TY - GEN
T1 - Designing for individuals
T2 - 14th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility, ASSETS 2012
AU - Montague, Kyle
AU - Hanson, Vicki L.
AU - Cobley, Andy
PY - 2012/11/27
Y1 - 2012/11/27
N2 - Mobile touch-screen devices are becoming increasingly popular across a diverse range of users. Whilst there is a wealth of information and utilities available via downloadable apps, there is still a large proportion of users with visual and motor impairments who are unable to use the technology fully due to their interaction needs. In this paper we present an evaluation of the use of shared user modelling and adaptive interfaces to improve the accessibility of mobile touch-screen technologies. By using abilities based information collected through application use and continually updating the user model and interface adaptations, it is easy for users to make applications aware of their needs and preferences. Three smart phone apps were created for this study and tested with 12 adults who had diverse visual and motor impairments. Results indicated significant benefits from the shared user models that can automatically adapt interfaces, across applications, to address usability needs.
AB - Mobile touch-screen devices are becoming increasingly popular across a diverse range of users. Whilst there is a wealth of information and utilities available via downloadable apps, there is still a large proportion of users with visual and motor impairments who are unable to use the technology fully due to their interaction needs. In this paper we present an evaluation of the use of shared user modelling and adaptive interfaces to improve the accessibility of mobile touch-screen technologies. By using abilities based information collected through application use and continually updating the user model and interface adaptations, it is easy for users to make applications aware of their needs and preferences. Three smart phone apps were created for this study and tested with 12 adults who had diverse visual and motor impairments. Results indicated significant benefits from the shared user models that can automatically adapt interfaces, across applications, to address usability needs.
KW - Adaptive interfaces
KW - Mobile touch screens
KW - Shared user modelling
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84869790466
U2 - 10.1145/2384916.2384943
DO - 10.1145/2384916.2384943
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84869790466
SN - 9781450313216
T3 - ASSETS'12 - Proceedings of the 14th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility
SP - 151
EP - 158
BT - ASSETS'12 - Proceedings of the 14th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility
Y2 - 22 October 2012 through 24 October 2012
ER -