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- editorialJune 2024
- research-articleAugust 2023
Developing a blind user mental model (BlUMM) for web browsing
Universal Access in the Information Society (UAIS), Volume 23, Issue 3Pages 1343–1367https://doi.org/10.1007/s10209-023-01035-5AbstractThe development of Web 3.0 is aimed at utilizing available information to enhance users’ experiences of searching, allowing this process to be catered by different users to their own needs. However, websites do not make life easier for blind ...
- research-articleApril 2023
Augmented reality in education for people who are deaf or hard of hearing: a systematic literature review
Universal Access in the Information Society (UAIS), Volume 23, Issue 3Pages 1483–1502https://doi.org/10.1007/s10209-023-00994-zAbstractEducation for people who are deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) is full of challenges, especially in a context that involves interaction with people who do not know Sign Language (SL) or even during SL learning. Unsurprisingly, digital technologies ...
- research-articleMarch 2023
A mobile e-learning application for enhancement of basic mathematical skills in visually impaired children
Universal Access in the Information Society (UAIS), Volume 23, Issue 3Pages 1091–1101https://doi.org/10.1007/s10209-023-00990-3AbstractAlthough smartphones are equipped with accessibility functions, they still pose significant problems for visually impaired people. Sometimes these functions cannot fulfil the expectations of users. Early mobile devices had physical buttons and a ...
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- research-articleJanuary 2023
Widen your vision: from technical accessibility to semantic intelligibility of information
Universal Access in the Information Society (UAIS), Volume 23, Issue 3Pages 1389–1407https://doi.org/10.1007/s10209-022-00963-yAbstractAccess to information and digital services is a fundamental right. To this end, websites and digital services must be designed in accordance with international technical standards, in particular the guidelines for the accessibility of Internet ...
- research-articleNovember 2022
Supporting a crowd-powered accessible online art gallery for people with visual impairments: a feasibility study
Universal Access in the Information Society (UAIS), Volume 21, Issue 4Pages 967–982https://doi.org/10.1007/s10209-021-00814-2AbstractWhile people with visual impairments are interested in artwork as much as their sighted peers, their experience is limited to few selective artworks that are exhibited at certain museums. To enable people with visual impairments to access and ...
- research-articleNovember 2022
Putting situational impairments in context: developing guidance for situational impairments and severely constraining situational impairments by examining parallel domains
Universal Access in the Information Society (UAIS), Volume 21, Issue 4Pages 941–966https://doi.org/10.1007/s10209-021-00811-5AbstractMobile device use is omnipresent in everyday life spawning design to account for the increased complexity and diversity of “Situationally Induced Impairments and Disabilities (SIID)”. Although SIIDs frequently impact interactions, little research ...
- correctionAugust 2022
Correction to: The extent of mobile accessibility coverage in WCAG 2.1: sufficiency of success criteria and appropriateness of relevant conformance levels pertaining to accessibility problems encountered by users who are visually impaired
Universal Access in the Information Society (UAIS), Volume 21, Issue 3Page 791https://doi.org/10.1007/s10209-021-00798-zA correction to this paper has been published: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10209-021-00798-z
- brief-reportAugust 2022
Managing digital accessibility at universities during the COVID-19 pandemic
Universal Access in the Information Society (UAIS), Volume 21, Issue 3Pages 749–765https://doi.org/10.1007/s10209-021-00792-5AbstractStudents, faculty and staff with disabilities at universities have faced many digital accessibility barriers during the COVID-19 pandemic. While the legal requirements for digital accessibility at universities are clear, the mechanisms for ...
- brief-reportAugust 2022
Evaluating the accessibility of public health websites: An exploratory cross-country study
Universal Access in the Information Society (UAIS), Volume 21, Issue 3Pages 771–789https://doi.org/10.1007/s10209-020-00788-7AbstractPublic health websites are regarded as official references that citizens of any country rely on for domestic and individual health affairs. For people with disabilities, public health resources are often of greater importance; they additionally ...
