Can it be unethical to conduct a user experience evaluation? An accessibility evaluation before a usability test can prevent frustrating, painful, or difficult situations. Continue reading
In a study with low vision participants comparing touch and non-touch magnifiers, there was high user acceptance for the iPod Touch, and a strong preference for gestures over conventional controls Continue reading
A report on work to develop a test protocol for conformance testing of accessible voting systems. Shows that the use of accessible technologies was shown to significantly increased the amount of time and physical interactions (e.g. button or screen presses) required to mark and cast a vote, increasing the chance of fatiguing the voter. Continue reading
Reviewed the nature of the voting process, what functional abilities one needs to carry out tasks associated with the process, and what AT products are used by people with disabilities that provide them the functional ability to perform these tasks independently. Continue reading
Questions of why assistive technology devices end up unused or abandoned. Continue reading
Explore and evaluate evidence of the validity of Everyday Technology Use Questionnaire (ETUQ) among adult persons with intellectual disabilities. Continue reading
Discusses the need for universal design in online learning environments and outlined a conceptual framework to be implemented. Continue reading
Examined the relationship between assistive technology for cognition (ATC) and cognitive function by reviewing existing publications and studies. Continue reading
Proposes a multimodal approach to voting systems that is easy to use and trustworthy for all populations to increase efficiency, effectiveness, and satisfaction of the voter experience. Continue reading
Reviews Prime III, an open-source multi-modal electronic voting system that grants equal access, privacy, and secure voting for people with disabilities without the assistance of others. Continue reading
A comprehensive review of 28 papers representing 25 studies and 423 patients determining the efficiency of portable electronic aids for people with cogitative deficits. Continue reading
Reasons and context behind user abandonment of assistive technology in the home, emphasizing the need for ease of installation, use and upgrade both by the disabled user and a caregiver who may have to maintain, set up or otherwise use the equipment. Continue reading
Describes the challenges faced by online learners with disabilities and how assistive technology and universal design can make online learning more accessible to those with visual, hearing, motor, or cognitive impairments. Continue reading
The authors go over the advantages of the use of technology and website for students with cognitive disabilities. Continue reading
A proposal for refining an existing technology assessment process to match technologies to individuals with cognitive disabilities. Continue reading
Including users in assistive technology development can be a way of developing more useful assistive tools Continue reading
New technologies must be adapted to overcome barriers they create. Continue reading
Report and guidelines from a workshop at the U.S. Interagency Committee on Disability Research (ICDR) Continue reading
Summary of assistive technologies available for teachers working with students who are struggling readers. Continue reading
Phototacs is a research project to create an image-based phone dialer using visual cues and images of contacts rather than names or phone numbers. Continue reading
