Browsing ODA Open Digital Archive by Author "Giannoumis, G. Anthony"
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Auditing Web accessibility: The role of interest organizations in promoting compliance through certification
Giannoumis, G. Anthony (First Monday;20(9), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-09-07)Previous research on Web accessibility policy has focused on the application of anti-discrimination policies to the Web and has yet to explore fully, the mediators to policy implementation and compliance. Policy analyses ... -
Augmented and Virtual Reality for Engineering Education
Cibulka, Jaroslav; Giannoumis, G. Anthony (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Research on the application of augmented and virtual reality (AVR) in education shows that students self- motivation and performance increases as well as their attractiveness to new ICT-enhanced ... -
CHALLENGING THE AUDITORIUM. HOW TO FLIP A CLASSROOM IN A ROOM THAT CANNOT BE FLIPPED?
Hagerup, Nina; Giannoumis, G. Anthony; Haakonsen, Peter; Øyan, Petter (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2017)For many students, the auditorium is the room that most embodies Higher Education. However, recent studies and developments in teaching methodologies in higher education, such as blended learning and the flipped ... -
Citizen participation and ICT for urban development in Oslo
Giannoumis, G. Anthony; Joneja, Nidhi (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2022)Information and communications technologies provide a useful catalyst for promoting political participation in urban development. However, implicit biases often influence the design of those technologies, which can reinforce ... -
Comparative Evaluation of Accessibility and Learnability of Learning Management Systems: Case of Fronter and Canvas
Ahmad, Faizan; Beyene, Wondwossen; Giannoumis, G. Anthony (Communications in Computer and Information Science;Volume 851, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-06-07)Learning Management systems (LMSs) are becoming integral parts of the teaching and learning process in higher learning institutions. As they are sup-posed to be used by students who are diverse in terms of ability/disability, ... -
Conceptualizing universal design for the information society through a universal human rights lens
Giannoumis, G. Anthony; Stein, Michael Ashley (International Human Rights Law Review;Volume 8: Issue 1, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-06-03)Universal Design aims to ensure that everyone can equally use products, environments, programs, and services. This article examines the theoretical underpinnings and potential application of universal design by exploring ... -
Cultivating a Universal Design Mindset in Young Students
Tatara, Naoe; Giannoumis, G. Anthony (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 ... -
Exploring Journalism and Computer Science Student CollaborationA Norwegian case study
Frey, Elsebeth; Olsen, Ragnhild; Giannoumis, G. Anthony (Nordicom Review;Volume 40, Issue 2, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)The digitalization of journalism has resulted in an increased overlap between technology and journalism in the newsroom. This development has profound implications for journalism education. The present study investigates ... -
Information and Communications Technology and Social Media Accessibility in China
Yao, Ding; Giannoumis, G. Anthony (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2017)The title of this chapter comes from the Chinese idiom “a peep at a leopard through a tube – see a spot or two” (管中窥豹,可见一斑), which means looking at an issue from a single perspective and conjuring up a bigger picture. The ... -
Pivot Model of Policy Entrepreneurship: an application of European ideas in the Global South
Giannoumis, G. Anthony; Nthenge, Mirriam; Manhique, Jorge (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2017)Previous research has demonstrated that social institutions – relatively enduring norms, values and procedures important to a society – structure the behavior of policy actors. In addition, theorists have argued that ... -
Regulatory Intermediaries: The Role of Interest Organizations in Supporting Web Accessibility Policy Implementation.
Giannoumis, G. Anthony (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics;Volume 256: Transforming our World Through Design, Diversity and Education, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)This article explores how interest organizations, including non-profit and commercial service providers, act as intermediaries to support the implementation of regulations for web accessibility. Web accessibility policies ... -
Self-Regulation and the legitimacy of voluntary procedural standards
Giannoumis, G. Anthony (Administration & Society;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Human rights obligations require legislation and standards to ensure access to the web. To understand how standards support human rights obligations, this article uses a framework that differentiates the legal or practical ... -
Transnational convergence of public procurement policy: a bottom-up analysis of policy networks and the international harmonisation of accessibility standards for information and communication technology
Giannoumis, G. Anthony (International Review of Law, Computers & Technology;29(2-3), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-07-16)This article seeks to examine how public procurement policies for information and communication technology (ICT), aimed at improving the accessibility of ICT for persons with disabilities, have converged internationally. ... -
Universal design of user Interfaces in self-driving cars
Ferati, Mexhid; Murano, Pietro; Giannoumis, G. Anthony (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing;587(1), Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2017)Self-driving cars are already being tested in our roads, and several benefits to society are expected with their mainstream use. They also present an opportunity to increase independent mobility for people with disabilities ... -
Universally Designed Beacon-Assisted Indoor Navigation for Emergency Evacuations
Giannoumis, G. Anthony; Gjøsæter, Terje; Radianti, Jaziar; Paupini, Cristina (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology;Volume 550; ITDRR 2018: Information Technology in Disaster Risk Reduction, Conference object, 2019-10-02)The United Nations (UN) Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) obligates national governments to ensure the protection and safety of persons with disabilities in emergency situations. This article ... -
Usability of Indoor Network Navigation Solutions for Persons with Visual Impairments
Giannoumis, G. Anthony; Pandya, Umesh; Ferati, Mexhid; Krivonos, Daria; Pey, Tom (Breaking Down Barriers. CWUAAT 2018;, Chapter; Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)The United Nations (UN) Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) obligates States Parties to ensure personal mobility and independence for persons with disabilities by promoting access to and the ... -
A User-Centered Approach to Digital Household Risk Management
Paupini, Cristina; Giannoumis, G. Anthony; Gjøsæter, Terje (Communications in Computer and Information Science;Volume 1226, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-07-10)Internet of Things (IoT) is expected to become as common as electricity (OECD 2016) and there is a high probability for connected homes to become central parts of critical societal. IoT technologies might access, manage ... -
Using non-speech sounds to increase web image accessibility for screen-reader users
Thapa, Ratan Bahadur; Ferati, Mexhid; Giannoumis, G. Anthony (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2017)Screen-reader users access images on the Web using alternative text delivered via synthetic speech. However, research shows that this is a tedious and unsatisfying experience for blind users, because text-to-speech ... -
Web accessibility and technology protection measures: Harmonizing the rights of persons with cognitive disabilities and copyright protections on the web
Giannoumis, G. Anthony; Land, Molly; Beyene, Wondwossen; Blanck, Peter (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) obligates State Parties to ensure full and equal access to the web for persons with disabilities. However, copyright law and policy sometimes ... -
Web Accessibility and Web Developer Attitudes Towards Accessibility in Mozambique
Gupta, Suraj; Giannoumis, G. Anthony; Gjøsæter, Terje (Lecture Notes in Computer Science;Volume 12768, Conference object, 2021-07-03)People with disabilities are found to be severely affected by barriers in websites and other web services. This paper aims to study the web accessibility issues in Mozambique and to review the factors that contribute to ...