Journal of Assistive Technologies: Volume 9 Issue 3
Table of contents - Special Issue: ICCHP (International conference on computers helping people with special needs)
The iPad as a mobile assistive technology device
Linda Chmiliar, Carrie Anton– The purpose of this paper is to present the viewpoint of the authors on the use of the iPad as an assistive technology tool for post-secondary students with disabilities.
Young vs old – landscape vs portrait: a comparative study of touch gesture performance
Linda Wulf, Markus Garschall, Michael Klein, Manfred TscheligiThe purpose of this paper is to gain deeper insights into performance differences of younger and older users when performing touch gestures, as well as the influence of tablet…
EdgeBraille: Braille-based text input for touch devices
Elke Mattheiss, Georg Regal, Johann Schrammel, Markus Garschall, Manfred TscheligiThe purpose of this paper is to discuss the issue of tailored text input methods for visually impaired and blind users that are needed on touchscreen devices to support their…
Co-designing a speech interface for people with dysarthria
Foad Hamidi, Melanie Baljko, Connie Ecomomopoulos, Nigel J. Livingston, Leonhard G. SpalteholzThe purpose of this paper is to describe the development and evaluation of CanSpeak which is an open-source speech interface for users with dysarthria of speech. The interface can…
Presentation of spatial information in navigation aids for the visually impaired
Daniel Innala Ahlmark, Kalevi HyyppäThe purpose of this paper is to present some guidelines on how different means of information presentation can be used when conveying spatial information non-visually. The aim is…