Touch, Taste, & Smell User Interfaces: The Future of Multisensory HCI
Workshop Summaries
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Obrist, Marianna
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Velasco, Carlos
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Vi, Chi Thanh
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Ranasinghe, Nimesha
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Israr, Ali
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Cheok, Adrian D.
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Spence, Charles
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Gopalakrishnakone, Ponnampalam
Extended Abstracts of the ACM CHI'16 Conference on Human Factors in
Computing Systems
2016-05-07
v.2
p.3285-3292
© Copyright 2016 ACM
Summary: The senses we call upon when interacting with technology are very
restricted. We mostly rely on vision and audition, increasingly harnessing
touch, whilst taste and smell remain largely underexploited. In spite of our
current knowledge about sensory systems and sensory devices, the biggest
stumbling block for progress concerns the need for a deeper understanding of
people's multisensory experiences in HCI. It is essential to determine what
tactile, gustatory, and olfactory experiences we can design for, and how we can
meaningfully stimulate such experiences when interacting with technology.
Importantly, we need to determine the contribution of the different senses
along with their interactions in order to design more effective and engaging
digital multisensory experiences. Finally, it is vital to understand what the
limitations are that come into play when users need to monitor more than one
sense at a time. The aim of this workshop is to deepen and expand the
discussion on touch, taste, and smell within the CHI community and promote the
relevance of multisensory experience design and research in HCI.
Speaking the Language of Web Developers: Evaluation of a Web Accessibility
Information Resource (WebAIR)
Implementation and Take-up of eAccessibility
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Swallow, David
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Power, Christopher
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Petrie, Helen
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Bramwell-Dicks, Anna
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Buykx, Lucy
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Velasco, Carlos A.
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Parr, Aidan
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Connor, Joshue O
ICCHP'14: International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special
Needs, Part 1
2014-07-09
v.1
p.348-355
Keywords: Web Accessibility; Web Developers; Web Accessibility Guidelines; Web
Accessibility Information Resources
© Copyright 2014 Springer International Publishing
Summary: This paper describes the design and evaluation of a new accessibility
information resource, the Web Accessibility Information Resource (WebAIR), for
assisting web developers in the creation of accessible websites and
applications. Evaluations were conducted with 26 web developers in which they
had opportunity to use both WebAIR and an existing accessibility information
resource, the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, to perform accessibility
testing on their own websites. The results indicate that a number of design
decisions relating to the language, organisation and comprehensiveness of
WebAIR have been successful in improving access to web accessibility
information that supports web developers' practices.
Extended Scaffolding by Remote Collaborative Interaction to Support People
with Dementia in Independent Living -- A User Study
People with Cognitive Disabilities: AT, ICT and AAC
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Gappa, Henrike
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Nordbrock, Gabriele
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Thelen, Manuela
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Pullmann, Jaroslav
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Mohamad, Yehya
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Velasco, Carlos A.
ICCHP'14: International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special
Needs, Part 1
2014-07-09
v.1
p.445-450
© Copyright 2014 Springer International Publishing
Summary: IT-based assistive services offer the potential to support the independent
living of people with dementia provided that they accommodate their specific
needs. Due to their declining cognitive functions, these users face among other
issues a diminishing capacity for problem solving and attention focus. As a
consequence they get easily distracted and finally lost while using assistive
services. To counteract such situations it is necessary to implement
scaffolding features that will assist users in navigating through all relevant
sub-tasks. In our user study it was evaluated whether remote collaborative
interaction -- obtained by offering family carers remote access to assistive
services running in the homes of the relatives they care for -- could serve as
an extended scaffolding feature. The user study has shown promising results
because the vast majority of users even in later stages of dementia understood
this concept and could achieve a task in collaborative interaction with their
relatives.
A Tool to Support the Collection of User Preferences and Device
Characteristics to Enable UI Adaptability in Web 2.0 Applications
User Models, Adaptation and Personalisation
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Ackermann, Philip
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Velasco, Carlos A.
