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ABILITY Magazine

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My Name is Paul Albano, [br]I'm with Canon USA.

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At Canon we are driven by the[br]corporate philosophy of "Kyousei"

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which means "living and working[br]together for the common good".

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That philosophy drives all[br]of our activities at Canon

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from the way in which[br]we design our products

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to our relationships with[br]our customers

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and communities in which we operate in

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as well as our[br]management structure.

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At Canon we strive to design[br]technology

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that's accessible to the[br]widest range of users

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regardless of their abilities.

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In our office equipment[br]environment,

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we strive to design[br]technology and solutions

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that will allow people[br]to do their work

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with great ease of use[br]and great efficiency

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so that technology[br]can be enjoyed

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and used by people[br]of all abilities.

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Our founder, Dr. Mitarai,

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shortly after we introduced[br]our first camera

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we introduced the world's first[br]indirect X-ray camera

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which is used[br]to help diagnose

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certain diseases[br]such as tuberculosis

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In the 1970's we were[br]actually a distributor[br]

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of certain accessibility products

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We actually manufactured[br]a product called

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"Cannon Communicator"[br]and we were a distributor

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of a product called[br]the "Optacon".

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Today we're designing[br]multifunctional office equipment

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that will allow people[br]to perform their daily work

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much more easily[br]and efficiently

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and by removing many[br]of the common barriers

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that they may experience [br]from office products.

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For example, UI screens,

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which do not have any tactile[br]markings or indications

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are able to now[br]provide access

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to the user interface[br]using things

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such as voice guidance[br]or voice navigation.

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We're able to apply things

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such as Braille label kits[br]to our products

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which help folks[br]with low vision

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to identify key components[br]of the system.

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Most of our machines[br]also can work

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or integrate with[br]screen readers

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and screen magnification[br]software

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so many of many[br]device drivers

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and utilities can be accessed[br]from a remote location,

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or from a desktop.

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So these are just some examples[br]of how we strive to make

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our technology accessible[br]for people in an office setting,

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allow people to do[br]their work

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much more independently.