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ASSETS
2009
ACM
14 years 6 months ago
Validity and reliability of web accessibility guidelines
Although widely used, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) have not been studied from the viewpoint of their validity and reliability. WCAG 2.0 explicitly claim that they a...
Giorgio Brajnik
ASSETS
2009
ACM
14 years 6 months ago
Speaking through pictures: images vs. icons
People with aphasia, a condition that impairs the ability to understand or generate written or spoken language, are aided by assistive technology that helps them communicate throu...
Xiaojuan Ma, Jordan L. Boyd-Graber, Sonya S. Nikol...
ASSETS
2009
ACM
14 years 6 months ago
Comparing evaluation techniques for text readability software for adults with intellectual disabilities
In this paper, we compare alternative techniques for evaluating a software system for simplifying the readability of texts for adults with mild intellectual disabilities (ID). We ...
Matt Huenerfauth, Lijun Feng, Noemie Elhadad
PERSUASIVE
2009
Springer
14 years 6 months ago
Creating persuasive technologies: an eight-step design process
This paper outlines eight steps to follow as best practices in the early stages of persuasive technology design. The eight-step process, drawn from demonstrated successes in indus...
B. J. Fogg
PERSUASIVE
2009
Springer
14 years 6 months ago
Persuading users through counseling dialogue with a conversational agent
We present an empirical study of the effect of a computer agent designed to engage a user in a persuasive counseling dialogue on attitudes towards regular exercise. We used two ma...
Daniel Schulman, Timothy W. Bickmore
PERSUASIVE
2009
Springer
14 years 6 months ago
Communication-based influence components model
This paper discusses problems faced by planners of real-world online behavioural change interventions who must select behavioural change frameworks from a variety of competing the...
Brian Cugelman, Mike Thelwall, Phil Dawes
PERSUASIVE
2009
Springer
14 years 6 months ago
Influencing interaction: development of the design with intent method
Persuasive Technology has the potential to influence user behavior for social benefit, e.g. to reduce environmental impact, but designers are lacking guidance choosing among desig...
Dan Lockton, David Harrison, Tim Holley, Neville A...
PERSUASIVE
2009
Springer
14 years 6 months ago
Design methods for ethical persuasive computing
Value Sensitive Design and Participatory Design are two methodological frameworks that account for ethical issues throughout the process of technology design. Through analysis and...
Janet Davis