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Vlachogiannis, Evangelos
UAHCI 2014: 8th International Conference on Universal Access in
Human-Computer Interaction, Part I: Design and Development Methods for
Universal Access
2014-06-22
v.1
p.183-190
© Copyright 2014 Springer International Publishing
Summary: We present in this paper a tool that supports the collection of user
preferences within the set of components developed in the i2web project to
enable UI adaptability of web 2.0 applications. The tool (called Model
Management System, MMS) is based upon a semantic web modelling framework to
describe user preferences and device capabilities, combined with
state-of-the-art models of web applications. This work builds upon previous
efforts of the authors [1] leveraged with the use of the semantic framework
Composite Capability/Preference Profiles (CC/PP [2]). The MMS gathers
information on user preferences and supports user and application providers in
discovering the characteristics of the device utilized by the user when
accessing the application.
Temporal, affective, and embodied characteristics of taste experiences: a
framework for design
Sensory experiences: smell and taste
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Obrist, Marianna
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Comber, Rob
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Subramanian, Sriram
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Piqueras-Fiszman, Betina
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Velasco, Carlos
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Spence, Charles
Proceedings of ACM CHI 2014 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
2014-04-26
v.1
p.2853-2862
© Copyright 2014 ACM
Summary: We present rich descriptions of taste experience through an analysis of the
diachronic and synchronic experiences of each of the five basic taste
qualities: sweet, sour, salt, bitter, and umami. Our findings, based on a
combination of user experience evaluation techniques highlight three main
themes: temporality, affective reactions, and embodiment. We present the taste
characteristics as a framework for design and discuss each taste in order to
elucidate the design qualities of individual taste experiences. These findings
add a semantic understanding of taste experiences, their temporality enhanced
through descriptions of the affective reactions and embodiment that the five
basic tastes elicit. These findings are discussed on the basis of established
psychological and behavioral phenomena, highlighting the potential for
taste-enhanced design.
Navigating, Discovering and Exploring the Web: Strategies Used by People
with Print Disabilities on Interactive Websites
Designing with- and for People with Special Needs
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Power, Christopher
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Petrie, Helen
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Swallow, David
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Murphy, Emma
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Gallagher, Bláithín
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Velasco, Carlos A.
Proceedings of IFIP INTERACT'13: Human-Computer Interaction-1
2013
v.1
p.667-684
Keywords: Web accessibility; user study; user strategy; print disabled Web users;
blind Web users; partially sighted Web users; dyslexic Web users
© Copyright 2013 IFIP
Summary: The majority of research into web accessibility has focused on identifying
and eliminating the problems that people with disabilities encounter when
interacting with the Web. In this paper we argue that we need to move away from
studying user problems to studying how people with disabilities apply
interaction strategies while browsing the Web. In this paper we present a study
of 19 print disabled users, including blind, partially sighted and dyslexic
people, interacting with a variety of interactive Web 2.0 web applications. The
participants undertook tasks using concurrent and retrospective protocols to
elicit information about how they interact with web content. The result of this
study was a collection of 586 strategic action sequences that were classified
into seven different types of strategy. Differences in the application of
strategies between the user groups are presented, as well as the most frequent
strategies used by each user group. We close the paper by discussing some
implications for the design of websites and assistive technologies as well as
the future directions for empirical research in accessibility.
Controlled Natural Language Sentence Building as a Model for Designing User
Interfaces for Rule Editing in Assisted Living Systems -- A User Study
Smart and Assistive Environments: Ambient Assisted Living (AAL)
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Gappa, Henrike
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Nordbrock, Gaby
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Mohamad, Yehya
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Pullmann, Jaroslav
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Velasco, Carlos A.
ICCHP'12: International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special
Needs
2012-07-11
v.2
p.415-418
Keywords: User interface design; elderly; ambient assisted living; monitoring systems;
natural language usage
© Copyright 2012 Springer-Verlag
Summary: As part of the web-based services developed within the WebDA-project the
Action Planner was implemented to allow care givers of people with dementia to
support them in accomplishing activities of daily living and counteract
restlessness amongst others. In order to define rules that include a
description of situations indicating e.g. restlessness as well as an action
that should be undertaken in such situations, a user interface was designed
enabling care givers to express these rules in a controlled natural language
setting. Here, rule expressions were offered in preformulated natural sentences
that could be manipulated by changing (pre)selected notions as "daily" in
pop-up menus embedded in the sentences. A user study was conducted with 24 test
participants (12 < 65 years; 12 > 65 years) proofing that this approach
can be understood as intuitive and well usable also for test participants
beyond 65 years of age.
Developing a semantic user and device modeling framework that supports UI
adaptability of web 2.0 applications for people with special needs
Accessible web 2.0
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Ackermann, Philip
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Velasco, Carlos A.
