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Observation based analysis on the use of mobile applications for visually impaired users

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Clauirton Siebra,

Tatiana Gouveia,

Walter Correia,

Fabiana Florentin,

Fabio Q. B. Silva,

Andre L. M. SantosAuthors Info & Claims

MobileHCI '16: Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services Adjunct

Pages 807 - 814

https://doi.org/10.1145/2957265.2961848

Published: 06 September 2016 Publication History

Abstract

The current efforts to specify an usability guideline for accessible mobile applications are sparse and they are still far to present a concrete pattern. Our previous work carried out a broad survey to consolidate the findings of these efforts in a unique list with 36 requirements, 13 of them focused on vision impairments. In this paper we show the results of an observation-based analysis involving visually impaired volunteers, whose aim was to complement this review and confirm if the lack of these requirements in fact affects the use of mobile applications.

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Rosa JValentim NSantos CBento Villela MRios da Hora Rodrigues Kde Gois Ribeiro Darin T(2022)Investigating the use of UAUDG-VI in the mobile applications design for visually impaired considering accessibility, usability and UXProceedings of the 21st Brazilian Symposium on Human Factors in Computing Systems10.1145/3554364.3561829(1-7)Online publication date: 17-Oct-2022
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Goundar MKumar BAli A(2022)Development of Usability Guidelines: A Systematic Literature ReviewInternational Journal of Human–Computer Interaction10.1080/10447318.2022.214100940:5(1298-1316)Online publication date: 9-Nov-2022
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Observation based analysis on the use of mobile applications for visually impaired users
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Accessibility
    1. Accessibility design and evaluation methods

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