EasyWeb – A Study How People with Specific Learning Difficulties Can Be Supported on Using the Internet

Matausch, Kerstin; Peböck, Birgit

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-14097-6_102

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“…In accordance with a technical accessibility the font should be scalable and under consideration of people with cognitive disabilities and secondary E2R target groups the font should be medium-sized from the start [3]. Many Web pages enable a font enlargement by means of the browser.…”

Section: Easy-to-read Contentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Usability enhances the ability to achieve the required content. E2R helps to understand the offered content [3].…”

Section: Challenges For the Generation Of Accessible Contentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Previous guidelines predominantly base on heuristic experiences, often developed by institutions supporting people with cognitive difficulties. As far as it is known due to a worldwide investigation no scientific research on this specific topic existed till the study EasyWeb [3] was carried out. Hardly any guideline tells how to achieve E2R on the Internet [9,10].…”

Section: State Of the Art Regarding Accessible Content In Accessible mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In WCAG 2.0 understanding is a success criterion and Easy-to-Read (E2R) [3,4] is listed to be always effective, but is not required for conformance. Furthermore user involvement is essential during design and irements [5].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Accessible Content Generation an Integral Part of Accessible Web Design

Matausch¹,

Peböck²,

Pühretmair³

2012

Procedia Computer Science

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The importance of accessible Web design significantly rose within the last years. This is also reflected in a growing set of legal regulations that demand for accessible Web design. Unfortunately these regulations usually consider technical accessibility only, the complexity of the language used plays a minor role. Thus a huge group of people cannot make use of the content presented on Web pages. This paper discusses in detail the important interaction of accessible Web design and Easy-to-Read to generate accessible content and shows which phases of the design process demand for intensive user involvement.

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Section: Easy-to-read Contentmentioning

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“…Usability enhances the ability to achieve the required content. E2R helps to understand the offered content [3].…”

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confidence: 99%

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2012

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“…Bohman [38] examined the structure, navigation, language and the presentation of information on web sites in order to make internet accessible for people with reading problems. Matausch [39] presented a study on Easy-to-Read and its impacts on the support of people with specific learning difficulties.…”

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Exploring Pervasive Service Computing Opportunities for Pursuing Successful Ageing

Zhou

Ylianttila

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Grid and Pervasive Computing Workshops

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Abstract. Pervasive Service Computing for Elderly applies service composition and pervasive computing into assisting elderly Activities of Daily Life. Taking advantages of context-awareness and service-oriented computing, Pervasive Service Computing expects to bring brilliant opportunities for pursuing global successful ageing. This paper proposes a Pervasive Service Computing for Elderly (PSC4E) framework for improving Quality of Life of elderly people, through providing being-, becoming-, and belonging-based services in context of population ageing trends, an elderly service provisioning model, and related studies.

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Eliciting web site preferences of people with learning disabilities

Williams

2015

Research in Spec Educ Needs

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The Internet can be an excellent tool to help people with learning disabilities access relevant and appropriately written information. However, little work has been undertaken to ascertain web design or content preferences for this cohort. This paper examines methods to address this issue. Twenty five participants were presented with three web sites dealing with employment information. They were asked to browse each and carry out a series of set‐tasks. Interviews and a rating scale ascertained preferences. The problem of acquiescence bias, the tendency for people to automatically agree with those in perceived positions of authority, was minimised by the avoidance of ‘polar interrogatives’ (questions requiring a ‘yes/no’ or similarly polarised answer). Participants liked the use of pictures, especially when they featured other young people with learning disabilities. Abstract content related to money or benefits often went unnoticed. Audio was appreciated where offered, although not extensively used. Preferences regarding text size and menu position were also established. Results are compared to other relevant literature and recommendations formulated to help web developers and information providers. The methodological issues inherent in this study were the use of the rating system, and the interview technique. The former was adapted following early findings that the neutral position, on a three point scale, was confusing. Using four points avoided this problem and produced more varied results. Avoiding polar interrogatives greatly helped in minimising ‘acquiescence bias’. The study concludes that it is possible to elicit considerable information from people who find it difficult to articulate their views.

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EasyWeb – A Study How People with Specific Learning Difficulties Can Be Supported on Using the Internet

Cited by 7 publications

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Accessible Content Generation an Integral Part of Accessible Web Design

Accessible Content Generation an Integral Part of Accessible Web Design

Exploring Pervasive Service Computing Opportunities for Pursuing Successful Ageing

Eliciting web site preferences of people with learning disabilities

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