Are touch screens accessible?
Printable Version A touch screen is a computer display screen that is sensitive to human touch, allowing a user to interact with the computer by touching pictures or words on the screen. Touch screens today are frequently used for information kiosks, automated teller machines (ATMs), airline e-ticket terminals, and customer self-service stations in retail stores, libraries, and fast food restaurants. Touch screens are also the most common means of input into personal digital assistants (PDAs). In the field of education, touch screen stations are being installed in K-12, postsecondary, and corporate learning environments to facilitate interaction between the learner and the content to be learned. In elementary schools, students who don’t have keyboard and mouse skills can use touch screens to access rich computer-based content. Researchers are actively exploring ways to integrate touch screens more fully into educational environments, such as building touch screen functionality into wal
