0:00:02.673,0:00:05.397 Ability Magazine 0:00:13.698,0:00:15.920 My Name is Paul Albano, I'm with Canon USA 0:00:16.060,0:00:18.786 At Canon we are driven by the corporate[br]philosophy of "Kyousei" 0:00:18.786,0:00:21.146 which means living and working together[br]for the common good. 0:00:21.808,0:00:24.418 That philosophy drives all of our activities[br]at Canon 0:00:24.418,0:00:25.548 from the way in which we design our products 0:00:25.548,0:00:28.724 to our relationships with our customers[br]and communities in which we operate in 0:00:28.724,0:00:31.213 as well as our management structure. 0:00:31.463,0:00:35.580 At Canon we strive to design technology[br]that's accessible 0:00:35.580,0:00:37.643 to the widest range of users regardless[br]of their abilities. 0:00:37.803,0:00:42.956 In our office equipment environment, [br]we strive to design technology and solutions 0:00:42.956,0:00:46.648 that will allow people to do their work[br]with great ease of use and great efficiency 0:00:46.648,0:00:51.436 so that technology can be enjoyed and used[br]by people of all abilities. 0:00:52.146,0:00:56.971 Our founder, Dr. Mitarai, shortly after[br]we introduced our first camera 0:00:56.971,0:00:59.137 we introduced the world's first[br]indirect X-ray camera 0:00:59.137,0:01:03.449 which is used to help diagnose[br]certain diseases such as tuberculosis 0:01:03.449,0:01:08.096 In the 1970's we were actually a distributor[br]of certain accessibility products 0:01:08.096,0:01:10.656 We actually manufactured a product called[br]"Cannon Communicator" 0:01:10.656,0:01:13.771 and we were a distributor of a product called[br]the "Optacon". 0:01:13.771,0:01:17.758 Today we're designing multifunctional[br]office equipment 0:01:18.178,0:01:22.492 that will allow people to perform their[br]daily work much more easily and efficiently 0:01:22.492,0:01:25.490 and by removing many of the common[br]barriers 0:01:25.490,0:01:26.780 that they may experience [br]from office products. 0:01:26.780,0:01:30.826 For example, UI screens, which do not have[br]any tactile markings or indications 0:01:30.826,0:01:34.450 are able to now provide access[br]to the user interface using things such as 0:01:34.450,0:01:36.794 voice guidance or voice navigation. 0:01:36.794,0:01:40.649 We're able to apply things such as[br]red label kits to our products 0:01:40.649,0:01:45.823 which help folks with low vision to[br]identify key components of the system. 0:01:45.823,0:01:50.120 Most of our machines also can work[br]or integrate with screen readers 0:01:50.120,0:01:53.245 and screen magnification software[br]so many of many device drivers 0:01:53.245,0:01:58.334 and utilities can be accessed from a[br]remote location, from a desktop. 0:01:58.334,0:02:02.172 So these are just some examples[br]of how we strive to make 0:02:02.172,0:02:05.266 our technology accessible for people in an[br]office setting, 0:02:05.266,0:02:08.547 allow people to do their work[br]much more independently.