How Can HCI Factors Improve Accessibility of m-Learning for Persons with Special Needs?

HCI and Usability for E-Inclusion

Akhter

2009

Abstract. The evolution of Information and Communication Technology and the rapid growth of the Internet have fuelled a great diffusion of eCommerce websites. Usually these sites have complex layouts crowded with active elements, and thus are difficult to navigate via screen reader. Interactive environments should be properly designed and delivered to everyone, including the blind, who usually use screen readers to interact with their computers. In this paper we investigate the interaction of blind users with eBay, a popular eCommerce website, and discuss how using the W3C Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA) suite could improve the user experience when navigating via screen reader.

Section: Related Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

Usability and Accessibility of eBay by Screen Reader

HCI and Usability for E-Inclusion

Akhter

2009

“…Learner-centered Design must answer to the needs of multiple learner categories due to differences in learning strategies, know-how, experiences, motivation to learn and, not least, user age and ability. If appropriately designed and implemented, e-Learning systems are more effective and useful than classroom learning [4]. Various studies focus on the usability of e-Learning systems and some also include a general discussion on accessibility, but to our knowledge only a few focus on totally blind persons.…”

Section: Related Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In this paper we mainly focus on accessibility and usability of the virtual environment for the blind, taking as an example the environment offered by Moodle. Concerning Moodle, Debevc et al [4] compared usability of two LMSs, i.e. Moodle vs a proprietary system, when delivering an identical package of educational materials.…”

Section: Related Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

Accessing e-Learning Systems via Screen Reader: An Example

Human-Computer Interaction. Interacting in Various Application Domains

2009

Abstract. The evolution of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and the rapid growth of the Internet have impelled the pervasive diffusion of e-Learning systems. This is a great opportunity for visually-disabled people provided that both the interactive environment, created by the Learning Management Systems, and the Learning Objects, created by teachers, are properly designed and delivered. In this paper we investigate interaction of the blind user with an open source Virtual Learning Environment (Moodle) and discuss how the use of the W3C Accessible Rich Internet Applications (ARIA) suite may improve the experience of navigation via screen reader.

“…Navigation is vital for special-needs people, and especially for the blind, since it is crucial for them to be aware of their current location on the webpage and how to return to the beginning, or how to reach a certain point in the material [6].…”

Section: Related Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

User Trust in eCommerce Services: Perception via Screen Reader

2009 International Conference on New Trends in Information and Service Science

Akhter

2009

Abstract-The increasing diffusion of electronic commerce (eCommerce) services is a great opportunity for visuallydisabled people, provided that accessible and usable interactive environments are available. Usually e-Commerce sites have complex layouts crowded with elements and are difficult to navigate via screen reader. Another crucial issue concerns consumer trust in security of on-line transactions. In this paper we investigate the interaction of blind users with eBay, a popular eCommerce website, with specific focus on accessibility and usability of secure transactions when navigating via screen reader.Trust, e-Commerce, eBay, usability, blind