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ASSETS
2006
ACM
13 years 10 months ago
WISE: : a wizard interface supporting enhanced usability
The current state of software which targets older adults’ ability to use computers focuses on physical issues while largely ignoring the cognitive issues. As a larger percentage...
Joshua M. Hailpern
ASSETS
2006
ACM
13 years 10 months ago
SADIe: : transcoding based on CSS
Visually impaired users are hindered in their efforts to access the World Wide Web (Web) because their information and presentation requirements are different from those of a sigh...
Simon Harper, Sean Bechhofer, Darren Lunn
ASSETS
2006
ACM
13 years 10 months ago
Accessibility now!: teaching accessible computing at the introductory level
As ASSETS attendees, we are clearly interested in promoting accessibility in computing. One way to do this is to teach courses on the topic. Most such courses are aimed at upper-l...
Brian J. Rosmaita
ASSETS
2006
ACM
13 years 10 months ago
Designing a scripting language to help the blind program visually
The vast proliferation of GUI-based applications, including graphical interactive development environments (IDEs), has placed blind programmers at a severe disadvantage in a profe...
Kenneth G. Franqueiro, Robert M. Siegfried
ASSETS
2006
ACM
13 years 10 months ago
American sign language recognition in game development for deaf children
CopyCat is an American Sign Language (ASL) game, which uses gesture recognition technology to help young deaf children practice ASL skills. We describe a brief history of the game...
Helene Brashear, Valerie L. Henderson, Kwang-Hyun ...
ASSETS
2006
ACM
13 years 10 months ago
Dynamically adapting GUIs to diverse input devices
Many of today’s desktop applications are designed for use with a pointing device and keyboard. Someone with a disability, or in a unique environment, may not be able to use one ...
Scott Carter, Amy Hurst, Jennifer Mankoff, Jack Li
ASSETS
2006
ACM
13 years 10 months ago
A Cisco education tool accessible to the vision impaired
This paper describes iNetSim, a universally accessible network simulator, created to allow vision-impaired and sighted users to complete Cisco Certified Network Associate level tw...
J. Hope, Brian R. von Konsky, I. Murray, L. C. Che...
ASSETS
2006
ACM
13 years 10 months ago
Lecture adaptation for students with visual disabilities using high-resolution photography
Visual content in lectures can be enhanced for use by students with visual disabilities by using high-resolution digital still cameras. This paper presents a system which uses two...
Gregory Hughes, Peter Robinson