- research-articleJune 2022
What do faculty members know about universal design and digital accessibility? A qualitative study in computer science and engineering disciplines
Universal Access in the Information Society (UAIS), Volume 21, Issue 2Pages 351–365https://doi.org/10.1007/s10209-022-00875-xAbstractPurpose Students in higher education are a diverse group comprising people with different backgrounds and abilities. Regulations require that digital learning materials and platforms employed in higher education accommodate this diversity. ...
- research-articleJune 2022
Is there an imbalance in the supply and demand for universal accessibility knowledge? Twenty years of UAIS papers viewed through the lens of WCAG
Universal Access in the Information Society (UAIS), Volume 21, Issue 2Pages 333–349https://doi.org/10.1007/s10209-021-00834-yAbstractPurpose: Some universal accessibility practitioners have voiced that they experience a mismatch in the research focus and the need for knowledge within specialized problem domains. This study thus set out to identify the balance of research into ...
- brief-reportJune 2022
Intelligent environments for all: a path towards technology-enhanced human well-being
Universal Access in the Information Society (UAIS), Volume 21, Issue 2Pages 437–456https://doi.org/10.1007/s10209-021-00797-0AbstractEmerging intelligent environments are considered to offer significant opportunities to positively impact human life, both at an individual and at a societal level, and in particular to provide useful means to support people in their daily life ...
- research-articleJune 2022
Digital competence and internet use/behavior of persons with disabilities in PC and smart device use
Universal Access in the Information Society (UAIS), Volume 21, Issue 2Pages 477–489https://doi.org/10.1007/s10209-020-00782-zAbstractThis study aimed to understand the digital divide in Korea by analyzing the digital competence and Internet use/behavior of persons with disabilities (PwD) in the context of PC and smart device use. Data from the 2018 Information Divide Index ...
- correctionMarch 2022
Correction to: Can search result summaries enhance the web search efficiency and experiences of the visually impaired users?
Universal Access in the Information Society (UAIS), Volume 21, Issue 1Page 327https://doi.org/10.1007/s10209-020-00781-0In the Original Article, the second author name has published incorrectly as “Dena Al-Tahni”. The correct name is “Dena Al-Thani”.
- research-articleMarch 2022
Can search result summaries enhance the web search efficiency and experiences of the visually impaired users?
Universal Access in the Information Society (UAIS), Volume 21, Issue 1Pages 171–192https://doi.org/10.1007/s10209-020-00777-wAbstractThere are limited studies that are addressing the challenges of visually impaired (VI) users when viewing search results on a search engine interface by using a screen reader. This study investigates the effect of providing an overview of search ...
- research-articleMarch 2022
User-centered system design for assisted navigation of visually impaired individuals in outdoor cultural environments
Universal Access in the Information Society (UAIS), Volume 21, Issue 1Pages 249–274https://doi.org/10.1007/s10209-020-00764-1AbstractThe marginalization of people with disabilities, such as visually impaired individuals (VIIs), has driven scientists to take advantage of the fast growth of smart technologies and develop smart assistive systems (SASs) to bring VIIs back to social ...
- research-articleNovember 2021
Quality of the captions produced by students of an accessibility MOOC using a semi-automatic tool
Universal Access in the Information Society (UAIS), Volume 20, Issue 4Pages 677–690https://doi.org/10.1007/s10209-020-00740-9AbstractSome people have problems accessing multimedia services available on the web. Contributions to accessibility made by end users who lack institutional support in the design, production or deployment of media accommodations should be considered. The ...
- research-articleNovember 2021
Evaluating the accessibility and usability of a universal CAPTCHA based on gestures for smartphones
Universal Access in the Information Society (UAIS), Volume 20, Issue 4Pages 817–831https://doi.org/10.1007/s10209-020-00730-xAbstractCompletely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart (CAPTCHA) is a test used on web sources to differentiate between humans and automated computer robots. CAPTCHA on smartphone platforms is fraught with difficulty for users ...