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Power, Christopher
Proceedings of the 2012 International Cross-Disciplinary Conference on Web
Accessibility (W4A)
2012-04-16
p.12
© Copyright 2012 ACM
Summary: The introduction of user and device models to customize applications has
been the subject of research for decades. This paper presents a modeling
framework that supports dynamic adaptation of the UI of web 2.0 applications.
This work builds upon previous efforts of the authors [22] leveraged with the
use of the semantic framework for Composite Capability/Preference Profiles
(CC/PP), which allows the matching of device capabilities and user preferences
arising because of functional restrictions. The combination of these models
with those of the corresponding web applications, enables an adaptive
transformation process that facilitates access to users with special needs
derived of their functional restrictions or because of context-related
handicapping situations. We argue that this approach will enable a user-centric
access to the web, including mobile and ubiquitous delivery of services and
applications.
Virtual User Concept for Inclusive Design of Consumer Products and User
Interfaces
User Models, Personas and Virtual Humans
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Mohamad, Yehya
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Velasco, Carlos A.
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Pullmann, Jaroslav
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Lawo, Michael
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Kirisci, Pierre T.
UAHCI 2011: 6th International Conference on Universal Access in
Human-Computer Interaction, Part II: Users Diversity
2011-07-09
v.2
p.79-87
Keywords: virtual user model; computer design; design for all; accessibility;
usability; ontology
Copyright © 2011 Springer-Verlag
Summary: Many research projects have identified three major obstacles to a broad
implementation of Design for All: lack of awareness among users, designers and
suppliers, technical feasibility and commercial viability. Mainstream
manufactures do not have a detailed understanding of the needs of people with
disabilities. This paper presents an approach to use standards-based Virtual
User Models that covers mild and moderate disabilities to support designers in
understanding these needs. This approach consists of a virtual laboratory with
three design phases to allow designers to plan and evaluate the user interfaces
of their products. We review here the state of the art and present our Virtual
User Model as a mixture of human and environment context.
A Generic OSGi-Based Model Framework for Delivery Context Properties and
Events
Universal Access to Education and Learning
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Pullmann, Jaroslav
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Mohamad, Yehya
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Velasco, Carlos A.
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Carmien, Stefan
UAHCI 2011: 6th International Conference on Universal Access in
Human-Computer Interaction, Part IV: Applications and Services
2011-07-09
v.4
p.605-611
Keywords: delivery context model; user preferences; content adaptation; OSGi; reactive
systems
Copyright © 2011 Springer-Verlag
Summary: Content adaptation systems rely on standards-based modeling of user needs
and preferences, rendering platforms, assistive technologies and other relevant
aspects of the overall delivery context. Despite their differing domains, these
models overlap largely in respect of their digital representation and handling.
We present hereby our work on a generic model framework exhibiting a novel set
of features developed to tackle commonly found requirements in the area of user
and delivery context modeling.
Accessibility of Blended and E-Learning for Mature Age and Disabled Students
and Staff: Introduction to the Special Thematic Session
Accessibility of Blended and E-Learning for Mature Age and Disabled Students
and Staff
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Petrie, Helen
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Power, Christopher
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Velasco, Carlos A.
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Boticario, Jesus G.
ICCHP'10: International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special
Needs
2010-07-14
v.1
p.484-485
© Copyright 2010 Springer-Verlag
Summary: Blended learning, the use of a combination of face-to-face and distance
learning techniques, is becoming very common in all educational sectors. Almost
all educational institutions now use websites to communicate with students,
provide them with learning resources and, increasingly, allow students and
staff to collaborate with each other. Many institutions use their own websites,
others use virtual learning environments (VLEs) or learning management systems
(LMSs). The transition of institutions to all learning being through electronic
channels, or e-learning, is also becoming increasingly prevalent, particularly
in the higher and further education domains. Even in primary and secondary
school systems, the integration of virtual classrooms, multimedia resources and
electronic whiteboards have further blurred the lines between the virtual and
the physical world.
Dynamic Adaptation of Web 2.0 Applications by Combining Extended Device
Profiles
Universal Access to the World Wide Web
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Velasco, Carlos A.
