaired individuals. Some of those barriers will be bridged eventually. Text-based applications such as blogs are within reach. But blind persons would enjoy sharing photos of their vacations with their friends. Mainstream technology and adaptive technology do this ongoing dance--the first leading; the second following but never quite catching up.

1 comment:

Lisa said...

thanks for raising those issues Dave - of course you would be the one to consider technology from the vantage point of your service.