Volume 16, Issue 3

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August 2017

Special Section : Technologies for enhancing accessibility and fighting info-exclusion

Issue Editors:

João Barroso,
Manuel Perez Cota,
Hugo Paredes,
Leontios Hadjileontiadis

20 articles in this issue

Technologies for enhancing accessibility and fighting info-exclusion
João Barroso
Manuel Perez Cota
Leontios Hadjileontiadis
Editorial 13 July 2016 Pages: 529 - 531
Promoting interactive television (iTV) accessibility: an adapted service for users with visual impairments
Rita Oliveira
Jorge Ferraz de Abreu
Ana Margarida Almeida
Long Paper 08 July 2016 Pages: 533 - 544
Design and development of Medication Assistant: older adults centred design to go beyond simple medication reminders
António Teixeira
Flávio Ferreira
Diogo Vieira
Long Paper 11 July 2016 Pages: 545 - 560
Evaluation of in-air hand gestures interaction for older people
Micael Carreira
Karine Lan Hing Ting
Daniel Gonçalves
Long Paper 11 July 2016 Pages: 561 - 580
Usability evaluation of navigation tasks by people with intellectual disabilities: a Google and SAPO comparative study regarding different interaction modalities
Tânia Rocha
Diana Carvalho
Luís Magalhães
Long Paper 05 August 2016 Pages: 581 - 592
Evaluation of accessibility barriers and learning features in m-learning chat applications for users with disabilities
Rocío Calvo
Ana Iglesias
Leonardo Castaño
Long Paper 22 July 2016 Pages: 593 - 607
Pre-vocational skills laboratory: designing interventions to improve employment skills for students with autism spectrum disorders
Dimitra Tsiopela
Athanassios Jimoyiannis
Long Paper 16 July 2016 Pages: 609 - 627
Adaption of user experience questionnaires for different user groups
Martin Schrepp
Manuel Pérez Cota
Jörg Thomaschewski
Long Paper 08 July 2016 Pages: 629 - 640
Developing a workstation design assistance tool for older knowledge workforce inclusion
I. Gonzalez
P. Morer
Long Paper 15 November 2016 Pages: 641 - 651
A mobile instructional pervasive game method for language learning
Ching Chang
Ju-Ling Shih
Chih-Kai Chang
Long Paper 20 October 2016 Pages: 653 - 665
Externalizing cognitive maps via map reconstruction and verbal description
Mei Miao
Limin Zeng
Gerhard Weber
Long Paper 14 October 2016 Pages: 667 - 680
Requirements for a virtual environment to support the social participation education of low-literates
Dylan G. M. Schouten
Nanja J. J. M. Smets
Anita H. M. Cremers
Long Paper Open access 08 November 2016 Pages: 681 - 698
Technology learning and use among older adults with late-life vision impairments
Anne Marie Piper
Robin Brewer
Raymundo Cornejo
Long Paper 21 October 2016 Pages: 699 - 711
Measuring acceptable input: What is “good enough”?
Simeon Keates
Long Paper 12 October 2016 Pages: 713 - 723
Study of sign segmentation in the text of Chinese sign language
Dengfeng Yao
Minghu Jiang
Hanjing Li
Long Paper 23 November 2016 Pages: 725 - 737
Information from the past: how elderly people orchestrate presences, memories and technologies at home
Alessandra Talamo
Marco Camilli
Stefano Ventura
Long Paper 02 December 2016 Pages: 739 - 753
Why do few assistive technology systems make it to market? The case of the HandyHelper project
Jean D. Hallewell Haslwanter
Geraldine Fitzpatrick
Long Paper Open access 21 October 2016 Pages: 755 - 773
Development of a web-based insulin decision aid for the elderly: usability barriers and guidelines
Angeline Su Lyn Lum
Thiam Kian Chiew
Chin Hai Teo
Long Paper 08 November 2016 Pages: 775 - 791
Signing avatars: making education more inclusive
José Mario De Martino
Ivani Rodrigues Silva
Davi Faria De Conti
Long Paper 03 November 2016 Pages: 793 - 808
Designing video games for the blind: results of an empirical study
Joyram Chakraborty
Suranjan Chakraborty
Joseph Hritz
Long Paper 28 December 2016 Pages: 809 - 818

Volume 16, Issue 3

Technologies for enhancing accessibility and fighting info-exclusion

Promoting interactive television (iTV) accessibility: an adapted service for users with visual impairments

Design and development of Medication Assistant: older adults centred design to go beyond simple medication reminders

Evaluation of in-air hand gestures interaction for older people

Usability evaluation of navigation tasks by people with intellectual disabilities: a Google and SAPO comparative study regarding different interaction modalities

Evaluation of accessibility barriers and learning features in m-learning chat applications for users with disabilities

Pre-vocational skills laboratory: designing interventions to improve employment skills for students with autism spectrum disorders

Adaption of user experience questionnaires for different user groups

Developing a workstation design assistance tool for older knowledge workforce inclusion

A mobile instructional pervasive game method for language learning

Externalizing cognitive maps via map reconstruction and verbal description

Requirements for a virtual environment to support the social participation education of low-literates

Technology learning and use among older adults with late-life vision impairments

Measuring acceptable input: What is “good enough”?

Study of sign segmentation in the text of Chinese sign language

Information from the past: how elderly people orchestrate presences, memories and technologies at home

Why do few assistive technology systems make it to market? The case of the HandyHelper project

Development of a web-based insulin decision aid for the elderly: usability barriers and guidelines

Signing avatars: making education more inclusive

Designing video games for the blind: results of an empirical study

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