Accessibility requirements for systems design to accommodate users with vision impairments

Brunet, Paul M.; Feigenbaum, Barry; Harris, Kip; Laws, Cce; Schwerdtfeger, Richard S.; Weiss, Lara

doi:10.1147/sj.443.0445

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“…One other area of accessibility not much discussed until 5 or 6 years ago is that of communication accessibility, which includes such aspects as computer technology (Brunet et al, 2005) for more user-friendly and targeted Web sites (Jaeger, 2006;King, Thatcher, Bronstad, & Easton, 2005;Klein, Kresowik, & McCoy, 2005;Loiacono & McCoy, 2005); telecommunications, including telephones and e-mail systems (Jaeger, 2006); library resources and online links (Lilly & Van Fleet, 2000;Schmetzke, 2002); and news regarding services and programs. Different communication strategies are essential to reach individuals with vision impairments (Brunet et al, 2005) as well as those with hearing, speech, physical, cognitive/mental, and other disabilities requiring user-friendly access to a variety of communication and information sources, facilities, and equipment.…”

Section: Analysis Of the American Literaturementioning

confidence: 99%

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Analyzing the Impact of Disability Legislation in Canada and the United States

Burns

Gordon²

2009

Journal of Disability Policy Studies

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The trends and practices for persons with disabilities are influenced by the type of legislation and related policies that exist to protect their rights and ensure that they have accessibility to services, programs, public facilities, transportation, housing, and other necessities to be independent and have a quality of life. What policies are seen to work in one country may or may not work in another. Nonetheless, countries are generally watchful of those trends that become best practices, often adopting or adapting them.Like most countries, Canada and the United States observe each other and the impact of the other's policies and legislation on people and society in general. For some factors, such as attitudes and practices concerning persons with disabilities, the countries have similar public attitudes about supporting social inclusion practices and accommodating services or programs. What are the similarities and differences in the political attitudes and practices of the two countries? How have the attitudes and practices of the two countries affected the development of their policies and legislation regarding persons with disabilities?These two questions form the basis for this literature review and analysis. The purpose is to describe the similarities and differences, as well as the impact of disability legislation and policies on the trends and best practices for persons with disabilities, in Canada and the United States. The Canadian and American literature are reviewed and analyzed for trends and best practices in legislation and service provision for persons with disabilities. The intent is not to compare the findings from the two countries but rather to discuss what best practices or gaps are worth considering by either country (or others with similar issues to address).Because the topic of disabilities is immense (especially when including the services and resources needed by persons with disabilities), the present review is limited to physical disabilities and limitations, to accessibility in general, and to that related to public facilities and information, housing, and transportation in particular. These areas have been contentious within policy and legislation for many years, especially when linked with resources and other commitments that must be provided by governments and society to support the changes needed by persons with disabilities. AbstractExperiences with disability legislation are different between Canada and the United States, but both countries have experiences to share regarding trends and best practices, as well as challenges addressing the accessibility of public facilities, housing, and transportation for persons with disabilities. Based on this distinction, a literature review was conducted focusing on the similarities and differences between Canadian and American disability legislation, primarily for trends and best practices that have resulted in positive outcomes for people with disabilities. Three times as much literature exists on U.S. experiences based on disabilities le...

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Section: Analysis Of the American Literaturementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Different communication strategies are essential to reach individuals with vision impairments (Brunet et al, 2005) as well as those with hearing, speech, physical, cognitive/mental, and other disabilities requiring user-friendly access to a variety of communication and information sources, facilities, and equipment.…”

Section: Analysis Of the American Literaturementioning

confidence: 99%

Analyzing the Impact of Disability Legislation in Canada and the United States

Burns

Gordon²

2009

Journal of Disability Policy Studies

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“…Guidelines for building accessible applications are published by many organizations. The Trace Center at the University of Wisconsin maintains a list of well-written, representative publications at their Web site (Brunet, et. al, 2005).…”

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Accessible E-Learning

Babu

Midha

2007

International Journal of Web-Based Learning and Teaching Technologies

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The transformation of the world into a highly technological place has led to the evolution of learning from traditional classroom to e-learning, using course management systems (CMS). E-Learning offers a range of advantages over traditional pedagogical methods, providing a bridge for students with sensory limitations, who otherwise, find themselves at a disadvantage. This study evaluates the accessibility, usability, interactivity, and responsiveness of popular CMS, and examines if an accessible and usable CMS impacts the performance of physically challenged students. For this purpose, university students having sensory limitations were surveyed. The results revealed some interesting facts about online education, besides identifying an area of improvement.

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“…Other research in the area focuses on developing software for use with other assistive technology (e.g. a screen reader), rather than the development of assistive technology itself [15,16]. The methods used in this paper take elicitation and modeling techniques and applies them to an assistive tool that has two primary user groups.…”

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Requirements Gathering and Domain Understanding for Assistive Technology to Support Low Vision and Sighted Students

Ludi

2016

Usability- And Accessibility-Focused Requirements Engineering

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Accessibility often concerns compatibility with third-party software in order to meet the needs of users who are disabled. The AccessLecture/Math project seeks to transform the Apple iPad into a tool to make Math and Science class more accessible to visually impaired students. Accessing lecture material during lecture is a challenge to low vision students, in terms of the limited options that can be costly or can allow access only upon the completion of the lecture. This paper presents the strategies and techniques used to help the team gather the needs and tasks of math/science instructors and visually impaired students. These groups are distributed geographically and represent diverse constituencies. The analysis of the environment, user groups and the tasks related to the course lecture were modeled in order to ascertain domain knowledge and to specify the system's requirements.

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Accessibility requirements for systems design to accommodate users with vision impairments

Cited by 21 publications

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Analyzing the Impact of Disability Legislation in Canada and the United States

Analyzing the Impact of Disability Legislation in Canada and the United States

Accessible E-Learning

Requirements Gathering and Domain Understanding for Assistive Technology to Support Low Vision and Sighted Students

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