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Mohamad, Yehya
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Pullmann, Jaroslav
UAHCI 2009: 5th International Conference on Universal Access in
Human-Computer Interaction, Part III: Applications and Services
2009-07-19
v.3
p.797-802
Keywords: Web 2.0; Ubiquitous Web; Mobile Web; Adaptivity; Device Profiles; ARIA;
accessibility
Copyright © 2009 Springer-Verlag
Summary: This paper presents our approach to the dynamic adaptation of Web 2.0
applications. The work is based upon the assumption that the Web is evolving
towards a cloud of customisable applications and data, where users will have
the ultimate freedom to adapt their environments (named by T.V. Raman as
2W). Our research aims at the provision of adaptable environments for
users with special needs via an extension of standard device profiles combined
with the modelling of Web applications based upon ARIA. We describe hereby our
initial prototype and suggest extensions to ubiquitous Web applications via
delivery context information.
Innovations in Measuring Accessibility: Theoretical and Practical
Perspectives
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Petrie, Helen
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Power, Chris
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Adams, Ray
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Hwang, Faustina
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Weber, Gerhard
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Darzentas, Jenny
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Velasco, Carlos A.
Proceedings of the HCI'08 Conference on People and Computers XXII
2008-09-01
v.2
p.197-198
© Copyright 2008 Author
Summary: Recently, there has been an increased awareness in the general public, in
government and in business that people with disabilities and older people have
distinct needs and preferences that must be met in order for them to
participate as equal members of environments incorporating information and
communications technologies. With this increased awareness has come legislation
and company policies stating the necessary provision of accessible systems for
disabled and older people in all facets of society.
In order for these policies to be properly implemented there is a need to
further understand accessibility and its impact on the people and systems
around us. This workshop will focus on exploring the concept of accessibility
and the boundaries of accessibility research. It is intended to bring together
individuals working in disparate fields of research to improve the definition
of accessibility and to refine our understanding of the as yet unaddressed
barriers in the information society such as the impact of mobile technology and
the aging population.
Supporting Industry in the Development of Design for All Curriculum
Design for All: From Idea to Practice
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Mohamad, Yehya
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Carmien, Stefan
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Velasco, Carlos A.
ICCHP'08: International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special
Needs
2008-07-09
p.150-155
© Copyright 2006 Springer-Verlag
Summary: There are very few sources of information about industry needs in regard to
the required Design for All knowledge and skills for designers and engineers. A
common finding of many studies, besides technical feasibility and commercial
viability, is the lack of awareness among suppliers and users on DfA. In this
paper, some of the results of a series of workshops organized by Fraunhofer FIT
under the scope of some EU-financed projects will be presented. We claim the
need to create common guidelines on teaching DfA, which should not be limited
to curriculum at universities but also for training employees within the
companies. The guidelines should contain topics like: what to teach, whom to
teach, how to teach and where to teach.
eRehabilitation: A Portal Framework for Aural Rehabilitation
Hearing Impaired, Deaf and DeafBlind People: HCI and Communication
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Denev, Dimitar
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Morris, Sion
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Velasco, Carlos A.
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Mohamad, Yehya
ICCHP'08: International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special
Needs
2008-07-09
p.655-662
© Copyright 2006 Springer-Verlag
Summary: This paper reports on the development of a prototype of an online
rehabilitation support service ("eRehabilitation"). This service will provide
long-term support to new users of hearing devices as they undergo the process
of aural rehabilitation. The information service will be tailored to the
situational and individual needs of patients. The development fits closely with
the development of self-screening tests for hearing impairment that can be
conducted over the Internet. Aural rehabilitation pathways can vary between
European countries, not only in terms of language, but also in terms of
procedures and regulations. This makes localization of such services a
challenging task.
A web compliance engineering framework to support the development of
accessible rich internet applications
User agents and an accessible rich internet application
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Velasco, Carlos A
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Denev, Dimitar
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Stegemann, Dirk
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Mohamad, Yehya
Proceedings of the 2008 International Cross-Disciplinary Conference on Web
Accessibility (W4A)
2008-04-21
p.45-49
Keywords: EARL, compliance, imergo, rich internet applications, semantic web, software
engineering, web accessibility, web compliance engineering
© Copyright 2008 ACM
Summary: Web Compliance Engineering is a new field within Web Engineering that deals
with the increasing complexity of Internet applications, the wide variety of
mobile devices, the richer user interfaces coming out of Web 2.0 and the
quality assurance processes for non-uniform policy environments worldwide.
