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2009
ACM
14 years 1 months ago
Herding the cats: the influence of groups in coordinating peer production
Peer production systems rely on users to self-select appropriate tasks and “scratch their personal itch”. However, many such systems require significant maintenance work, whic...
Aniket Kittur, Bryan A. Pendleton, Robert E. Kraut
ASSETS
2006
ACM
14 years 21 days ago
Interactive tracking of movable objects for the blind on the basis of environment models and perception-oriented object recognit
In previous work we have presented a prototype of an assistant system for the blind that can be used for self-localization and interactive object identification of static objects ...
Andreas Hub, Tim Hartter, Thomas Ertl
ASSETS
2006
ACM
14 years 21 days ago
The vocal joystick: : evaluation of voice-based cursor control techniques
Mouse control has become a crucial aspect of many modern day computer interactions. This poses a challenge for individuals with motor impairments or those whose use of hands are r...
Susumu Harada, James A. Landay, Jonathan Malkin, X...
W4A
2005
ACM
14 years 8 days ago
What's the web like if you can't see it?
Awareness of Web accessibility is spreading all over the world among Web designers and developers, due to regulations such as the US law called Section 508 and guidelines like the...
Chieko Asakawa
ASSETS
2004
ACM
14 years 4 days ago
Accessibility designer: visualizing usability for the blind
These days, accessibility-related regulations and guidelines have been accelerating the improvement of Web accessibility. One of the accelerating factors is the development and de...
Hironobu Takagi, Chieko Asakawa, Kentarou Fukuda, ...