SIGACCESS

The thesis researches the design and evaluation of vocabulary prompts on a head-worn display to support persons with aphasia in conversation.

In this research, called the Spoken Impact Project (SIP), we explore the effects of audio and visual feedback on vocalization in low-functioning children with ASD

Understanding how people with dyslexia interact with the social bookmarking service Del.ico.us using eye tracking.

we present an approach to allow interaction between tetraplegic users and mobile devices

An audio platform game was created and evaluated in order to answer the question of whether or not an audio game could be designed that effectively conveys the spatial information necessary for persons with visual impairments to successfully navigate the game levels and respond to audio cues in time to avoid obstacles.

This project researches a new concept of Sign Language mobile learning.

A reference model is presented to act as a theoretical foundation. This Universal Access Reference Model (UARM) focuses on the accessibility of the interaction between users and systems, and provides a mechanism to share knowledge and abilities between users and systems.

This thesis improves a prototype device that has been built to fit onto the tongue and receive visual information in a tactile form

Overall, the main outcome from this study shows that the severity ratings provided by the accessibility and usability guidelines are not valid: although researchers and participants agree each other both within and between groups, there is no agreement with the guidelines’ ratings of severity.

By using ontologies to capture the semantics of the CSS Stylesheets and XHTML, the implicit information contained within a web page can be reordered and manipulated into an explicit form that better suits the needs of visually impaired users.