[Sportsandrec] Semi-Accessible Treadmills

Thornbury, Kelly kthornbury at bresnan.net
Mon May 25 03:57:29 UTC 2009


I was out treadmill shopping today, and came across a "semi-accessible" line by NordicTrack. These had the usual displays that would need to be marked to find the buttons, but there was also a row of very tactile switches near the hand grips with controls for on/off, incline, speed, and the fan. This setup was very accessible if you didn't worry about the preprogrammed accessories. While its a ways from being completely accessible, the tactile controls for the basic functions was a huge "selling point" for me, and is a big step towards being usable. 

Kelly



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