IVR Accessibility -- Dexterity impairment

Timeouts

Users may not be able to respond to prompts before the IVR system times out.

Accuracy and confirmation

Users may press incorrect keys accidentally.  Designers should pay attention to how users can correct input and confirm entries.

IVRs with screen-based features

Users may have difficult with soft keys, keyboards, mice, etc.

Speech recognition

As an alternate input, speech recognition offers a way to avoid keypads and buttons altogether.  However, some users with dexterity impairments may also have impaired speech.

Preparation, training, and end user documentation

All printed materials such as user guides and system flow charts should be easy to manipulate, or appear on a single page or card.

 

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