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ASSETS
2008
ACM
13 years 8 months ago
A comparative test of web accessibility evaluation methods
Accessibility auditors have to choose a method when evaluating accessibility: expert review (a.k.a. conformance testing), user testing, subjective evaluations, barrier walkthrough...
Giorgio Brajnik
ASSETS
2008
ACM
13 years 8 months ago
The flote: an instrument for people with limited mobility
The Flote is a wind instrument designed for people with limited mobility. Past work in this area has failed to deliver the musical expressiveness expected of an instrument while m...
Amal Dar Aziz, Chris Warren, Hayden Bursk, Sean Fo...
ASSETS
2008
ACM
13 years 8 months ago
Advanced auditory menus: design and evaluation of auditory scroll bars
Auditory menus have the potential to make devices that use visual menus accessible to a wide range of users. Visually impaired users could especially benefit from the auditory fee...
Pavani Yalla, Bruce N. Walker
ASSETS
2008
ACM
13 years 8 months ago
Refreshable tactile graphics applied to schoolbook illustrations for students with visual impairment
This article presents research on making schoolbook illustrations accessible for students with visual impairment. The MaskGen system was developed to interactively transpose illus...
Grégory Petit, Aude Dufresne, Vincent L&eac...
ASSETS
2008
ACM
13 years 8 months ago
TAIG: textually accessible information graphics
Information graphics (such as bar charts and line graphs) are an important component of many documents. Unfortunately, these representations present serious access challenges for ...
Seniz Demir
ASSETS
2008
ACM
13 years 8 months ago
MySpeechWeb: software to facilitate the construction and deployment of speech applications on the web
Few voice-in/voice-out applications are available on the web. The problem appears to be the lack of appropriate open-source tools. More speech applications would increase the func...
Richard A. Frost, Ali Karaki, David A. Dufour, Jos...
ASSETS
2008
ACM
13 years 8 months ago
Adapting word prediction to subject matter without topic-labeled data
Word prediction helps to increase communication rate when using Augmentative and Alternative Communication devices. Basic prediction systems offer topically inappropriate predicti...
Keith Trnka
ASSETS
2008
ACM
13 years 8 months ago
Low-cost accelerometry-based posture monitoring system for stroke survivors
This paper reports a low-cost autonomous wearable accelerometry-based posture monitoring system for stroke survivors. The hardware part of the system consists of monitoring device...
Sonia M. Arteaga, Jessica Chevalier, Andrew Coile,...
ASSETS
2008
ACM
13 years 8 months ago
Sudoku access: a sudoku game for people with motor disabilities
Educational games are a beneficial activity motivating a large number of students in our society. Unfortunately, disabled people have reduced opportunities when using a computer g...
Stéphane Norte, Fernando G. Lobo
ASSETS
2008
ACM
13 years 8 months ago
Hunting for headings: sighted labeling vs. automatic classification of headings
Proper use of headings in web pages can make navigation more efficient for blind web users by indicating semantic di visions in the page. Unfortunately, many web pages do not use ...
Jeremy T. Brudvik, Jeffrey P. Bigham, Anna Cavende...