Legibility for Users with Visual Disabilities

Lobo, Theresa

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“…Hashim, Alkaabi, and Bharwani (2014) also claim that pictograms are more beneficial since they are more prominent, more noticeable, and easier to remember than texts. 1 De Lobo (2010) also claims that there is a growing need for developing universal and recognizable symbols. Other authors, like Chambers and Bowman (2011) and Department of Health (2005), argue that further the development of pictograms and symbols, it is crucial to test them among the users as they can be interpreted in different ways, mainly due to different cultural backgrounds.…”

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“…This specific design category (Table 11) groups the inclusivity of disabled users like the blind, color-blind, visually impaired people, and the elderly (De Lobo, 2010). The elderly are a huge proportion of the population that use these facilities, and so, additional measures, such as trained staff, assistive technologies, and architectural elements, should be considered when designing the navigational signage in these settings (Ministry of Health, 2014).…”

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“…Identification signage Parallel to the wall surface and centered 152.4 cm above the floor For locational signs, the symbols identifying the departments can be enclosed in a contrasting color field in order to stand out from the remaining information. This color field should have a height of at least 15.24 cm height Should be clearly linked with the location to which they refer to Internally lit signs must be well maintained to ensure that the text on the plate remains legible Use matte finish materials or a gloss factor of no more than 15% to reduce glare and reflections When the lighting levels are low, the use of lighter colors for the signage plate background is recommended to increase the legibility of the signs color-blind, visually impaired people, and the elderly (De Lobo, 2010). The elderly are a huge proportion of the population that use these facilities, and so, additional measures, such as trained staff, assistive technologies, and architectural elements, should be considered when designing the navigational signage in these settings (Ministry of Health, 2014).…”

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Healthcare Signage Design: A Review on Recommendations for Effective Signing Systems

Rodrigues

Coelho

Tavares

2018

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This article provides a set of recommendations, selected from the systematic literature review carried out, regarding signage systems for healthcare institutions that can be used for designing or redesigning more competent signage systems. The signage systems in healthcare settings are usually poorly designed due to the expansion of the original facilities, a lack of awareness of existing guidelines by the developers, and a lack of agreement between the existing recommendations. There are several guidelines and recommendations available in the literature; however, each work was developed for specific cultural contexts, so there is a lack of uniformity among them. Hence, there is a need to uniformize the guidelines for signage design in healthcare, in order to provide supportive information for developers to build and implement effective and efficient signage systems. This study examined the available literature on the subject and established a set of guidelines organized in categories to help the design process. A literature review was conducted, and 34 selected publications were analyzed from which recommendations were created. A best practices manual was also studied and used as the analytical framework to establish the design categories of the developed recommendations. This review resulted in guidelines divided into nine design categories that should be considered in the design and implementation process of signage systems in healthcare facilities.

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Healthcare Signage Design: A Review on Recommendations for Effective Signing Systems

Rodrigues

Coelho

Tavares

2018

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“…Estas disciplinas denotan una larga tradición en investigación dentro del marco didáctico y educativo empleando estrategias e instrumentos orientados a personas invidentes y con deficiencia visual, incluyendo la elaboración/promoción de gráficos tangibles. El hecho de que gran parte de la literatura relativa al tema se encuentre realizada desde el ámbito de la Geografía (Blades, Ungar, & Spencer, 2010;Golledge, 1993;Meihoefer, 1969;Perkins, 2002;Rener, 1993;Rowell & Ungar, 2003;Spencer, Morsel, Ungar, Pike, & Blades, 1992;Loch, 2008), de la Psicología Huertas & Ochaíta, 1992;Kennedy, 2005;Ochaíta & Huertas, 1988;Krueger, 1982) y de las Ciencias de la Educación (Bardisa, 1992;De Lobo, 2010;Elliott, 2007;Nolan & Morris, 1971;Sánchez & Sáenz, 2008;VV. AA, 2008) refuerza la idea de que éstas son sin duda esferas del conocimiento que abordan la problemática aquí tratada con un especial interés.…”

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Incorporación de símbolos tridimensionales en planos táctiles para la mejora de su usabilidad

Gual Ortí

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Objetivo: El estudio que aquí se expone tiene como objetivo principal la mejora de la usabilidad de los planos táctiles orientados a personas con discapacidad visual. Metodología: A partir de una metodología experimental principalmente cuantitativa como la medición de los tiempos de ejecución y errores cometidos en tareas propias del empleo de planos táctiles y, también, el uso de instrumentos como encuestas y mapas cognitivos, se han realizado una serie de cinco experimentos con usuarios de los que se ha extraído una amplio numero de datos indicadores de la eficacia y eficiencia en el uso de este tipo de dispositivos, así como de su valoración subjetiva. Resultados: Los resultados obtenidos en estos experimentos indican una valoración positiva de los planos táctiles como instrumentos para la mejora del aprendizaje espacial por parte de usuarios con discapacidad visual, así como una mejoría en términos de usabilidad producida por el efecto de introducir determinada simbología tridimensional en planos táctiles. Objective: The study presented here has as main objective the improvement of the usability of tactile maps oriented to people with visual disabilities. Methodology: On basis of a quantitative experimental methodology seven experiments with users have been conducted, mesuring time on task and errors; survey have been conducted as well. A large number of data indicative of the effectiveness and efficiency of tactile maps and their subjetive rating have been obtained. In addition, cognitive maps have been used as qualitative methodology. Results: The results of these experiments indicate a positive assessment of tactile maps as devices for improving spatial learning by visually impaired users, as well as an improvement of tactile maps, in terms of usability, by the effect of introducing three-dimensional symbology.

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Legibility for Users with Visual Disabilities

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Healthcare Signage Design: A Review on Recommendations for Effective Signing Systems

Healthcare Signage Design: A Review on Recommendations for Effective Signing Systems

Incorporación de símbolos tridimensionales en planos táctiles para la mejora de su usabilidad

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