Considering these issues from the perspective of Web accessibility, the borders
of its traditional components [6] are blurred as users become content
providers. We present in this paper a Web compliance framework developed to
support both users and application developers to create accessible content for
Rich Internet Applications. This framework is an evolution of traditional
evaluation tools aimed at supporting compliance as a quality process, which
ensures its successful implementation in production environments.
Development of Automatic Web Accessibility Checking Modules for Advanced
Quality Assurance Tools
Part II: Universal Access Methods, Techniques and Tools
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Koch, Johannes
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Stegemann, Dirk
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Mohamad, Yehya
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Velasco, Carlos A.
UAHCI 2007: 4th International Conference on Universal Access in Human
Computer Interaction, Part I: Coping with Diversity
2007-07-22
v.1
p.406-413
Copyright © 2007 Springer-Verlag
Summary: Web accessibility is becoming a prominent issue in several countries, not
only because of legal and compliance issues, but because of sound commercial
opportunities arising in an ageing society and the Mobile Web. This paper will
present recent developments under the umbrella of the BenToWeb project to
create new advanced compliance modules to check automatically accessibility
issues were before human intervention was necessary. These modules will be
integrated in an existing Web Compliance Framework named imergo®.
Accessibility of Internet Portals in Ambient Intelligent Scenarios:
Re-thinking Their Design and Implementation
Part I: Intelligent Ambients
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Vlachogiannis, Evangelos
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Velasco, Carlos A.
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Gappa, Henrike
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Nordbrock, Gabriele
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Darzentas, Jenny S.
UAHCI 2007: 4th International Conference on Universal Access in
Human-Computer Interaction, Part II: Ambient Interaction
2007-07-22
v.2
p.245-253
Copyright © 2007 Springer-Verlag
Summary: Internet portals are gateways to the World Wide Web, which offer an
amalgamation of services, like search engines, online shopping information,
email, news, weather reports, stock quotes, community forums, maps, travel
information, etc. Furthermore, with the arrival of the Mobile Web, they are
also frequently used in Ambient Intelligence scenarios. This paper will discuss
basic design considerations inspired by systems theory fundamental principles,
where the portal as a whole and its components (known as portlets) are
analyzed. This analysis also includes a set of user requirements for people
with special needs gathered in previous user studies from the authors.
The Usability of Accessibility Evaluation Tools
Part I: Web and Media Accessibility and Usability
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Petrie, Helen
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King, Neil
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Velasco, Carlos A.
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Gappa, Henrike
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Nordbrock, Gaby
UAHCI 2007: 4th International Conference on Universal Access in
Human-Computer Interaction, Part III: Applications and Services
2007-07-22
v.3
p.124-132
Keywords: Web accessibility; accessibility evaluation; accessibility evaluation tools;
usability
Copyright © 2007 Springer-Verlag
Summary: A range of accessibility evaluation tools are available to support Web
developers in producing accessible Web resources. It is important that these
tools support web developers very well, so that the developers can concentrate
on the tasks of Web development. In addition, the tools should enhance Web
developers understanding of accessibility issues. This paper presents a
usability evaluation of five entry level accessibility evaluations tools. A
group heuristic evaluation was conducted, with 5 experts in usability and
accessibility working through each tool together, but rating usability problems
separately. The results showed that the usability of these tools is
surprisingly poor and that they do not support web developers adequately in
checking the accessibility of their web resources.
The BenToWeb XHTML 1.0 Test Suite for the Web Content Accessibility
Guidelines 2.0 -- Last Call Working Draft
Part I: Web and Media Accessibility and Usability
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Strobbe, Christophe
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Engelen, Jan
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Koch, Johannes
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Velasco, Carlos A.
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Vlachogiannis, Evangelos
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Ortner, Daniela
UAHCI 2007: 4th International Conference on Universal Access in
Human-Computer Interaction, Part III: Applications and Services
2007-07-22
v.3
p.160-166
Keywords: test suite; accessibility; Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG);
evaluation and repair tools (ERT); HTML; XHTML; CSS; Web Accessibility
Initiative (WAI); World Wide Web Consortium (W3C); Last Call Working Draft
Copyright © 2007 Springer-Verlag
Summary: This paper presents the work carried out under the umbrella of the EU-funded
project BenToWeb to develop a complete XHTML 1.0 test suite for the W3C's Web
Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0. Initial work covered the June 2005
working draft, which was subsequently updated to the April 2006 working draft
("last call"). At the time of writing, a thorough evaluation, involving end
users, is being carried out.
