... was to probe usability and perceptions at an early stage, we used low-fidelity materials to simulate the VR therapy flow and conceptual AI-assisted interactions rather than implementing full AI or VR functionality. Ten young adults with mild to moderately severe depression interacted with the low-fidelity...

... ideation of the robot, affinity toward the technology, preference for human connection and future value. Perspectives of the trainers, the fellow residents (ambassadors) and staff pertained to their need for increased engagement, growing comfort with the technology, usability challenges and importance...

...Sarah C. Howes; Darryl Charles; Katy Pedlow; Iseult Wilson; Dominic Holmes; Suzanne McDonough Purpose Active computer gaming (ACG) is a way for older people to participate in strength and balance exercise. Involving older adults in the development of a bespoke ACG system may optimise its usability...

... method for creating data grounded personae that accurately describe the characteristics and goals of children with ASC. Such personae can be used to design and develop more accessible and usable products. Misbahu S. Zubair can be contacted at: misbahu.zubair@ntu.ac.uk Personae have numerous...

... adults with spinal cord injury (SCI), aged 18 years or older, who use mobile shower commodes for toileting and/or showering. The eMAST 1.0, Quebec user evaluation of satisfaction with assistive technology, Version 2.0 (QUEST 2.0), and modified system usability scale (SUS) were administered online via...

... that are smaller, lighter and more usable. Practical implications – Utilisation of assistive technologies is likely to improve as wearable devices become the norm across a wide range of applications Social implications – Approaches to improving the Quality of Life of people with disabilities through...

... and are not intuitive for persons with VI (Hakobyan et al., 2013 ; Bradley and Dunlop, 2005). Therefore there is a need to focus on both the needs and abilities of persons with VI and on solutions that are usable and that enable the user to make appropriate and timely decisions (Ando, 2008 ; Ando...

... and usability and a new technique for authoring graphical information. This paper proposes an innovative technique called intention tree, which supports improving accessibility of graphical information. By providing a prototype implementation for Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) called Accessible SVG (ASVG...

... speech recognition technology by conducting systematic user needs analysis and applying usability testing feedback to prototype system designs. Design/methodology/approach – Four usability surveys are conducted for the development of the prototype system. According to the two surveys on user needs...

... software, which poses a significant usability challenge. This work also found that the performance of the BCI paradigm chosen was considerably better for those users with no disability than for those with acquired brain injury. Further work is required to identify how and whether this performance gap can...

.... It is also to discuss usability and user satisfaction from a new angle by combining disability studies with STS‐perspectives (Science, Technology and Society) in order to grasp the connection between disability as a social phenomenon and technology as a social actor. The paper discusses reasons...

... on a full assessment, and that the availability of a toolkit of options would greatly benefit the more general roll‐out of telecare as a means of promoting independence. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Medication Reminders Compliance Telecare Usability Jan Costa Head Occupational...