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ASSETS
2008
ACM
13 years 5 months ago
Slide rule: making mobile touch screens accessible to blind people using multi-touch interaction techniques
Recent advances in touch screen technology have increased the prevalence of touch screens and have prompted a wave of new touch screen-based devices. However, touch screens are st...
Shaun K. Kane, Jeffrey P. Bigham, Jacob O. Wobbroc...
ASSETS
2008
ACM
13 years 5 months ago
Analysis of speech properties of neurotypicals and individuals diagnosed with autism and down
Many individuals diagnosed with autism and Down syndrome have difficulties producing intelligible speech. Systematic analysis of their voice parameters could lead to better unders...
Mohammed E. Hoque
ASSETS
2008
ACM
13 years 5 months ago
Investigating sighted users' browsing behaviour to assist web accessibility
The rapid advancement of World Wide Web (Web) technology and constant need for attractive Websites produce pages that hinder visually impaired users. We assert that understanding ...
Eleni Michailidou, Simon Harper, Sean Bechhofer
ASSETS
2008
ACM
13 years 6 months ago
Evaluation of a psycholinguistically motivated timing model for animations of american sign language
Using results in the psycholinguistics literature on the speed and timing of American Sign Language (ASL), we built algorithms to calculate the time-duration of signs and the loca...
Matt Huenerfauth
ASSETS
2008
ACM
13 years 6 months ago
Designing technology to aid cognition
We present a framework for technological aids for cognition intended primarily for individuals with cognitive impairments and seniors experiencing cognitive decline. We illustrate...
Ronald M. Baecker
ASSETS
2008
ACM
13 years 6 months ago
Technology for just-in-time in-situ learning of facial affect for persons diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder
Many first-hand accounts from individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) highlight the challenges inherent in processing high-speed, complex, and unpredictable soc...
Miriam Madsen, Rana El Kaliouby, Matthew Goodwin, ...
ASSETS
2008
ACM
13 years 6 months ago
Speech technology in real world environment: early results from a long term study
Existing knowledge on how people use speech-based technologies in realistic settings is limited. We are conducting a longitudinal field study, spanning six months, to investigate ...
Jinjuan Feng, Shaojian Zhu, Ruimin Hu, Andrew Sear...
ASSETS
2008
ACM
13 years 6 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 6 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 6 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