A Unified Web Evaluation Methodology Using WCAG
Part I: Web and Media Accessibility and Usability
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Velleman, Eric
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Strobbe, Christophe
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Koch, Johannes
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Velasco, Carlos A.
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Snaprud, Mikael
UAHCI 2007: 4th International Conference on Universal Access in
Human-Computer Interaction, Part III: Applications and Services
2007-07-22
v.3
p.177-184
Keywords: web accessibility; conformance; certification; unified web evaluation
methodology; uwem
Copyright © 2007 Springer-Verlag
Summary: Checking of web accessibility can be carried out in several ways along the
same international standards and depending on the scale, the quality,
availability of tools and the interpretation method that is followed. The
Unified Web Evaluation Methodology is developed by European expert
organizations and offers test descriptions to evaluate WCAG 1.0 conformance
covering level AA, a clear sampling scheme, improved aggregations supporting
confidence levels, Score cards and other instruments to help communicate the
results of evaluations clearer and on more levels. The aim is to establish the
UWEM as the basis for web accessibility evaluation, policy support and possible
certification in Europe.
Test Case Description Language (TCDL): Test Case Metadata for Conformance
Evaluation
People with Disabilities: Automatic and Manual Evaluation of Websites
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Strobbe, Christophe
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Herramhof, Sandor
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Vlachogiannis, Evangelos
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Velasco, Carlos A.
ICCHP'06: International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special
Needs
2006-07-11
p.164-171
© Copyright 2006 Springer-Verlag
Summary: Automatic benchmarking of evaluation and repair tools (ERT) has been
recently the subject of several studies as there is a growing interest because
of legal and commercial issues on Web compliance with different criteria and
standards. This paper addresses the development of a description language
targeted to formally represent test case metadata. This language was used to
develop a WCAG 2.0 test suite that will support the benchmarking of ERT with
regard to the aforementioned W3C recommendation.
IDCnet: Inclusive Design Curriculum Network -- First Results
Design for All in IST -- Co-operation in Europe
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Velasco, Carlos A.
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Engelen, Jan
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Strobbe, Christophe
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Darzentas, Jenny
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Tahkokallio, Päivi
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Nicolle, Colette
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Romero, Rafael
ICCHP'04: International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special
Needs
2004-07-07
p.110-116
© Copyright 2004 Springer-Verlag
Summary: This paper presents the preliminary results of the IDCnet Thematic Network
in regard to the development of curriculum recommendations for Higher Education
institutions in the area of ICT that include Design for All. These
recommendations are based upon discussion with relevant actors in industry and
academia to identify core knowledge sets and skills.
IPCA: Adaptive Interfaces Based upon Biofeedback Sensors
Personalization of Interactive Systems
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Velasco, Carlos A.
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Mohamad, Yehya
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Stegemann, Dirk
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Gappa, Henrike
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Nordbrock, Gaby
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Hartsuiker, Erwin
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Sáanchez-Lacuesta, Javier
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Belda, Juan M.
ICCHP'04: International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special
Needs
2004-07-07
p.129-134
© Copyright 2004 Springer-Verlag
Summary: This paper presents some preliminary results of the IPCA project, targeted
to the development adaptive interfaces for people with severe motor and speech
impairments based upon biofeedback sensors. We will introduce the results of
the user requirements capture and their influence in the project prototype
being developed at the moment.
Cognitive Training with Animated Pedagogical Agents (TAPA) in Children with
Learning Disabilities
e-Learning and Accessibility
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Mohamad, Yehya
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Velasco, Carlos A.
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Damm, Sylvia
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Tebarth, Holger
ICCHP'04: International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special
Needs
2004-07-07
p.187-193
© Copyright 2004 Springer-Verlag
Summary: Adaptive User Interfaces are seen as a critical success factor in the
development of training and learning systems. Adaptive interfaces have been
based on an approach consisting of user and device profiles. Recently,
personality and mental states have been added and are used in research projects
to expand the reliability and context awareness of such systems. This approach
enhances adaptive usage of training and therapeutic systems. The developed
system effectively combines biofeedback sensors and a set of software
algorithms to estimate the current motivation/frustration level of the user.
Based on this concept, it will be possible to develop narrative training and
therapeutic systems, which could adapt to the motivation level of the user and
focus her attention on the fulfilment of the current task.
