... deaf people unsupported and marginalised. The paper aims to discuss this issue. Design/methodology/approach This study implemented user-centred design methods to explore the communication needs and requirements of Cypriot deaf people and develop a functional prototype of a mobile app to help them...

... be contacted at: s.brownsell@sheffield.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 User requirements User‐centred design Information technology Communication technologies Older people Digital interactive television Increasing emphasis is being placed on information and communication...