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Accessible Driver Announcement in Public Transportation: A Solution based on Speech-to-Text and Display
(IEEE International Conference on Smart City and Informatization (iSCI); 2020 IEEE 8th International Conference on Smart City and Informatization (iSCI), Conference object, 2021-02-11)Today, the information in public transport, especially when an unforeseen event such as signal failure, platform change, etc. occurs, is largely provided by making an audio announcement. This, in many situations, is hardly ... -
Assessing the Reading Level of Web Texts for WCAG2.0 Compliance—Can It Be Done Automatically?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-07-08)Readability of text on the web is a key prerequisite for achieving universal accessibility. The World Wide Web Consortium’s Web Content Accessibility Guidelines state that general text should not require reading levels ... -
A Comparative Study of Accessibility and Usability of Norwegian University Websites for Screen Reader Users Based on User Experience and Automated Assessment
(Lecture Notes in Computer Science;Volume 12188, Conference object, 2020-07-10)Websites are essential for learners’ access to information. However, due to the lack of accessibility and usability of websites, students with disabili-ties who solely rely on screen readers face challenges accessing webpage ... -
Cultivating a Universal Design Mindset in Young Students
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2017)Universal Design (UD) is an approach to promoting an inclusive society with equity as a central focus. With trends in globalization and population aging , it is critical to cultivate a UD-oriented ... -
The Design and evaluation of a new smartwatch user interface
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)This paper discusses and presents a new prototype design for a smartwatch user interface. The user interface was designed aiming to adhere to some of the main universal design principles and be a more usable design. The ... -
The Design and Evaluation of an Online Dictionary User Interface
(International Journal of Computing and Digital Systems;No. (1) (Mar-2022), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-08-22)This paper presents a new user interface design for an online dictionary. Online dictionary user interfaces have not been given much research attention over the years and this paper addresses this important gap in knowledge. ... -
Evaluating Accessibility and Usability of an Experimental Situational Awareness Room
(Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing;Vol 776, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2018-06-24)New advanced emergency management facilities such as a control room which is equipped with advanced ICT technologies should consider universal design principles and ensure the accessibility and usability of some important ... -
Impact of Sentence length on the Readability of Web for Screen Reader Users
(Lecture Notes in Computer Science;Volume 12188, Conference object, 2020-07-10)Readability of text is generally believed to be connected to sentence length. Most studies on readability are based on visual reading. Less is known about text readability for users relying on screen readers, such as users ... -
Increasing faculty’s competence in digital accessibility for inclusive education: a systematic literature review
(International Journal of Inclusive Education;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-06-08)The use of information and communications technology (ICT) in higher education institutions has increased in the past 20 years. While ICT has brought many benefits to students and faculty, research shows that it also creates ... -
Integrating universal design and accessibility into computer science curricula: A review of literature and practices in Europe
(Studies in Health Technology and Informatics;256, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)The absence of accessibility in many ICT systems and products indicates insufficient accessibility competence among designers, developers and project managers. Higher education institutions play an important role in raising ... -
An Interactive Color Picker that Ensures WCAG2.0 Compliant Color Contrast Levels
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Insufficient contrast between text and the background is a co mmon problem on the web. WCAG2.0 addresses this problem, but the definition is hard to understand for most designers. Therefore, some web designers check ... -
Is there an imbalance in the supply and demand for universal accessibility knowledge? Twenty years of UAIS papers viewed through the lens of WCAG
(Universal Access in the Information Society;21 (2022), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-08-14)Purpose: Some universal accessibility practitioners have voiced that they experience a mismatch in the research focus and the need for knowledge within specialized problem domains. This study thus set out to identify the ... -
Menu Positioning on Web Pages. Does it Matter?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)This paper concerns an investigation by the authors into the efficiency and user opinions of menu positioning in web pages. While the idea and use of menus on web pages are not new, the authors feel there ... -
A Preliminary Usability and Universal Design Evaluation of a Television App User Interface
(Baltic Journal of Modern Computing;Vol. 8 (2020), No. 3, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)This paper details a two-part evaluation of the Apple TV user interface. A Heuristic Evaluation and an evaluation using the seven universal design principles were carried out. The overall results showed that the Apple TV ... -
Screen Reader Accessibility Study of Interactive Maps
(Lecture Notes in Computer Science;Volume 12768, Conference object, 2021-07-03)Digital maps have been an integral part of modern life. Whether to venture into an unknown location, check the latest traffic update, update on the weather forecast, we come across digital maps every day. While maps have ... -
Search, read and write: An inquiry into Web accessibility for dyslexics
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)Universal design in context of digitalisation has become an integrated part of international conventions and national legislations. A goal is to make the Web accessible for peop le of different genders, ages, backgrounds, ... -
Slaying the SA-Demons – Humans vs. Technology – A Content analysis
(Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management;18th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, Conference object, 2021)This paper examines Situation Awareness (SA) and the application of Endsley’s SA-Demons in different contexts and research areas. We perform content analysis to examine how they are used, and to what degree they are perceived ... -
Solving the Grand Challenges Together: A Brazil-Norway Approach to Teaching Collaborative Design and Prototyping of Assistive Technologies and Products for Independent Living
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2017)This paper describes the roadmap for a long term strategic internationalization project involving two key higher education institutions in Norway and Brazil. The project involves six different yet related ... -
Towards Accessible Self-service Kiosks through Intelligent User Interfaces
(Personal and Ubiquitous Computing;14 (8), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-02-26)Public self-service kiosks provide key services such as ticket sales, airport check-in and general information. Such kiosks must be universally designed to be used by society at large, irrespective of the individual ... -
Towards an Indoor Navigation Application for Emergency Evacuations and Persons with Visual Impairments – Experiences from First Responders and End Users
(IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology;Volume 575, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-06-04)As natural and human disaster are increasingly affecting people’s lives around the globe in a growing and variegated way, the need to be prepared for a variety of conditions is imperative. Notwithstanding the relevance of ...