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Innovations in measuring accessibility: theoretical and practical perspectives

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Carlos A. VelascoAuthors Info & Claims

BCS-HCI '08: Proceedings of the 22nd British HCI Group Annual Conference on People and Computers: Culture, Creativity, Interaction - Volume 2

Pages 197 - 198

Published: 01 September 2008 Publication History

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Recently, there has been an increased awareness in the general public, in government and in business that people with disabilities and older people have distinct needs and preferences that must be met in order for them to participate as equal members of environments incorporating information and communications technologies. With this increased awareness has come legislation and company policies stating the necessary provision of accessible systems for disabled and older people in all facets of society.

In order for these policies to be properly implemented there is a need to further understand accessibility and its impact on the people and systems around us. This workshop will focus on exploring the concept of accessibility and the boundaries of accessibility research. It is intended to bring together individuals working in disparate fields of research to improve the definition of accessibility and to refine our understanding of the as yet unaddressed barriers in the information society such as the impact of mobile technology and the aging population.

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Petrie, H. and Kheir, O. (2007). The relationship between accessibility and usability of websites. Proceedings of CHI '07: ACM Annual Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. New York: ACM Press.

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International Standards Organization (2008). ISO 9241-171: Ergonomics of human-system interaction. Part 171: Guidance on software accessibility. Geneva: International Standards Organization.

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Petrie, H. and Bevan, N. (in press). The evaluation of accessibility, usability and user experience. In C. Stephanidis (Ed.), The Universal Access Handbook. CRC Press

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Innovations in measuring accessibility: theoretical and practical perspectives
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. HCI theory, concepts and models
  2. Interaction design
    1. Interaction design theory, concepts and paradigms

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BCS-HCI '08: Proceedings of the 22nd British HCI Group Annual Conference on People and Computers: Culture, Creativity, Interaction - Volume 2

September 2008

263 pages

ISBN:9781906124069

Conference Chair:
David England
Liverpool John Moores University, UK

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BCS Learning & Development Ltd.

Swindon, United Kingdom

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Published: 01 September 2008

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